Hot wire measurements at the exit of a small centrifugal compressor impeller are reported. Three different hot wire readings were obtained and stored on a magnetic tape for each point by gating the analogue hot wire signal with a pulse which indicated circumferential position. The combination of the three readings yielded the mean velocity and some Reynolds stresses at each point. The measurements show a ‘jet-wake’ profile towards the shroud and ‘isentropic’ flow near the hub.
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