Application of through-flow calculation to design and performance prediction of centrifugal compressor

International Journal of Rotating Machinery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-33

  Choi, Y S ^a   Kang, S H ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Centrifugal compressor; Jet wake flow; k model; Performance prediction; Secondary flows; Three dimensional analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149092058     PISSN: 1023621X     EISSN: 15423034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1023621X99000020     Document Type: Article

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