Flow and Thermal Field Measurements in a Combustor Simulator Relevant to a Gas Turbine Aero-Engine

<p>The highly competitive gas turbine industry has been motivated by consumer demands for higher power-to-weight ratios, increased thermal efficiencies, and reliability while maintaining affordability. In its continual quest, the industry must continually try to raise the turbine inlet temper...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vakil, Sachin Suresh
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36324
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12202002-134051/