Aerodynamically induced radial forces in a centrifugal gas compressor - Part 2: Computational investigation

ASME 1996 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, GT 1996

Volumn 1, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Flathers, Michael B ^a   Bache, George E ^b  

^a SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

^b Advanced Scientific Computing Cop   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS COMPRESSORS; GAS TURBINES; IMPELLERS; ITERATIVE METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; COMPUTATIONAL SCHEMES; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; HIGH SPECIFIC SPEED; MIXED-FLOW IMPELLER; OFF DESIGN CONDITION; VANELESS DIFFUSER;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS;

EID: 84923923889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/96-GT-352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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