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The influence of a special fillet between the endwall and airfoil at the leading edge on the performance of the turbine nozzle diaphragm

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It is shown from the results of experimental investigations carried out on a nozzle diaphragm’s sector that an enlarged fillet at the vane leading edge does not have an essential effect on the flow and energy losses in the nozzle diaphragm.

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  1. OOO Siemens, Bol’shaya Tatarskaya ul. 9, Room 4.18, Moscow, 115184, Russia

    B. I. Mamaev

  2. Royal Technological Institute, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden

    R. Saha & J. Fridh

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Original Russian Text © B.I. Mamaev, R. Saha, J. Fridh, 2013, published in Teploenergetika.

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Mamaev, B.I., Saha, R. & Fridh, J. The influence of a special fillet between the endwall and airfoil at the leading edge on the performance of the turbine nozzle diaphragm. Therm. Eng. 60, 217–222 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040601513020055

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