Abstract: The main contributor to the high cycle fatigue of compressor blades is the response to aerodynamic forcing functions generated by an upstream row of stators or inlet guide vanes. Resonant ...

Abstract: Usually less axial spacing between the blade rows of an axial flow compressor is associated with improved efficiency. However, mass flow rate, pressure ratio, and efficiency all decreased as ...

Abstract: A previously unidentified loss producing mechanism resulting from the interaction of a transonic rotor blade row with an upstream stator blade row is described. This additional loss occurs only ...

Abstract: Dynamic loading of an inlet guide vane (IGV) in a transonic compressor is characterized by unsteady IGV surface pressures. These pressure data were acquired for two spanwise locations at a 105 ...