Structure of Tip Leakage Flow in a Forward-Swept Axial-Flow Fan

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 70, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 241-265

  Lee, Gong Hee ^a   Baek, Je Hyun ^a   Myung, Hwan Joo ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axial flow fan; Laser Doppler velocimetry; Leakage flow; Leakage vortex; Reynolds stress model; Tip clearance

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FANS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; REFRIGERATORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

AXIAL-FLOW FANS; LEAKAGE FLOW; LEAKAGE VORTEX;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 0347592342     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPL.0000004936.88816.ee     Document Type: Article

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