International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 273296, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/273296
Research Article

Off-Design Considerations through the Properties of Some Pressure-Ratio Line of Radial Inflow Turbines

N. Binder, X. Carbonneau, and P. Chassaing

Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE), Université de Toulouse, 10 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France

Received 18 July 2008; Accepted 17 November 2008

Academic Editor: Gerard Bois

Copyright © 2008 N. Binder et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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