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FIG. 6.16. Secondary flows at exit from a blade passage (viewed in upstream direction).

FIG. 6.17. Exit air angle from inlet guide vanes (adapted from Horlock 1963).

some distance away from the walls. It is known that this overturning is a source of
inefficiency in compressors as it promotes stalling at the blade extremities.

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