Tip clearance

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Tip clearance is the distance between the tip of a rotating airfoil and a stationary part.

Gas turbine: Rotor blade and casing^[1]

Propeller (ship or aircraft): Propeller and structure^[2]
- Ground tip clearance
Wind turbine: blade and tower ^[3]

The inlet of an EJ200, showing rotor and stator blades. The narrow clearance between the rotor (first set of blades) and the casing is visible.

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