Abstract: The evaluation of a gas turbine starts out with the basic cycle analysis and ends up with developing techniques for field performance evaluation and maintenance scheduling. This paper outlines ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to obtain extensive experimental data on the effect of skin-friction drag by suspending solid particles in air. The investigation was divided into two parts: The ...

Abstract: The phenomenon of surge in an axial flow compressor has long eluded the analytical fluid dynamist. In the recent years, a growing degree of improvement and sophistication in the design of ...

Abstract: The effects of performance deterioration in both land and aircraft gas turbines are presented in this paper. Models for two of the most common causes of deterioration, viz., fouling and erosion, ...