Optimal Design Criteria of Tandem Configuration for High-Load Compressor Cascades

Axial overlap(AO)and percent pitch(PP)are considered as key position configuration parameters that affect the tandem cascade performance.The objective of the current study is to investigate the optimal design criteria for these two parameters in tandem cascades of subsonic highly-loaded two-dimensional compressors.Before that,the influence mechanisms of AO and PP are explored separately.Research results show that higher PP is beneficial for decreasing rear blade(RB)load,but an invalidity of gap flow occurs when it approaches 1.The change in AO has an influence on the adverse pressure gradient of the front blade(FB),and it also affects the gap flow strength and FB wake development.Then,the optimal design criteria for AO and PP are obtained in a large design space,which clarifies the matching relationship of the two parameters at different operating conditions.The best global range of AO is about-0.05 to 0.05 while PP is between 0.85 to 0.92,and PP should be smaller to avoid performance degradation as AO increases.According to the fault tolerance in practical applications,PP should be closer to the lower bound to ensure that the deterioration boundary is wide enough.

Effects of Boundary Layer Suction on Aerodynamic Performance in a High-load Compressor Cascade

This article is aimed to experimentally validate the beneficial effects of boundary layer suction on improving the aerodynamic performance of a compressor cascade with a large camber angle. The flow field of the cascade is measured and the ink-trace flow visualization is also presented. The experimental results show that the boundary layer suction reduces losses near the area of rnidspan in the cascade most effectively for all suction cases under test. Losses of the endwall could remarkably decrease only when the suction is at the position where the boundary layer has separated but still not departed far away from the blade surface. It is evidenced that the higher suction flow rate and the suction position closer to the trailing edge result in greater reduction in losses and the maximum reduction in the total pressure loss accounts to 16.5% for all cases. The suction position plays a greater role in affecting the total pressure loss than the suction flow rate does.

A combined application of micro-vortex generator and boundary layer suction in a high-load compressor cascade

In the current study, the effects of a combined application between micro-vortex generator and boundary layer suction on the flow characteristics of a high-load compressor cascade are investigated. The micro-vortex generator with a special configuration and the longitudinal suction slot are adopted. The calculated results show that a reverse flow region, which is considered the main reason for occurring stall at 7.9° incidence, grows and collapses rapidly near the leading edge and leads to two critical points occurring on the end-wall with the increasing incidence in the baseline. As the micro-vortex generator is introduced in the baseline cascade, the corner separation is switched to a trailing edge separation by the thrust from the induced vortex. Meanwhile, the occurrence of failure is delayed due to the mixed low energy fluid and main flow. The synergistic effects between the micro-vortex generator and the boundary layer suction on the performance of the cascade are superior to the baseline at all the incidence conditions before the occurrence of failure, and the sudden deterioration of the cascade occurs at 10.3° incidence. The optimal results show that the farther upstream suction position, the lower total pressure loss of the cascade with vortex generator at the near stall condition. Moreover, the induced vortex with a leg can migrate the accumulated low energy fluid backward to delay the occurrence of stall.

Topological analysis of plasma flow control on corner separation in a highly loaded compressor cascade

In this paper, flow behavior and topology structure in a highly loaded compressor cascade with and without plasma aerodynamic actuation （PAA） are investigated. Streamline pattern, total pressure loss coefficient, outlet flow angle and topological analysis are considered to study the effect and mechanism of the plasma flow control on corner separation. Results presented include the boundary layer flow behavior, effects of three types of PAA on separated flows and performance parameters, topology structures and sequences of singular points with and without PAA. Two separation lines, reversed flow and backflow exist on the suction surface. The cross flow on the endwall is an important element for the comer separation. PAA can reduce the undertuming and overturning as well as the total pressure loss, leading to an overall increase of flow turning and enhancement of aerodynamic performance. PAA can change the topology structure, sequences of singular points and their corresponding separation lines. Types II and III PAA are much more efficient in controlling comer separation and enhancing aerodynamic performances than type I.

Effects of Deposition Models on Deposition and Performance Deterioration in Axial Compressor Cascade

A new particle deposition model, namely partial deposition model, is developed in order to improve the accuracy of prediction to particle deposition. Concepts of critical velocity and critical angle are proposed and used to determine whether particles are deposited or not. The comparison of numerical results calculated by partial deposition model and existing deposition model shows that the deposition distribution obtained by partial deposition model is more reasonable. Based on the predicted deposition results, the change of total pressure loss coefficient with operating time and the distribution of pressure coefficients on blade surface after 500 hours are predicted by using partial deposition model.

