Inner workings of aerodynamic sweep

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 671-682

  Wadia, A R ^a   Szucs, P N ^a   Crall, D W ^a  

^a GE Aircraft Engines   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPRESSORS; ROTORS; TRANSONIC AERODYNAMICS; VISCOUS FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC SWEEP; TRANSONIC BLADING;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AERODYNAMICS; BLADE AERODYNAMICS; TRANSONIC FLOW; TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 0032194333     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2841776     Document Type: Article

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