Tip clearance is the distance between the tip of a rotating airfoil and a stationary part.

The inlet of an EJ200, showing rotor and stator blades. The narrow clearance between the rotor (first set of blades) and the casing is visible.

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Breslin, John P.; Poul Andersen (1996). Hydrodynamics of Ship Propellers. Cambridge University Press. p. 424. ISBN 0-521-57470-6. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  3. ^ 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.