Tip Clearance

Tip clearance is the distance between the tip of a rotating airfoil and a non-moving part.

  • Gas turbine: Rotor blade and casing
  • Propeller (ship or aircraft): Propeller and structure
    • Ground tip clearance
  • Wind turbine: blade and tower

Famous quotes containing the word tip:

    When words reach the tip of your tongue, hold back half of them.
    Chinese proverb.