Numerical Investigation of the Wake Vortex-Related Flow Mechanisms in Transonic Turbines by Guoliang Wang, Ning Ge, Dongdong Zhong

“…As the core equipment of the power generation system, a gas turbine is an indispensable energy-converting device in the national industry. …”
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Modal Analysis for a Rod-Fastened Rotor considering Contact Effect Based on Double Fractal Model by Yang Liu, Qi Yuan, Pu Li, Guangyu Zhu

“…The rod-fastened rotor is the core component of the gas turbine. It comprises several discs and tie rods. …”
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Comparison of Creep Properties of Cast and Wrought Haynes 282 Superalloy by Young-Joo Kim, Jae-Hyeun Park, Yong-Sik Ahn

“…Ni-based superalloy Haynes 282 was developed as a gas turbine material for use in the ultra-supercritical (USC) stage of next-generation coal-fired power plants. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Primary Atomization Mechanism of Hollow Cone Swirling Sprays by Jia-Wei Ding, Guo-Xiu Li, Yu-Song Yu, Hong-Meng Li

“…The atomization process of swirling sprays in gas turbine engines has been investigated using a LES-VOF model. …”
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CFD-Guided Development of Test Rigs for Studying Erosion and Large-Particle Damage of Thermal Barrier Coatings by Maria A. Kuczmarski, Robert A. Miller, Dongming Zhu

“…Burner rigs are routinely used to qualify materials for gas turbine applications. The most useful rig tests are those that can replicate, often in an accelerated manner, the degradation that materials experience in the engine. …”
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Designing model for adaptive variable withdrawal rate strategies to control misaligned grains during directional solidification of large-sized complex-shaped turbine blades by Yang Liu, Fu Wang, Jing Wang, Qiang Yang, Dichen Li, Jiantao Wu

“…Misaligned grains present significant challenges in the directional solidification of complex-shaped industrial gas turbine (IGTs) blades made from Ni-based superalloys using the Bridgman method. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of highly porous Hastelloy-X nickel superalloy produced by a space holder approach by Aleksandra Bętkowska, Marcin Podsiadło, Adelajda Polkowska, Grzegorz Włoch, Wojciech Polkowski

“…Abstract Highly porous nickel-based superalloys appear as attractive candidates to be applied e.g. as seals in gas turbine engines instead of honeycomb structures. …”
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Fatigue Reliability Analysis System for Key Components of Aero-Engine by Huizhi Qi, Yaqing Lu, Shufang Song, Qiannan Xu

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Film Effectiveness Downstream the Trenches with Tilted Target Wall by Fan Yang, Mohammad E. Taslim

“…Film cooling is a commonly-accepted effective way to protect the gas turbine hot sections from the high temperature products of the combustion chamber. …”
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Life Cycle Costs and Life Cycle Assessment for the Harvesting, Conversion, and the Use of Switchgrass to Produce Electricity by Nuttapol Lerkkasemsan, Luke E. K. Achenie

“…Using an average agriculture land fraction of the United States at 0.4, the estimated cost of electricity from pyrolysis of 5000 tons of switchgrass is the lowest at $0.12 per kwh. Using natural gas turbine power plant for electricity generation, the price of electricity can go as low as 7.70 cent/kwh. …”
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Characterization of Thermally Sprayed Coated GT Components Made of 3D Printing Based Selective Laser Melting Processed Inconel Alloy 718 by Mohammed Yunus, Mohammad S. Alsoufi

“…Modified outer surface of components in the GT (gas turbine) improves the performance by the increase of inlet temperature, enhancing longer life and providing many interrelated surfaces to withstand severe working conditions. …”
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Design of an alumina forming coating for Nb-base refractory alloys by Collin S. Holgate, Carolina Frey, Melina A. Endsley, Akane Suzuki, Carlos G. Levi, Tresa M. Pollock

“…Refractory multi-principal element alloys (RMPEAs) promise to significantly enhance gas turbine engine efficiency, but their poor oxidation performance inhibits their implementation. …”
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Film Cooling Optimization Using Numerical Computation of the Compressible Viscous Flow Equations and Simplex Algorithm by Ahmed M. Elsayed, Farouk M. Owis, M. Madbouli Abdel Rahman

“…Film cooling is vital to gas turbine blades to protect them from high temperatures and hence high thermal stresses. …”
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Development and Validation of a New Boundary Condition for Intake Analysis with Distortion by Foad Mehdi Zadeh, Jean-Yves Trépanier, Eddy Petro

“…The design of an intake for a gas turbine engine involves CFD-based investigation and experimental assessment in an intake test rig. …”
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On the Vibration Analysis of Rotating Piezoelectric Functionally Graded Beams Resting on Elastic Foundation with a Higher-Order Theory by Pham Minh Phuc, Vu Nguyen Thanh

“…This is a common kind of design seen in reality, such as marine engine gas turbine blades, rotating railway bridges, and helicopter rotors, where these components may be thought of as beam models rotating around a fixed axis. …”
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Numerical Simulation for Engine/Airframe Interaction Effects of the BWB300 on Aerodynamic Performances by Gang Yu, Dong Li, Yue Shu, Zeyu Zhang

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THE EFFICIENCY OF GAS-PUMPING UNITS by E. I. Kupreev, N. B. Karnitzki

“…At compressor plants of the JSC “Gazprom Transgaz Belarus” there are more than 4000 gas compressor units in operation including about 80% ones with gas turbine drives. It is clear that the drives of these units take a significant proportion of the pumped gas. …”
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Experimental Methods Applied in a Study of Stall Flutter in an Axial Flow Fan by John D. Gill, Vincent R. Capece, Ronald B. Fost

“…Flutter testing is an integral part of aircraft gas turbine engine development. In typical flutter testing blade mounted sensors in the form of strain gages and casing mounted sensors in the form of light probes (NSMS) are used. …”
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Experimental Film Cooling Effectiveness of Three-Hole-Branch Circular Holes by Fan Yang, Mohammad E. Taslim

“…To their benefits, these straight-through circular holes could easily be laser drilled on the airfoils or other gas turbine hot section surfaces. For comparative evaluation of these film hole geometries, the commonly used 7°-7°-7° diffusion hole geometry with the same inlet hole diameter was tested as a baseline under otherwise identical conditions. …”
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Fatigue Strength Analysis of the High-speed Diaphragm Sun-gear Shaft by Xiaopeng Wang, Shijun Liu, Huijun Yao, Wenbo Xu

“…The diaphragm coupling has used making up for the micro displacement and angular deviation between input and output terminals by elastic deformation of its geometric shape, the loading effects caused by centrifugal force, axial deformation and torque is supported and transferred effectively, it is mainly used in the field of high precision and high parameters, such as aero and gas turbine. The computational discrete model of the coupling structure of diaphragm and sun-gear shaft is established for strength analysis. …”
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