The role of tip leakage vortex breakdown in compressor rotor aerodynamics

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 469-480

  Furukawa, M ^a   Inoue, M ^a   Saiki, K ^a   Yamada, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIAL FLOW; ROTORS; VORTEX SHEDDING;

BLOCKAGE EFFECT; STAGNATION POINT;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPRESSOR; LEAKAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; ROTOR; VORTEX;

EID: 0032724551     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2841339     Document Type: Article

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