Actuator Disc Flow Calculated by Relaxation: An Approach to the Analysis Problem of Turbomachinery

When dealing with axisymmetric rotating flow through turbomachines of a given geometry, the existence of discontinuities, due to incidence at the leading edges of the blades, has to be accepted as a logical consequence of axisymmetry. By introducing special conditions resulting from dynamical equilibrium considerations, a relaxation method has been enabled to cope with these discontinuities.