Experiments have shown that turbine efficiency varies according to the radial spacing between blades. This interaction can be constructive or destructive. If it's destructive, then changing the relative position of a blade can improve efficiency. Accurate simulations also predict hot spots. Pinpointing these hot spots helps with the design of cooling conduits and blade coatings.
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Such simulations pinpoint likely blade hot spots, which helps in the design of cooling conduits and blade coatings. Time is no longer a problem. Our only restriction is the number of processors. From my point of view, what I'm waiting for now is parallel systems with more processors. User developed code.