Thermal Growth: How to Identify, Quantify and Deal with its Effects on Turbomachinery
June 27, 2012
TURBOMACHINERY INTERNATIONAL • May/June 2012 Thermal growth, as used in the field of machinery alignment means machine frame expansion resulting from heat generation. The generation of heat, of course, is caused by operational processes and forces. Materials subjected to temperature changes from heat generation will expand by precise amounts defined by their material properties. In […]