Experimental investigation of unsteady flow phenomena in a centrifugal compressor vaned diffuser of variable geometry

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 763-771

  Justen, F ^a,b   Ziegler, K U ^a   Gallus, H E ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Gardner Denver Wittig GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER; DIFFUSER; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 0033209809     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2836730     Document Type: Article

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