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Manufacturing and in Service Uncertainty and Impact on Life and Performance

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Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aircraft Engines

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This chapter highlights the impact of manufacturing errors on aircraft engines performance. The reader should use this chapter to identify the regions where Uncertainty Quantification should be used to improve the performance of a gas turbine.

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  1. Imperial College of London, London, UK

    Francesco Montomoli, Mauro Carnevale & Michela Massini

  2. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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  3. University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Simone Salvadori

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Montomoli, F., Carnevale, M., D’Ammaro, A., Massini, M., Salvadori, S. (2015). Manufacturing and in Service Uncertainty and Impact on Life and Performance. In: Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aircraft Engines. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14681-2_1

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