Turbomachinery blade design systems
Subtitle: February 8-12, 1999.
Contributors: Braembussche, R. van den; Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.
Series: Lecture series / von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics -- 1999-02.; Lecture series (Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics) -- 1999-02.
Publisher: von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Rhode St. Genʹese, Belgium
Language: eng
Subjects: Turbomachines -- Blades -- Design and construction.; Turbomachines -- Design and construction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Loss mechanisms in turbomachines.  Part I: Entropy creation in fluid flows.  Part II: Loss generation in turbomachines / J.D. Denton; value: The exploitation of 3D flow in turbomachinery design / J.D Denton & L. Xu; value: Three dimensional theory and design method of bowed-twisted blade and its application to turbomachines / Zhongqi Wang; value: Considerations fo the aerodynamic optimization of a turbine.  1. Preliminary discussion and introduction to optimization.  2. Dealing with fundamentals.  3. Optimization of a turbine for cost, weight and performance considerations / B.A. Gregory; value: Extent and computation of the performance abatement due to part-span dampers (shrouds) on transonic axial fan rotors ; Reduction of shock losses in transonic rotors by internal area ruling for part-span dampers ; Effect of non-ideal blade shape on axial fan and compressor performance: Part 1. Subsonic fans.  Part 2. Transonic/supersonic fans / W.B. Roberts; value: Aerodynamic lean and sweep for improvements in compressor performance / C. Hah; value: Experimental investigation of sweep and dihedral in compressors / F.A.E. Breugelmans; value: Application of inverse methods to 3D turbine and compressor blade design / Van den Brembussche; value: A parametric blade design system / J.M. Anders, J. Haarmeyer, J. Heukenkamp; value: Three-dimensional blade design by means of an artificial neural network and Navier-Stokes solver / S. Pierret.