Tip clearance
Tip clearance is the distance between the tip of a rotating airfoil and a stationary part.
- Gas turbine: Rotor blade and casing[1]
- Propeller (ship or aircraft): Propeller and structure[2]
- Ground tip clearance [1]
- Wind turbine: blade and tower [3]
References
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Boyce, Meherwan P. (2002). Gas turbine engineering handbook. Gulf Professional Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 0-88415-732-6. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
gas turbine tip clearance.
- ^ Breslin, John P.; Poul Andersen (1996). Hydrodynamics of Ship Propellers. Cambridge University Press. p. 424. ISBN 0-521-57470-6. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ Burton, Tony; David Sharpe; Nick Jenkins; Ervin Bossanyi (2001). Wind Energy Handbook. John Wiley and Sons. p. 464. ISBN 0-471-48997-2. Retrieved 2009-03-16.