Analysis of Gas Turbine Test Cell Number 1, Lemoore Naval Air Station, California.

Abstract

This thesis is a three-dimensional numerical analysis of Gas Turbine Test Cell 1 at Lemoore Naval Air Station, California. The Parabolic, Hyperbolic, or Elliptic Numerical Integration Code (PHOENICS) is used to determine the steady-state aerothermal characteristics within the test cell during the full power run-up of a GE F404 gas turbine engine (afterburner in operation). The method in which PHOENICS arrives at a solution is discussed as well as how the code was applied to this problem. The solution of the problem is presented in tabular form and the results are discussed. Recommendations for the future application of PHOENICS to this project are given. Keywords: Gas turbine test cell, Aerothermal properties, PHOENICS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA192870

Entities

People

  • Kevin Smith

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Engines
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Turbines
  • Geometry
  • Jet Engines
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Numerical Integration
  • Physical Properties
  • Stations
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)