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. 2020 Jan 21;22(2):128. doi: 10.3390/e22020128
Symbols Abbreviations
C chord BLS boundary layer suction
Ca axial chord BTS blade tip suction
Cp static pressure coefficient CFD computational fluid dynamics
 Cp  specific pressure heat capacity ES endwall suction
h blade height EXP experimental
 Hn  normalized helicity LE leading edge
i incidence angle Ori. original
Ma Mach number PS pressure surface
p static pressure PV passage vortex
 pt  total pressure SFR suction flow rate
Q vortex determination criterion SS suction surface
s entropy Suc. suction
 Sij  strain-rate tensor SV separation vortex
t pitch TCS tip clearance size
T temperature TE trailing edge
 u¯  vector of the flow velocity TLA tip leakage flow angle
 uij  components of a vector field TLF tip leakage flow
 Vz  axial velocity TLV tip leakage vortex
 y+  non-dimensional wall distance
 β  flow angle Subscripts
 βk  geometric angle 1 inlet
 γ  specific heat ratio 2 outlet
 ξ¯  vector of the vorticity ref reference
 τ  solidity, or tip clearance size
 ω  total pressure loss coefficient
ω- overall total pressure loss coefficient
 Ωij  spin tensor