Flow behaviour in a high speed centrifugal impeller passage under 'design' and 'off design' operating conditions

JSME International Journal, Series B

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-28

  Ahmed, Noor E Alam ^b   Elder, Robin Lee ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Centrifugal; Compressor; Impeller; Rotation

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER; FLOW PATTERN; ROTATION;

COMPRESSORS; LASER APPLICATIONS; ROTORS; VELOCIMETERS; WAKES;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; DUAL FOCUS LASER VELOCIMETERS;

ROTATIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0034034498     PISSN: 13408054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmeb.43.22     Document Type: Article

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