Prediction of Noise Sources in Axial Compressor from URANS Simulation

Autor: Laurent Soulat, Jerome de Laborderie, Stéphane Moreau
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Propulsion and Power. 30:1257-1271
ISSN: 1533-3876
0748-4658
DOI: 10.2514/1.b35000
Popis: As part of a larger aeroacoustic study focused on rotor–stator interaction noise, the unsteady flow in a single-stage axial compressor is achieved by a numerical Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulation. The flowfield is precisely analyzed and assessed by comparing it with available experimental and numerical data. Specifically, the rotor wakes correctly agree with previous laser Doppler anemometry measurements. The unsteady flow, especially the potential effects created by the stator vanes, is then investigated, showing that the stator potential field is responsible for a major secondary tonal noise source on the rotor blades. The rotor wake velocity and turbulent content correspond to the excitations for tonal and broadband noise, respectively. They are greatly influenced by the vane potential effects and, to a lesser extent, by their convection with the mean flow. Two methods of extraction are surveyed along the whole span, showing the need to consider the blockage induced by the stator on the wakes....
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