Flow characteristics on a 4-stage low-speed research compressor with a cantilevered stator

Autor: Mingmin Zhu, Yuchen Ma, Zhenzhou Ju, Jinfang Teng, Xiaoqing Qiang, Zhong Yang, Lin Fan
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Aerospace Science and Technology. 105:106033
ISSN: 1270-9638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.106033
Popis: This paper presents the experimental and numerical investigation of flow characteristics on the highly loaded 4-stage low-speed research compressor (LSRC) with a Cantilevered Stator of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. A new three-dimensional design for the cantilevered stator in the LSRC was derived using an asymmetrical circumferential bow, and the cantilevered stator near the hub adopted the fore-loading design. The unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) numerical results were compared with experimental data and the differences were introduced. The evolution of the hub leakage flow at the near stall (NS) operating condition compared with the design point (DP) was analyzed, and design suggestions were provided for the two operating conditions. The present study details the effects of the hub leakage flow on the highly loaded LSRC, and provides some quantified data between the aerodynamic performance and hub leakage flow. Designers needing to better understand the hub leakage flow of a cantilevered stator in a multi-stage compressor will benefit from this paper.
Databáze: OpenAIRE