Review of main manufacturing processes of complex hollow turbine blades: This paper critically reviews conventional and advanced technologies used for manufacturing hollow turbine blades

Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 87-95

  Lu, Z L ^a   Cao, J W ^a   Jing, H ^a   Liu, T ^a   Lu, F ^a   Wang, D X ^a   Li, D C ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

hollow turbine blade; integrated manufacturing of ceramic cores shell; investment casting; laser metal direct forming; manufacturing process

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS; INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; PERFORMANCE ENGINES; TURBINE BLADE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INVESTMENT CASTING; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TURBINES;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 84880309181     PISSN: 17452759     EISSN: 17452767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2013.790600     Document Type: Review

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