Research Article

Low-Cost Rotating Experimentation in Compressor Aerodynamics Using Rapid Prototyping

Table 3

Summary of rig instrumentation used in the study.


Ambient pressureAmbient temperatureStagnation pressure at bellmouth outlet struts (midspan)Static pressure on shroud at bellmouth outletStagnation pressure at axial rotor exit (0.91 axial tip chord downstream of rotor tip TE)


Stagnation pressure at axial stator exit (0.45 axial tip chord downstream of stator tip TE)Static pressure on shroud at axial stator exit (0.39 axial chord downstream of stator tip TE)Stagnation pressure at mixed flow rotor exit (0.33 axial tip chord downstream of rotor tip TE)Stagnation pressure at mixed flow stator exit (0.29 axial tip chord downstream of stator tip TE)Static pressure on shroud at mixed flow stator exit (0.39 axial chord downstream of stator tip TE)