The effect of tip clearance on a swept transonic compressor rotor

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 230-239

  Copenhaver, W W ^a   Mayhew, E R ^a   Hah, C ^b   Wadia, A R ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c GE AVIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; FLOW; ROTOR; TIP-CLEARANCE;

EID: 0029673650     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2836630     Document Type: Article

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