Multidisciplinary content addresses the current state of the artin the design, analysis, and improvement of turbine blade tips. Amajor area of focus is the issue of blade tip burnout. Currentproposals on enacted solutions are presented along with studies andindustry input that provide insight into physics challenges.

Printed collection on 26 full-length, peer-reviewed technicalpapers. Topics include:

Turbine blade tip steady and unsteady aerodynamics
Turbine blade tip heat transfer, internal, external, and filmcooling
Unshrouded and shrouded blade tip design
Clearance effects and clearance control
Blade tip or shroud surface treatments and abradable coatings
New or modified designs and innovations

ISBN No:978-0-7918-5607-9      
Total Number of Pages: 282