Experimental investigation of the 3D unsteady flow field downstream of axial fans

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 303-314

  Kergourlay, Gérald ^a   Kouidri, Smaïne ^a   Rankin, Gary W ^a   Rey, Robert ^a  

^a DYNFLUID LABORATORY   (France)

Author keywords

3D flow field; Axial fans; Hot wire anemometry; Reynolds' stress tensor; Sweep; Turbomachines; Turbulence; Unsteady velocity measurements

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; FANS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AXIAL FANS; HOT-WIRE ANEMOMETRY; REYNOLDS STRESS TENSOR; UNSTEADY VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY;

ANEMOMETERS; AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY; FANS; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33749256483     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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