A relatively simple method is given for finding the flow-conditions in the proximity of blade rows when the variation in whirl or tangential velocity is known. The radial variations in axial velocity that would be attained in radial equilibrium are first estimated using the radial equilibrium equations and then modified to allow for the interference effect of the adjacent blade rows on the axial velocity distribution between the blade rows.nThe second part of the paper gives some solutions to the radial equilibrium equations for a useful general variation in whirl velocity. This variation gives constant radial work rotors and includes the free vortex and constant reaction designs as particular solutions.
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