Busemann, Adolf.
naca-tm-1385
1956
It is shown that for a compressible flow with constant entropy the pressure rise maintains the direct relation to the circulation around the blades existing for incompressible flow. In contrast, however, the torque, and with it the power consumption, is increased because of sound waves traveling to infinity already at subsonic circumferential speeds.
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