Ideas and Methods of Turbomachinery Aerodynamics: A Historical View

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-26

  Cumpsty, N A ^a   Greitzer, E M ^b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENTHALPY; KINEMATICS; PRODUCT DESIGN; ROTORS;

ADIABATIC FLOW; CIRCUMFERENTIAL UNIFORMITY; EULER TURBINE EQUATION;

TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 1042275394     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9176     Document Type: Review

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