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Iowa State University
Blade geometry description using B-splines and general surfaces of revolution
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This thesis presents a comprehensive set of algorithms, techniques, and accompanying diagrams for the geometric description of turbomachinery blades. Many of the techniques presented are new and cannot be found in the literature. The geometry construction process is broken into several steps. Each of these steps has variations that constrain different design parameters, enabling design-specific constraints to be met. The process of mapping curves from two-dimensional space to three-dimensional space is described in detail. All the algorithms are designed to work with B-spline curves (and in some cases NURBS curves) and produce a B-spline surface for the blade.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Level thesis:degree_level
- dissertation
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2000
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Miller, Perry
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- James H. Oliver
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/12351/
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dr.lib.iastate.edu:20.500.12876/65710