Computational study of the effect of sweep on the performance and flow field in an axial flow compressor rotor

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

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-329

  Govardhan, M ^a   Krishna Kumar, O G ^a   Sitaram, N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Blade loading; Pressure rise; Stall margin; Streamline shift; Sweep

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; ROTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

STREAMLINE; SWEEP; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW PATTERN;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY;

AXIAL FLOW TURBOMACHINERY; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; ROTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 34250743634     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE374     Document Type: Article

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