Unsteady aerodynamics of high work turbines

One method aircraft engine manufactures use to minimize engine cost and weight is to reduce the number of parts. A significant reduction includes reducing the turbine blade count or combining two moderately loaded turbines into one high-work turbine. The risk of High Cycle Fatigue in these configura...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, David
Other Authors: MacManus, David G.
Language:en
Published: Cranfield University 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1826/4498