...Xin Yan; Mingliang Ye; Kun He Heat transfer and aerodynamic performance in worn squealer tip gap of a high-pressure gas turbine stage were numerically investigated. Effects of the starting location of wear and wear depth on tip heat transfer coefficient distributions and stage efficiency were...

.... , and Waterhouse , R. B. , 1981 , “ The Fretting Wear of Ti-6Al-4V and Aged Inconel 718 at Elevated Temperatures ,” Wear 0043-1648 10.1016/0043-1648(81)90342-2 , 71 , pp. 237 – 248 . Sinclair , G. B. , and Cormier , N. G. , 2003 , “ Contact Stresses in Dovetail Attachments: Alleviation...

...Stephen Rashid; Matthew Tremmel; John Waggott; Randall Moll Curtis, or velocity compounded, stages commonly don’t achieve the same accuracy of performance prediction expected of most other turbine stages. A review of Curtis stage design practices, field wear, and dirt patterns, in conjunction...

... coating erosion characteristics. 01 10 2003 01 03 2004 blades wear gas turbines stators rotors impact (mechanical) flow simulation wind tunnels surface roughness particle size wear testing Gas turbine materials have progressed rapidly beyond traditional ferrous alloys...

... seal life and performance as functions of both operating parameters and seal design parameters. Design criteria are required for different failure modes such as stress, fatigue, creep, wear, oxidation etc. This paper illustrates some of the most important brush seal design criteria and the trade-off...