Gas Turbine Blade Cooling Technology, Advances, and Challenges

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2019-09-30

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Kahveci, Harika Senem

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Continuous advances in cooling technologies have become necessary since the engine thermal efficiency and power output increase significantly with an increase in the turbine inlet temperature. This study explains blade cooling techniques and discusses the related challenges and recent advances in this research field.

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http://aiac.ae.metu.edu.tr/program/paper.php?No=AIAC-2019-105
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/80936

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10th Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, Türkiye, 18 - 20 Eylül 2019

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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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H. S. Kahveci, “Gas Turbine Blade Cooling Technology, Advances, and Challenges,” presented at the 10th Ankara International Aerospace Conference, Ankara, Türkiye, 18 - 20 Eylül 2019, Ankara, Türkiye, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: http://aiac.ae.metu.edu.tr/program/paper.php?No=AIAC-2019-105.