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warhammer975
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I found information that the radial component of the flow direction is zero, axial component Vx = V * cos(alpha) and a tangential component Vt = V * sin(alpha). V - is calculated through the flow rate and the flow area? But I still don't understand how to correctly determine the alpha angle?