A comprehensive reference for engineers and researchers, this second edition focuses on gas turbine heat transfer issues and their associated cooling technologies for aircraft and land-based gas turbines. It provides information on state-of-the-art cooling technologies such as advanced turbine blade film cooling and internal cooling schemes. The book also offers updated experimental methods for gas turbine heat transfer and cooling research, as well as advanced computational models for gas turbine heat transfer and cooling performance predictions. The authors provide suggestions for future research within this technology and include 800 illustrations to help clarify concepts and instruction.

Autorentext

Je-Chin Han is presently Distinguished Professor and holder of the Marcus C. Easterling Endowed Chair and Director of the Turbine Heat Transfer Laboratory at Texas A&M University.

Srinath Ekkad is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech University.

Dr. Dutta is an affiliate of General Electric Energy.

Klappentext

A comprehensive reference for engineers and researchers, Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology, Second Edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect advances in the field made during the past ten years. The second edition retains the format that made the first edition so popular and adds new information mainly based on selec

Inhalt

Introduction. Fundamentals of Turbine Cooling and Heat Transfer. Measurement Techniques and Uncertainty Analysis. Hot Gas Path Heat Transfer. Film Cooling. Coolant Passage Heat Transfer. Numerical Analysis. Closure.