Influence of leading-edge geometry on profile losses in turbines at off-design incidence: Experimental results and an improved correlation

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-200

  Benner, M W ^a   Sjolander, S A ^a   Moustapha, S H ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PRATT AND WHITNEY CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL EFFECTS; TURBINES;

EID: 0030743063     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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