Effect of Relative Movement between the Shroud and Blade on Tip Leakage Flow Characteristics

An experimental and numerical investigation into the tip leakage flow of a turbine rotor is carried out using a particle image velocimetry (PIV) system and the commercial software ANSYS CFX 14.0. The specimen used in this work is a typical GE-E3 model with a new squealer tip design. The experimental...

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Main Authors: Xiaochun Wang, Jianhua Wang, Fei He, Hong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/10/1600