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Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery, 5e

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130 <strong>Fluid</strong> <strong>Mechanics</strong>, <strong>Thermodynamics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Turbomachinery</strong><br />

p *<br />

h,%<br />

0.04<br />

0.02<br />

0<br />

0 0.1 0.2<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

(a)<br />

0<br />

0<br />

(b)<br />

f =c x /U<br />

0.1 0.2<br />

f =c x /U<br />

FIG. 4.26. Comparison <strong>of</strong> theory with experiment for the Wells turbine: ___ theory ---experiment<br />

(adapted from Raghunathan 1995). (a) Non-dimensional pressure drop vs<br />

flow coefficient; (b) efficiency vs flow coefficient.

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