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

Table 1

Geometric details of aspiration slot configurations.

Configuration details
Sl #	Configuration #	Slot definition
		Location chordwise	Size (mm)
		PS–SS	Length × PS width × SS width
1	Baseline R37-0	Nil	Nil
2	AR37-1	40%–60%	28 × 4 × 2
3	AR37-2	40%–60%	28 × 7 × 4
4	AR37-3	50%–70%	28 × 4 × 2
5	AR37-4	50%–70%	28 × 7 × 4
6	AR37-5	40%–70%	28 × 4 × 2
7	AR37-6	40%–70%	28 × 7 × 4

AR37: Aspirated Rotor 37.