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RISAn Experimental Study of Local Wall Shear Stress, Surface Static Pressure, and Flow Visualization Upstream, Alongside, and Downstream of a Blade Endwall Corner
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The experimental study reported in this paper was performed to acquire information on the distribution of wall shear stress and surface static pressure in a blade endwall corner. The blade ...
Available and Future Gas Turbine Power Augmentation Technologies: Techno-Economic Analysis in Selected Climatic Conditions
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: There exists a widespread interest in the application of gas turbine power augmentation technologies in both electric power generation and mechanical drive markets, attributable to deregulation ...
Performance Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structure Considering Bond Deterioration
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: This paper presents an assessment of the lateral load capacity and ductility of a 21-year-old reinforced concrete (RC) structure situated in a marine environment and affected by rebar corrosion. Nonlinear pushover analysis ...
Characterization of Preferential Flow Paths in Compacted Sand-Clay Mixtures
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Laboratory soil-column experiments were conducted to study the distribution of preferential flow paths resulting from removal of colloidal-size clay particles. Flow paths were assumed to result when the fluid energy was ...
A Parametric Thermodynamic Evaluation of High Performance Gas Turbine Based Power Cycles
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper discusses the gas turbine performance enhancement approach that has gained a lot of momentum in recent years in which modified Brayton cycles are used with humidification or water/steam ...
Application of a Computational Code to Simulate Interstage Injection Effects on GE Frame 7EA Gas Turbine
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper investigates effects of interstage water injection on the performance of a GE Frame 7EA gas turbine using aerothermodynamic modeling. To accomplish this objective, a computational code, ...
The Influence of Inlet Fogging for the Stable Range in a Transonic Compressor Stage
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The inlet fogging effects on the stable range of a NASA transonic compressor stage, Stage 35, are numerically simulated and analyzed in this paper. The 3D two-phase flow fields in the compressor ...
The Effects of Wet Compression and Blade Tip Water Injection on the Stability of a Transonic Compressor Rotor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The rotor blade tip leakage flow and associated formation of the tip leakage vortex and interaction of the tip leakage vortex with the shockwave, particularly in the case of a transonic ...
Microbial Fuel Cell–Aided Processing of Kitchen Wastewater Using High-Performance Nanocomposite Membrane
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an eco-friendly energy source that generates electricity by degrading natural wastes through bacterial activity. The electrolyte that is sandwiched between the electrodes for the separation and ...
Gas Turbine Fogging Technology: A State-of-the-Art Review—Part II: Overspray Fogging—Analytical and Experimental Aspects
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The strong influence of ambient temperature on the output and heat rate on a gas turbine has popularized the application of inlet fogging and overspray for power augmentation. One of the main ...