Effects of Plasma Aerodynamic Actuation on Corner Separation in a Highly Loaded Compressor Cascade

This paper reports experimental results on the effects of plasma aerodynamic actua- tion （PAA） on corner separation control in a highly loaded, low speed, linear compressor cascade. Total pressure loss coefficient distribution was adopted to evaluate the corner separation control effect in wind tunnel experiments. Results of pressure measurements and particle image velocime- try （PIV） show that the control effect of pitch-wise PAA on the endwall is much better than that of stream-wise PAA on the suction surface. When both the pitch-wise PAA on the endwall and stream-wise PAA on the suction surface are turned on simultaneously, the control effect is the best among all three PAA types. The mechanisms of nanosecond discharge and microsecond discharge PAA are different in corner separation control. The control effect of microsecond discharge PAA turns out better with the increase of discharge voltage and duty cycle. Compared with microsec- ond discharge PAA, nanosecond discharge PAA is more effective in preventing corner separation when the freestream velocity increases. Frequency is one of the most important parameters in plasma flow control. The optimum excitation frequency of microsecond discharge PAA is 500 Hz, which is different from the frequency corresponding to the case with a Strouhal number of unity.

Aerodynamic performance of high-turning curved compressor cascade with boundary layer suction

The impact of boundary layer suction on the aerodynamic performance of a high-turning compressor cascade was numerically simulated and discussed.The aerodynamic performance of a curved and a straight cascade with and without boundary layer suction were comparatively studied at several suction flow rates.The results showed that boundary layer suction dramatically improved the flow behavior within the flow passage.Moreover,higher loading over the whole blade height,lower total pressure loss,and higher passage throughflow were achieved with a relatively small amount of boundary layer removal.The integration of curved blade and boundary layer suction contributed to better aerodynamic performance than the cascades with only curved blade or boundary layer suction used,and the more favorable effect resulted from the weakening of the three dimensional effects of the boundary layer close to the endwalls.

Design and Verification for Dual⁃mode CDFS and High⁃Load Compressor with a Large Flow Regulation Range

This paper presents the design and verification of the dual-mode core driven fan stage(CDFS)and high-load compressor with a large flow regulation range.In view of the characteristics of large flow regulation range of the two modes and high average stage load coefficient,this paper investigates the design technology of the dual-mode high-efficiency compressor with a large flow regulation range and high-load compressor with an average stage load coefficient of 0.504.Building upon this research,the design of the dual-mode CDFS and four-stage compressor is completed,and three-dimensional numerical simulation of the two modes is carried out.Finally,performance experiment is conducted to verify the result of three-dimensional numerical simulation.The experiment results show that the compressor performance is improved for the whole working conditions by using the new design method,which realizes the complete fusion design of the CDFS and high-pressure compressor(HPC).The matching mechanism of stage characteristics of single and double bypass modes and the variation rule of different adjustment angles on performance are studied comprehensively.Furthermore,it effectively reduces the length and weight of compressor,and breaks through the key technologies such as high-load compressor with the average load factor of 0.504.These findings provide valuable data and a methodological foundation for the development of the next generation aeroengine.

Design strategy and relevant flow mechanisms of highly loaded 3D compressor tandem cascades

To investigate the design strategy of highly loaded tandem cascades at both the midspan and endwall,the overall performance and flow mechanisms of four typical tandem cascades based on the optimization were analyzed from multiple perspectives numerically.The results show that the interference effects on the Front Blade(FB)and Rear Blade(RB)should not be overlooked during the design phase,and the design strategies at the midspan and endwall are completely different.At the midspan,the optimization aims to increase the interference effects and the strength of the gap jet while maintaining the same load on the FB and RB.However,the endwall optimal airfoil exhibits weakening interference effects,advancement of the gap jet location,and load transfer from the FB to RB.Through further analysis of flow characteristics,the midspan optimal airfoil is beneficial for inhibiting the low-energy fluid from interacting with the suction surface of RB under the design condition,but results in earlier occurrence of corner stall.The endwall optimal airfoil helps suppress the development of the secondary flow and delay the onset of corner stall.Furthermore,by combining the benefits of these two design approaches,additional forward sweep effects are achieved,further enhancing the performance of the tandem cascade.

