Research Article

Improvement of Moderately Loaded Transonic Axial Compressor Performance Using Low Porosity Bend Skewed Casing Treatment

Table 1

Design specifications of the transonic compressor stage.

StageSingle transonic

Stage total pressure ratio1.35 : 1
Corrected mass flow rate 22 kg/s
Number of rotor blades21 (transonic)
Number of stator blades18 (subsonic)
Corrected rotational speed12930 rpm
Relative Mach number1.15 (tip)