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As the name suggests, gas turbine engine compressors provide the compression part of the gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle. There are three basic categories of gas turbine engine compressor: axial compressor, centrifugal compressor, and mixed-flow compressor. A fourth, unusual, type is the free-piston gas generator, which combines the functions of compressor and combustion chamber in one unit.

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How are compressor maps drawn?

Essentially, your test rig is made up of a compressor that is connected to a downstream throttle. … If you want details of the calculations for compressor maps, you should check out chapter 5 of Dixon. …
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Are compressor maps for multistage compressors drawn for one blade row or the whole compressor?

I am a little confused about compressor maps. Are compressor maps such as this one, drawn for one blade row only or the whole compressor? … (source: Wikimedia) If it is for one blade row, can you predict the behavior of the next blade row from the compressor map of the previous row? …
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