INTERNAL FLOW MECHANISM AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OF LOW PRESSURE AXIAL FAN WITH FORWARD-SKEWED BLADES

This article presents the flow mechanism analysis and experimental study of a forward-skewed impeller and a radial impeller in low pressure axial fan. The forward-skewed blade was obtained by the optimization design of the radial blade and CFD technique. Measurement of the two blades was carried out in aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance. Compared to the radial blade, the forward-skewed blade has demonstrated the improvements in efficiency, total pressure ratio, Stable Operating Range （SOR） and less aerodynamic noise. Detailed flow measurement and computation were performed for outlet flow field for investigating the responsible flow mechanisms. The results show the forward-skewed blade can cause a spanwise redistribution of flow toward the blade mid-span and reduce tip loading. This results in reduced significantly total pressure loss near hub and shroud endwall region, despite the slight increase of total pressure loss at mid-span.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND EXIT FLOW FIELD OF LOW PRESSURE AXIAL FLOW FAN WITH CIRCUMFERENTIAL SKEWED BLADES

In this article, the low pressure axial flow fan with circumferential skewed rotor blade, including the radial blade, the forward-skewed blade and the backward-skewed blade, was studied with experimental methods. The aerodynamic performance of the rotors was measured. At the design condition at outlet of the rotors, detailed flow measurements were performed with a five-hole probe and a Hot-Wire Anemometer （HWA）. The results show that compared to the radial rotor, the forward-skewed rotor demonstrates a wider Stable Operating Range （SOR）, is able to reduce the total pressure loss in the hub region and make main loading of blade accumulating in the mid-span region. There is a wider wake in the upper mid-span region of the forward-skewed rotor. Compared to the radial rotor, in the backward-skewed rotor there is higher total pressure loss near the hub and shroud regions and lower loss in the mid-span region. In addition, the velocity deficit in the wake is lower at mid-span of the backward-skewed rotor than the forward-skewed rotor.

周向弯曲方向对弯掠叶片气动-声学性能影响的实验

以具有相同几何参数的常规径向叶片、周向前弯和周向后弯叶片为研究对象,对旋转动叶片周向弯曲后叶轮的气动和声学性能进行了对比试验研究。同时采用五孔探针半对向测量方法研究了周向弯曲后出口气流参数沿叶高的分布规律。结果表明,与原型径向叶轮相比,在保持叶片几何参数不变,仅引入周向弯曲后,无论周向前弯还是后弯,均导致叶轮的效率和压升降低。叶片周向前弯可以有效地降低气动噪声,大幅度地增加风扇的喘振裕度。在相同的周向弯曲角度下,采用周向前弯技术明显优于周向后弯。此外,研究表明弯掠叶片径向力对于气流参数沿叶高的分布具有较大的影响。周向前弯叶轮改善了叶顶附近的流动状况,但中部叶高区域的损失增加。对于周向后弯叶轮,虽然叶片中部损失减小,但两端部损失增加明显。