Nozzle guide vanes

The nozzle guide vanes are of an aerofoil shape with the passage between adjacent vanes forming a convergent duct. The vanes are located (fig. 5-8) in the turbine casing in a manner that allows for expansion.

The nozzle guide vanes are usually of hollow form and may be cooled by passing compressor delivery air through them to reduce the effects of high thermal stresses and gas loads. For details of turbine cooling.

Turbine discs are usually manufactured from a machined forging with an integral shaft or with a flange onto which the shaft may be bolted. The disc also has, around its perimeter, provision for the attachment of the turbine blades.

To limit the effect of heat conduction from the turbine blades to the disc a flow of cooling air is passed across both sides of each disc.