Investigation of the Stage Performance and Flow Fields in a Centrifugal Compressor with a Vaneless Diffuser

<table>Streamlines in the unpinched design. Blue is the main flow, red is the tip clearance flow over the full blade, and yellow is the tip clearance flow over the splitter blade.</table>

International Journal of Rotating Machinery

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Figure 9: Investigation of the Stage Performance and Flow Fields in a Centrifugal Compressor with a Vaneless Diffuser 