Investigation of control effects of end-wall selfadaptive jet on three-dimensional corner separation of a highly loaded compressor cascade

To overcome the limitations posed by three-dimensional corner separation,this paper proposes a novel flow control technology known as passive End-Wall(EW)self-adaptive jet.Two single EW slotted schemes(EWS1 and EWS2),alongside a combined(COM)scheme featuring double EW slots,were investigated.The results reveal that the EW slot,driven by pressure differentials between the pressure and suction sides,can generate an adaptive jet with escalating velocity as the operational load increases.This high-speed jet effectively re-excites the local low-energy fluid,thereby mitigating the corner separation.Notably,the EWS1 slot,positioned near the blade leading edge,exhibits relatively low jet velocities at negative incidence angles,causing jet separation and exacerbating the corner separation.Besides,the EWS2 slot is close to the blade trailing edge,resulting in massive low-energy fluid accumulating and separating before the slot outlet at positive incidence angles.In contrast,the COM scheme emerges as the most effective solution for comprehensive corner separation control.It can significantly reduce the total pressure loss and improve the static pressure coefficient for the ORI blade at 0°-4° incidence angles,while causing minimal negative impact on the aerodynamic performance at negative incidence angles.Therefore,the corner stall is delayed,and the available incidence angle range is broadened from -10°--2°to -10°-4°.This holds substantial promise for advancing the aerodynamic performance,operational stability,and load capacity of future highly loaded compressors.

Novel data-driven sparse polynomial chaos and analysis of covariance for aerodynamics of compressor cascades with dependent geometric uncertainties

Polynomial Chaos Expansion(PCE)has gained significant popularity among engineers across various engineering disciplines for uncertainty analysis.However,traditional PCE suffers from two major drawbacks.First,the orthogonality of polynomial basis functions holds only for independent input variables,limiting the model’s ability to propagate uncertainty in dependent variables.Second,PCE encounters the"curse of dimensionality"due to the high computational cost of training the model with numerous polynomial coefficients.In practical manufacturing,compressor blades are subject to machining precision limitations,leading to deviations from their ideal geometric shapes.These deviations require a large number of geometric parameters to describe,and exhibit significant correlations.To efficiently quantify the impact of high-dimensional dependent geometric deviations on the aerodynamic performance of compressor blades,this paper firstly introduces a novel approach called Data-driven Sparse PCE(DSPCE).The proposed method addresses the aforementioned challenges by employing a decorrelation algorithm to directly create multivariate basis functions,accommodating both independent and dependent random variables.Furthermore,the method utilizes an iterative Diffeomorphic Modulation under Observable Response Preserving Homotopy regression algorithm to solve the unknown coefficients,achieving model sparsity while maintaining fitting accuracy.Then,the study investigates the simultaneous effects of seven dependent geometric deviations on the aerodynamics of a high subsonic compressor cascade by using the DSPCE method proposed and sensitivity analysis of covariance.The joint distribution of the dependent geometric deviations is determined using Quantile-Quantile plots and normal copula functions based on finite measurement data.The results demonstrate that the correlations between geometric deviations significantly impact the variance of aerodynamic performance and the flow field.Therefore,it is crucial to consider these correlations for accurately assessing the aerodynamic uncertainty.

Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Shock-Wave Boundary Layer Interactions in a Highly Loaded Transonic Compressor Cascade

Experimental and numerical investigations were conducted to investigate the variations of shock-wave boundary layer interaction(SBLI) phenomena in a highly loaded transonic compressor cascade with Mach numbers.The schlieren technique was used to observe the shock structure in the cascade and the pressure tap method to measure the pressure distribution on the blade surface.The unsteady pressure distribution on blade surface was measured with the fast-response pressure-sensitive paint(PSP) technique to obtain the unsteady pressure distribution on the whole blade surface and to capture the shock oscillation characteristics caused by SBLI.In addition,the Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes simulations were used to compute the three-dimensional steady flow field in the transonic cascade.It was found that the shock wave patterns and behaviors are affected evidently with the increase in incoming Mach number at the design flow angle,especially with the presence of the separation bubble caused by SBLI.The time-averaged pressure distribution on the blade surface measured by PSP technique showed a symmetric pressure filed at Mach numbers of 0.85,while the pressure field on the blade surface was an asymmetric one at Mach numbers of 0.90 and 0.95.The oscillation of the shock wave was closely with the flow separation bubble on the blade surface and could transverse over nearly one interval of the pressure taps.The oscillation of the shock wave may smear the pressure jump phenomenon measured by the pressure taps.

Experimental Data-Driven Flow Field Prediction for Compressor Cascade based on Deep Learning and l_(1)Regularization

For complex flows in compressors containing flow separations and adverse pressure gradients,the numerical simulation results based on Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)models often deviate from experimental measurements more or less.To improve the prediction accuracy and reduce the difference between the RANS prediction results and experimental measurements,an experimental data-driven flow field prediction method based on deep learning and l_(1)regularization is proposed and applied to a compressor cascade flow field.The inlet boundary conditions and turbulence model parameters are calibrated to obtain the high-fidelity flow fields.The Saplart-Allmaras and SST turbulence models are used independently for mutual validation.The contributions of key modified parameters are also analyzed via sensitivity analysis.The results show that the prediction error can be reduced by nearly 70%based on the proposed algorithm.The flow fields predicted by the two calibrated turbulence models are almost the same and nearly independent of the turbulence models.The corrections of the inlet boundary conditions reduce the error in the first half of the chord.The turbulence model calibrations fix the overprediction of flow separation on the suction surface near the tail edge.

Experimental study of corner separation and unsteady characteristics in linear compressor cascades with and without sweeping jet actuator

Sweeping jet actuator(SJA)has been widely applied for activeflow control in openflows.In this paper,the SJA character in compressor cascade and its performance for separation control in innerflows are discussed.Time-averaged and transientflowfield measurement,together with visualization methods are utilized.It is found that endwall effects are important for both SJA behaviors and SJA performance for separation control in compressor cascades.There is a maximum of 12.7%total pressure loss reduction with SJA placed near the separation position,close to the endwall and under appropriateflowrate.The characteristic frequencies in theflowfield contribute to the capture of influence regions of vortices and excitation jets.Two concentrated shedding vortices and SJA jets impact region helped to judge that SJA energizes low momentumfluids in a large region and matches the high loss core well.To be concrete,theflow separation control mechanism of SJA lies on the interruption of the blade suction surface boundary layer development and the restriction of the lifting of the boundary layer from end-wall towards blade suction surface.

In uence of Endwall Boundary Layer Suction on the Flow Fields of a Critically Loaded Di usion Cascade

Boundary layer suction is an e ective method used to delay separations in axial compressors. Most studies on bound?ary layer suction have focused on improving the performance of compressors,whereas few studies investigated the influence on details of the flow fields,especially vortexes in compressors. CFD method is validated with experi?mental data firstly. Three single?slot and one double?slot endwall boundary layer suction schemes are designed and investigated. In addition to the investigation of aerodynamic performance of the cascades with and without suction,variations in corner open separation,passage vortex,and concentration shedding vortex,which are rarely seen for the flow controlled blades in published literatures,are analyzed. Then,flow models,which are the ultimate aim,of both baseline and aspirated cascades are established. Results show that single?slot endwall suction scheme adjacent to the suction surface can e ectively remove the corner open separation. With suction mass flow rate of 0.85%,the overall loss coe cient and endwall loss coe cient of the cascade are reduced by 25.2% and 48.6%,respectively. Besides,this scheme increases the static pressure rise coe cient of the cascade by 3.2% and the flow turning angle of up to 3.3° at 90% span. The concentration shedding vortex decreases,whereas the passage vortex increases. For single?slot suction schemes near the middle pitchwise of the passage,the concentration shedding vortex increases and the passage vortex is divided into two smaller passage vortexes,which converge into a single?passage vortex near the trailing edge section of the cascade. For the double?slot suction scheme,triple?passage vortexes are presented in the blade passage. Some new vortex structures are discovered,and the novel flow models of aspirated compressor cascade are proposed,which are important to improve the design of multi?stage aspirated compressors.

Numerical Study of Co-flow Jet Control on Corner Separation in Compressor Cascade

The design objectives of modern aircraft engines include high load capacity,efficiency,and stability.With increasing loads,the phenomenon of corner separation in compressors intensifies,affecting engine performance and stability.Therefore,the adoption of appropriate flow control technology holds significant academic and engineering significance.This study employs the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)method to investigate the effects and mechanisms of active/passive Co-flow Jet(CFJ)control,implemented by introducing full-height and partial height jet slots between the suction surface and end wall of a compressor cascade.The results indicate that passive CFJ control significantly reduces the impact of corner separation at small incidence,with partial-height control further enhancing the effectiveness.The introduction of active CFJ enables separation control at large incidence,improving blade performance under different operating conditions.Active control achieves this by reducing the scale of corner separation vortices,effectively reducing the size of the separation region and enhancing blade performance.

