- radial compressor/radial outflow compressor
- A compressor in which the airflow is radial. Air is taken to the center of the impeller and slung outward by the centrifugal force. The same as a centrifugal compressor.
Aviation dictionary. 2014.
radial compressor/radial outflow compressor
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