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"make [the trailing edge of the blade] razor sharp and it will just melt away" Why would this happen on the trailing edge?
by throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
"make [the trailing edge of the blade] razor sharp and it will just melt away"
Why would this happen on the trailing edge?
- systemvoltage 6y agoNot enough cooling. A turbine blade has a web of channels and internal cavity for cooling. Here is a good diagram: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Numerical-study-of-trailing-edge-cooling-in-a-gas-Thongsanit-Mookum/b31a28df1144f133cc0eeed19a84cbb0b8f2aae6/figure/0 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Numerical-study-of-tra...