Fouling mechanisms in axial compressors

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kurz, Rainer ^a   Brun, Klaus ^b  

^a SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

10 MICRON; AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM; AXIAL COMPRESSORS; COMPRESSOR BLADES; FOULING MECHANISMS; OBSERVED DATA; OIL MISTS; PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION; SEA SALTS; WATER MIST;

AIR FILTERS; AIRFOILS; DETERIORATION; GAS COMPRESSORS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

FOULING;

EID: 84855458829     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004403     Document Type: Article

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