- Blade Tip Rodius At Blade Tip Ne Blades Blade Length Blade Root Rotor Disc Radius At Blade Bate Or Root 6 Rotational 1 (29.71 KiB) Viewed 25 times
Calculate the force in Newtons (N) acting on the root of the blade.
Blade tip Rodius at blade tip ne -Blades Blade length Blade root Rotor disc Radius at blade bate (or root) 6 Rotational speed w Figure 1.1 Steam turbine property diagram A steam turbine, figure 1.1, of outer diameter 2.2 metres with blade length of 0.8m spins at 3300 revolutions per minute. The blades are made of titanium with a density of 4500 kg/m? There is no change in cross section through the entire length of the blade. The cross sectional area is 0.0014m2 all the way along the blade, including the root of the blade.