Numerical flow analysis in a subsonic vaned radial diffuser with leading edge redesign

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 119-126

  Casartelli, E ^a   Saxer, A P ^a   Gyarmathy, G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; SUBSONIC FLOW;

LEADING EDGE REDESIGN; SECONDARY FLOW REDUCTION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MISES; SOFTWARE PACKAGE TASCFLOW; STATIC PRESSURE RECOVERY; SUBSONIC VANED RADIAL DIFFUSERS; TOTAL PRESSURE LOSS PRODUCTION;

COMPRESSORS;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; DIFFUSER; FLOW FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033018704     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2841219     Document Type: Article

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