<a style="color:#000" href="https://www.tugraz.at/institute/ittm">Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery and Machine Dynamics</a></br><a href="https://www.tugraz.at">Graz University of Technology</a> https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/ 2026-04-28T22:41:48+00:00 https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/ https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2020-06-25T20:43:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://aeroenginesafety.tugraz.at/doku.php?id=7:71:712:712&rev=1593117814&do=diff 7.1.2 Blade Tip Clearance Changes <a id="blade-tip-clearance-change"></a> Clearance gaps and clearance changes at blade tips are, like inner seals (e.g. labyrinths, see chapter 7.2), important for flow loss in engines and therefore affect operating behavior, performance output, and fuel consumption. Clearance changes occur during all stages of engine operation and even long after it has been shut down, in various sizes, speeds, and directions. Minimizing these losses is one of the most demand…