1. TPFL Research Turbine Facilities
The turbine facility is designed to address aerodynamics, heat transfer and performance issues under rotating condition. The facility with its components is shown below schematically.
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2. The Research Turbine Facility with its Components
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3. TPFL Research Turbine Facility Views
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4. TPFL Research Turbine Facility with Instrumentation
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5. TPFL Research Turbine Facilities
At TPFL several turbines with different blade types have been designed, tested and the research results delivered to the industry.
The next slides show a two- stage turbine with 3D blades. The stator blades are designed with compound lean and a special geometry to operate at adverse off-design operation conditions.
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6. TPFL: The Turbomachinery Performance and Flow Research Laboratory
TPFL Turbine Rig 7-Axes Traversing System 1 7 6 3 5 2 4
Radial Traverse: No: 1, 2,3
Circ. Traverse: No. 4
Probe adjusters: No. 5, 6, 7
All 7 stepper motors have decoder and encoder
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