Research Article

Influence of Surface Roughness on a Highly Loaded Axial Compressor Stage Performance at Low Reynolds Number

Table 4

Predicted performance parameter of the compressor at typical roughness magnitudes.

Roughness magnitudes.Chocked mass flow (kg·s-1)Peak efficiencyTotal pressure ratio

Smooth4.59660.765171.6409
4.60090.770511.6456
4.62720.784111.6648
4.65710.798921.6834
4.69100.805931.6928
4.69450.806051.6941