Parameters

Baseline

Optimum

Percentage

Optimized point

(3-blade rows)

Efficiency (η)

86.63%

88.08%

+1.67%

PR (π)

1.797

1.800

+0.223%

Mass flow rate (kg/s)

53.65

53.97

+0.596%

Optimized point

(rotor-only)

Efficiency (η)

89.39%

90.66%

+1.42%

PR (π)

1.832

1.834

+0.109%

Choking flow rate (kg/s)

53.98

54.27

+0.537%

Stall mass flow rate (kg/s)

51.19

50.40

−1.54%