Improving a one-dimensional centrifugal compressor performance prediction method

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 219, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 653-660

  Swain, E ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centrifugal compressor; Impeller model; Performance prediction

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY; CALCULATIONS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; IMPELLER MODEL; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION;

COMPRESSORS;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; COMPRESSOR; FLUID FLOW; IMPELLER; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 29244491485     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765005X31351     Document Type: Article

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