Abstract: The development of techniques that reduce the losses in the endwall region is an important area of research as it supports an increase in the turbine design space through the use of higher lift blade designs while maintaining ...

Abstract: Three-dimensional vortical structures within the endwall region of turbine passages directly affect the aerodynamic efficiency and heat transfer characteristics of the turbine. Interactions between the vortical endwall ...

Abstract: Understanding the endwall flow phenomena surrounding low-pressure turbine blades is key to improving performance, as these flow features contribute significantly to loss generation at low Reynolds number cruise. It is well ...

Abstract: This paper presents experimental work comparing several Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma actuator configurations for low Reynolds number separation control. Actuators studied here are being investigated for use ...