CASCADE TESTS OF THE BLADING OF A HIGH-DEFLECTION, SINGLE-STAGE, AXIAL-FLOW IMPULSE TURBINE AND COMPARISON OF RESULTS WITH ACTUAL PERFORMANCE DATA,

Abstract

Cascade tests were performed on models of the stator (nozzles) and rotor blade rows of a high deflection, single-stage, axial-flow impulse turbine. The results of these tests were compared with the performance data of the actual turbine. The comparison showed that profile and mixing losses, though not negligible, constitute only a small percentage of the overall rotor loss. Also, the inlet flow angle at which the minimum loss occurred for the Cascade flow was significantly different from the inlet flow angle at which minimum actual rotor loss occurred.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0484778

Entities

People

  • John Eugene Bartocci

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Flow
  • Deflection
  • Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics