Abstract
A case of compressor surge with bang noise during takeoff roll is investigated and presented in this paper. Fatigue failure of compressor rotor blades during takeoff is found to disturb the aerodynamics of compressor flow causing the surge. Based on evidences, failure of rotor blades and compressor surge due to over-speed and foreign object debris is ruled out. The paper presents the methodology adopted for the investigation and also suggests remedial measures necessary to prevent such incidents.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Influence of Structural Parameters on the Performance of Vortex Valve Variable-Thrust Solid Rocket Motor
- Numerical Studies on the Performance of Scramjet Combustor with Alternating Wedge-Shaped Strut Injector
- Investigation of HP Turbine Blade Failure in a Military Turbofan Engine
- Nozzle Admittance and Damping Analysis Using the LEE Method
- Software Development for EECU Platform of Turbofan Engine
- Numerical Study of the Propulsive Performance of the Hollow Rotating Detonation Engine with a Laval Nozzle
- Analysis of Compressor Surge in a Military Turbojet Engine: A Case Study
- The Combined Effects of Surface Roughness with Upstream Wakes on the Boundary Layer Development of an Ultra-High-Lift LPT Blade
- Numerical Investigation of a Model Scramjet Combustor Using DDES
- Flow Field Measurement in Multi-stage Axial Compressor Stator by Using Multi-hole Pneumatic Probes
- Effect of Air Pressure and Gutter Angle on Flame Stability and DeZubay Number for Methane-Air Combustion
- Control of Subsonic and Sonic Jets with Limiting Tabs