The axial-flow compressor is one of the most common compressor types in use today. It finds its major application in large gas turbine engines like those that power today's jet aircraft. A cutaway ...

[Let’s Print] has been fascinated with creating a 3D printed axial compressor that ... and type of fan blades on the compressor stages. There were other design challenges as well.

The mass flow of a gas turbine engine, which is limited by the maximum permissible Mach number entering the compressor, is generally large enough to require an axial turbine (even for centrifugal ...