Bowed stators: An example of cfd applied to improve multistage compressor efficiency

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-168

  Weingold, H D ^a   Neubert, R J ^a   Behlke, R F ^a   Potter, G E ^a  

^a PRATT AND WHITNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; STATORS;

EID: 0030790993     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2841086     Document Type: Article

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