TPFL: The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory TPFL Three-Stage Research Turbine Efficiency and Performance comparison of two three-stage turbine rotors: One with cylindrical and the other with 3-D Bowed blades Rotor mounted with cylindrical blades Rotor mounted with 3-D bowed blades TPFL: The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory Texas A&M University M. T. Schobeiri
TPFL: The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory TPFL Three-Stage Research Turbine Interstage Comparison of Total Pressure Contour Plots for Cylindrical vs. 3-D bowed Blades Comparative absolute total pressure contour plots at station 4 for rotor with cylindrical and 3-D bowed blades. Note the decrease of the secondary flow region due to compound lean TPFL: The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory Texas A&M University M. T. Schobeiri
Fig. 5 Flow path of the coolant gas TPFL Three-Stage Research Turbine Research Turbine with Blade Film Cooling PS SS Tip Hub x y Blade with film cooling holes Schematic of stage arrangement Fig. 5 Flow path of the coolant gas Coolant path inside the blade TPFL: The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory Texas A&M University M. T. Schobeiri