Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power: Recent submissions
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Influence of Valve Lift and Throttle Angle on Intake Flow in a High-Performance Four-Stroke Motorcycle Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A high-performance four-stroke motorcycle engine was analyzed at a steady flow rig. The aim of the work was to characterize the fluid dynamic behavior of the engine head during the intake ... -
Discussion: “Vibration Amplitudes of Compressor Blades Resulting From Scatter in Blade Natural Frequencies” (Dye, R. C. F., and Henry, T. A., 1969, ASME J. Eng. Power, 91, pp. 182–187)
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Reduction of Nitric Oxides and Soot by Premixed Fuel in Partial HCCI Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)In order to obtain the reduction effect of NOx and soot emission in a partial homogeneous charge compression ignition engine, premixed fuel was supplied with direct injection diesel fuel. Several ... -
Soot Formation Study in a Rapid Compression Machine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A rapid compression machine was used to study the soot formation process under diesel enginelike conditions. The apparatus creates accurately controlled conditions at the end of compression ... -
Constrained Optimization of Gas Turbine Tilting Pad Bearing Designs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper presents the constrained optimization of the tilting pad bearing design on a gas turbine rotor system. A real coded genetic algorithm with a robust constraint handling technique is ... -
A New Criterion to Determine the Start of Combustion in Diesel Engines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A new criterion for the determination of the start of combustion (SOC) from the diesel engine in-cylinder pressure diagram was developed. It is defined as the maximum of the third-order ... -
Case Studies of Fatigue Life Improvement Using Low Plasticity Burnishing in Gas Turbine Engine Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Surface enhancement technologies such as shot peening, laser shock peening, and low plasticity burnishing (LPB) can provide substantial fatigue life improvement. However, to be effective, the ... -
A Comparative Study of Different Methods of Using Animal Fat as a Fuel in a Compression Ignition Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This work explores a comparative study of different methods of using animal fat as a fuel in a compression ignition engine. A single-cylinder air-cooled, direct-injection diesel engine is used ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Lubricating Oil Degradation and Wear of a Compression Ignition Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This experimental investigation was aimed to investigate the effect of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on wear of in-cylinder engine parts. EGR setup was prepared for a two-cylinder, air-cooled, ... -
A Probabilistic Micromechanical Code for Predicting Fatigue Life Variability: Model Development and Application
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper summarizes the development of a probabilistic micromechanical code for treating fatigue life variability resulting from material variations. Dubbed MICROFAVA (micromechanical fatigue ... -
Rotordynamic Coefficients Measurements Versus Predictions for a High-Speed Flexure-Pivot Tilting-Pad Bearing (Load-Between-Pad Configuration)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Experimental dynamic force coefficients are presented for a four pad flexure-pivot tilting-pad bearing in load-between-pad configuration for a range of rotor speeds and bearing unit loadings. ... -
Utilization of Low-Calorific Gaseous Fuel in a Direct-Injection Diesel Engine
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Low-calorific gases with a small portion of hydrogen are produced in various chemical processes, such as gasification of solid wastes or biomass. The aim of this study is to clarify the ... -
Subsurface Stress Fields in Face-Centered-Cubic Single-Crystal Anisotropic Contacts
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Single-crystal superalloy turbine blades used in high-pressure turbomachinery are subject to conditions of high temperature, triaxial steady and alternating stresses, fretting stresses in the blade ... -
Inlet Fogging of Gas Turbine Engines: Climatic Analysis of Gas Turbine Evaporative Cooling Potential of International Locations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Inlet fogging of gas turbine engines has attained considerable popularity due to the ease of installation and the relatively low first cost compared to other inlet cooling methods. With increasing ... -
Inlet Fogging of Gas Turbine Engines: Experimental and Analytical Investigations on Impaction Pin Fog Nozzle Behavior
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The inlet fogging of gas turbine engines for power augmentation has seen increasing application over the past decade. This paper provides the results of extensive experimental and theoretical ... -
A New Multiaxial Fatigue Testing Method for Variable-Amplitude Loading and Stress Ratio
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A new vibration-based multiaxial fatigue testing methodology for assessing high-cycle turbine engine material fatigue strength at various stress ratios is presented. The idea is to accumulate ... -
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A Profit-Based Approach for Gas Turbine Power Plant Outage Planning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Traditionally, for complicated systems, such as a gas turbine power plant, maintenance cost and online availability are two of the most important concerns to the equipment owner. However, in ... -
A Sequential Approach for Gas Turbine Power Plant Preventative Maintenance Scheduling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Traditionally, gas turbine power plant preventive maintenance schedules are set with constant intervals based on recommendations from the equipment suppliers. Preventive maintenance is based on ... -
Evaluation of Interstage Water Injection Effect on Compressor and Engine Performance
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The present paper examines the effect of water injection at the compressor inlet or between stages, on its operation. A wet compression model coupled with an engine performance model is used. ...