Measurements in the transition region of a turbine blade profile under compressible conditions

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 400-403

  Walsh, E J ^a   Davies, M R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; FLANGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; TRANSONIC FLOW; TURBINES; TURBULENCE; VALVES (MECHANICAL); WIND TUNNELS;

HOT FILM ANEMOMETRY; HOT FILM SENSORS; LINEAR TRANSONIC TURBINE CASCADES; MACH NUMBER;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 20444453757     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1881699     Document Type: Article

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