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Compressor stall…in the worst case scenario (part 2)

October 25, 2009 David Cenciotti 2

In the previous post “Compressor stall…in the worst case scenario” I explained what a compressor stall (or surge) basing on a picture I took aboard USS Nimitz. I uploaded an image within that post that […]

Images from the USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

October 23, 2009 David Cenciotti 3

Between Oct. 19 and 20, I had the possibility to spend some 25 hours on board the USS Nimitz nuclear supercarrier. I went to Manama, Bahrain, and after a long flight in a C-2 of […]

Compressor stall…in the worst case scenario

October 22, 2009 David Cenciotti 1

“A compressor stall is a situation of abnormal airflow resulting from a stall of the aerofoils within the compressor. Stall is found in dynamic compressors, particularly axial compressors, as used in jet engines and turbochargers […]