Effect of Partial Span Aspiration on the Performance of a Transonic Axial Compressor Rotor: A Numerical Study

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2015/761918/figures/761918.fig.0016a.svgz" name="761918.fig.0016a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>95% blade span from hub</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2015/761918/figures/761918.fig.0016b.svgz" name="761918.fig.0016b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>72.5% blade span from hub</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2015/761918/figures/761918.fig.0016c.svgz" name="761918.fig.0016c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b>50% blade span from hub</td></tr></table>

<div>Mach number distribution in the rotor blade passage without and with aspiration (AR37-2 slot) at three spanwise locations from hub (100% design rotational speed, near-stall mass flow rate).</div>

International Journal of Rotating Machinery

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Figure 16: Effect of Partial Span Aspiration on the Performance of a Transonic Axial Compressor Rotor: A Numerical Study 