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Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Stall Propagation in Rows of Axial Flow Compressor Blades

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

M. D. Wood
M. D. Wood*
Affiliation:
University Engineering Laboratory, Cambridge
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The paper concerns a phenomenon which occurs in rows of closely spaced blades, as in an axial flow compressor, when the flow around the blades approaches the stalling condition. Patches of stalled flow can propagate along the blade row, thus causing cyclic variations in the lift on individual blades. Under certain conditions this cyclic loading can lead to large blade stresses, and ultimately to blade failure.

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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , November 1959 , pp. 345 - 360
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1959

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