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Design evolution of a ceramic turbine rotor, developed under the Ford/ARPA Program provides a background for the review and rationalization of conceptual changes that were brought about by the evolutionary developments in ceramic technology as a whole and ceramic design codes in particular. Predictive capabilities of these codes are assessed using results of hot spin — and engine tests of the evolved rotor configuration. The paper then discusses turbine rotor configurations, both axial and radial, that were developed to meet performance and reliability requirements of an advanced vehicular gas turbine of a 100–150 HP class. The analytical results for these future configurations are presented along with material requirements.
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Paluszny, A. (1983). A Ceramic Turbine Rotor — Its Design Evolution, Test Experience and Future. In: Lenoe, E.M., Katz, R.N., Burke, J.J. (eds) Ceramics for High-Performance Applications III. Army Materials Technology Conference Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3965-6_21
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