Application of casing treatment to an industrial axial-flow fan

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 225-233

  Hill, S D ^a   Elder, R L ^a   McKenzie, A B ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial flow fan; Blade tip; Blading stresses; Noise; Vaned recess casing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AXIAL-FLOW FANS; BLADE TIP; VANED RECESS CASINGS;

FANS;

AXIAL FLOW FAN; BLADE; VANE;

EID: 0032420052     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0957650981536754     Document Type: Article

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