In the present paper, the flow structure inside a low-solidity diffuser of a transonic compressor was investigated in detail. Steady computations were carried oat and compared to experimental data. The secondary flow development inside the difiuser was analyzed and the reason for the stall inception was detected. Unsteady calculations were performed for two operating points, one close to the choke and the other one close to the stall of the compressor, in order to asseas the effect of the unsteadiness in the difiuser secondary flow development.
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