Author:Dunn, Dwain I; Snedden, Glen C; Roos, T; Hildebrandt, TDate:Sep 2011The design of internally-cooled gas turbine blades requires accurate predictions of distributions of blade temperature values and temperature gradients. This requires accurate predictions of heat transfer distributions from the hot gas (on ...Read more
Author:Dedekind, MODate:1994Turbine blades which are designed with airfoil cooling are subject to thermo-mechanical fatigue as well as creep damage. These problems arise due to thermal cycling and high operating temperatures in service. An implementation of fatigue and ...Read more
Author:Bolokang, Amogelang S; Mathabathe, Maria NDate:Apr 2021The shroud shelve life of turbine blades depends on wear resistance. Thus, the wear of blade shroud shelves’ contact area ascertains the overall service life of gas turbine engines (GTE). Moreover, research shows that the life service of ...Read more