Efficiency and Performance comparison of two three-stage turbine rotors: One with cylindrical and the other with 3-D Bowed blades

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TPFL Three-Stage Research Turbine
Efficiency and Performance comparison of two
three-stage turbine rotors One with cylindrical
and the other with 3-D Bowed blades
Rotor mounted with cylindrical blades
Rotor mounted with 3-D bowed blades
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TPFL Three-Stage Research Turbine
Interstage Comparison of Total Pressure Contour
Plots for Cylindrical vs. 3-D bowed Blades
Comparative absolute total pressure contour plots
at station 4 for rotor with cylindrical and 3-D
bowed blades. Note the decrease of the secondary
flow region due to compound lean
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TPFL Three-Stage Research Turbine
Research Turbine with Blade Film Cooling
TPFL The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow
Research Laboratory Texas AM University M. T.
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