An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades

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dc.contributor.advisorMarcus, Kashifen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBranehög, Johanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T10:21:52Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T10:21:52Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractA study has been conducted as to the feasibility of using a carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite to replace the titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) for the manufacture of turbine compressor blades. These blades are used in the first compression stage of a gas turbine and suffer from high stresses at the roots and rotor discs induced by the high centrifugal forces during operation and are sensitive to vibrations. The blades are of a transonic type with typical rotational speeds of up to 10 000 rpm. The lighter composite blade will reduce stresses on the rotor disc and on the blade root itself as well as having more controllable vibration frequencies. This project considers the potential problems of replacing a titanium alloy with a carbon epoxy composite.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBranehög, J. (2000). <i>An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Materials Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4966en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBranehög, Johan. <i>"An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Materials Engineering, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4966en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBranehög, J. 2000. An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Branehög, Johan AB - A study has been conducted as to the feasibility of using a carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite to replace the titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) for the manufacture of turbine compressor blades. These blades are used in the first compression stage of a gas turbine and suffer from high stresses at the roots and rotor discs induced by the high centrifugal forces during operation and are sensitive to vibrations. The blades are of a transonic type with typical rotational speeds of up to 10 000 rpm. The lighter composite blade will reduce stresses on the rotor disc and on the blade root itself as well as having more controllable vibration frequencies. This project considers the potential problems of replacing a titanium alloy with a carbon epoxy composite. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades TI - An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4966 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4966
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBranehög J. An investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor blades. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Materials Engineering, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4966en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Materials Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleAn investigation of the feasibility of composite turbine compressor bladesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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