Proper Positioning of the Turbine Rotor in Its Casing
Date:
1960-1970
Description:
J.P. McGee, Acting Research Director, and Jack Smith, in Charge of the Gas Turbine Development Project discuss proper positioning of the turbine rotor in its casing.
This mock-up shows the new blade design being tested by the Bureau of Mines. The base of the blade is thicker and there is a strip of titanium carbide at the point of previous severe erosion. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.During LDC's final 1,100-hour run, this rotor blade (arrow) was undercut by ash flowing along the rotor past the tips of the stator blades. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.
This mock-up shows the new blade design being tested by the Bureau of Mines. The base of the blade is thicker and there is a strip of titanium carbide at the point of previous severe erosion. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.During LDC's final 1,100-hour run, this rotor blade (arrow) was undercut by ash flowing along the rotor past the tips of the stator blades. If used, please credit Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior.