Experimental investigation of stepped tip gap effects on the performance of a transonic axial-flow compressor rotor

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 477-486

  Thompson, D W ^a   King, P I ^a   Rabe, D C ^b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY; MACHINE DESIGN; ROTORS; TRANSONIC FLOW;

STEPPED TIP GAPS; TRANSONIC AXIAL FLOW COMPRESSOR ROTORS;

COMPRESSORS;

AXIAL COMPRESSOR; ROTOR; TRANSONIC FLOW;

EID: 0032124982     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2841743     Document Type: Article

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