随机加工偏差下前缘超差对高亚声速叶栅性能一致性影响

针对叶片实际加工前缘易超差,但叶片其他区域满足加工容差的情况,本文构建了耦合前缘超差的叶型全弧长范围内带有随机轮廓加工偏差的数学模型,并通过基于稀疏网格的非嵌入混沌多项式方法,研究了加工偏差不确定性对高亚声速扩压叶栅气动性能一致性的影响。结果显示,在设计攻角下,叶型损失系数和静压比的一致性最高;在较大正攻角下,叶型性能参数一致性最低。造成性能一致性低的原因为前缘超差导致叶型前缘边界层内流动损失的平均水平和波动程度增大。当以设计叶型损失系数为±5%作为衡量标准时,在设计攻角和较大正攻角下,叶型性能一致性概率分别为99%和79.4%,此时因叶片几何轮廓不符合容差而舍弃叶片会导致较高的误判率。

表面微沟槽对压气机叶栅气动性能的影响

为减小叶型损失,在压气机叶栅叶片表面布置沿流向的对称V形微沟槽,采用数值模拟方法研究了沟槽宽度和顶角、沟槽间隔、沟槽覆盖范围、进口湍流度以及来流马赫数对叶栅气动性能的影响。结果表明,总压损失降低主要由吸力面沟槽产生,合理匹配沟槽几何参数、覆盖范围以及来流条件,可实现较优的减损效果。对吸力面局部带沟槽结构,相同冲角下无间隔沟槽的减损效果优于有间隔沟槽的减损效果,当无间隔沟槽顶角度为60°时减损效果最优;相同沟槽结构的减损效果与冲角相关。来流湍流度增加使得相同冲角下光滑叶片和带沟槽叶片的总压损失增大,相同沟槽结构在同一冲角下的减损效果及最优减损效果对应的冲角受来流湍流度影响。冲角不变时相同沟槽结构的减损效果随来流马赫数增大整体呈下降趋势,最佳减损效果对应的无量纲沟槽宽度和具有减损效果的无量纲沟槽宽度范围不同。当保持沟槽无量纲宽度不变和沟槽其它参数不变时,不同来流马赫数条件下的最佳减损效果及其对应的冲角不同,较低来流马赫数条件下最佳减损效果更突出。微沟槽能够减小壁面平均剪切应力和湍动能,降低湍流边界层损失,同时能够推迟边界层流动分离,使得叶型损失降低。

轮廓度误差对超声速压气机叶栅气动性能的影响

[目的]旨在评估轮廓度误差对压气机气动性能的影响,并为叶片鲁棒性设计提供参考。[方法]建立单峰值轮廓度误差分布数学模型,采用数值模拟方法,研究压力面和吸力面不同轮廓度组合误差对超声速压气机平面叶栅气动性能的影响。[结果]结果表明:吸力面轮廓度误差分布是影响叶栅总压损失的关键因素,随着吸力面轮廓度峰值误差位置向下游移动,总压损失系数逐渐降低;压力面和吸力面误差分布对气流折转角和静压升系数的影响趋势相反。对较低来流马赫数的叶栅,吸力面误差对气流折转角和静压升均起主导作用;对较高来流马赫数的叶栅,压力面误差对气流折转角和静压升影响明显。激波位置和激波强度、激波后扩张通道的流道型线综合决定了叶片表面和叶栅流道内的流动状态,使得近吸力面侧流动损失增大,近压力面侧流动损失减小,其综合效果决定了叶栅损失、气流折转角和静压升的变化。[结论]结果对指导跨声速压气机设计、加工和超差审理均具有重要意义。

亚声速可压缩流场叶片边界层热线测速方法研究

为了能够开发一种简单有效的亚声速可压缩流场叶片边界层速度测量方法,从而为叶型设计和相关数值研究工作提供支撑,本文围绕热线风速测量技术,针对可压缩流场密度变化对热线标定结果的影响,以及实际测量中速度、密度耦合而无法直接获取的问题,通过理论分析,提出了适用于边界层测量的恒定压力热线标定方法和引入叶表稳态静压进行速度解耦的方法,并对所提出方法的主要误差进行了分析评估。在此基础上进行了热线标定和边界层速度测量试验验证,明确了恒定压力热线标定数学模型系数随压力的线性变化规律,同时针对温度非线性影响提出了一种基于过热比调整的修正方法,该方法能够将约13℃的温度偏差对热线电压的影响降低到1%以内,进一步简化了恒定压力热线标定流程,结合基于叶表稳态静压的速度解耦方法,为亚声速可压缩流场叶片边界层瞬态速度测量提供了一种简单可行的高频响测速方法。