Author:Snedden, Glen C; Dunn, Dwain I; Von Backström, TW; Ingram, GDate:Jan 2010This study examines the results of a CFD and rotating experiment, comparing an annular and a generic end wall design for a model turbine rotor in a 1½ stage turbine at the CSIR, in an attempt to draw some conclusions regarding the proper ...Read more
Author:Dunn, Dwain I; Snedden, Glen C; Von Backström, TWDate:Sep 2009In a gas turbine engine secondary flows have a detrimental effect on efficiency. The current numerical study is aimed at determining which turbulence model in a commercially available CFD code is best suited to predicting the secondary flows. ...Read more