Flow quality improvement of the wind tunnel testing for a highly-loaded compressor cascade at high incidence
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Ming Cai
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Haoxue Li
Abstract
To obtain reliable and accurate experimental data in cascade testing, the influencing factors and the improving method of the flow quality of a highly-loaded compressor cascade under high incidence were investigated through a series of numerical simulations and experiments. The numerical method was validated by experimental data and agreed well at both incidence angles of 0° and 6°. Under the original upper end wall, both experimental and numerical results indicated an unsatisfactory flow quality of the cascade with an obvious nonuniformity of inlet Mach number, and the incidence of the central blade is 3.6° larger than the theoretical value. Using a small curved upper wall can reduce the severe flow separation on the upper wall and achieve a maximum improvement in flow quality under the critical installation angle, where the incidence deviation of the central blade was reduced to 2.1°. Using the combination of adjustable tailboards and a small curved upper end wall can further improve the cascade flow quality. Under the optimal angle of the tailboards, both the inflow uniformity and the outflow periodicity of the three middle blade passages the test requirements, and the incidence deviation of the central blade is reduced to 0.2°.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 51790512
Award Identifier / Grant number: 92152301
Funding source: National Science and Technology Major Project of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017-Ⅱ-0001-0013
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: The authors would like to express appreciation for the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51790512, No. 92152301), and the support of National Science and Technology Major Project of China (No. 2017-Ⅱ-0001-0013).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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- Frontmatter
- The International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines
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- Modeling and analysis of 3D radiative heat transfer in combustor
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