Evaluation of non-uniform water film behavior on the performance of an axial aeroengine compressor
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Ghulam Ishaque
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Sanaullah Khushak
Abstract
Two-phase flow CFD simulations are conducted to investigate the performance characteristics of an axial flow compressor operating under an excessive amount of water intrusion exposed to a rainy atmosphere. In order to obtain a certain compressor behavior under the water film irregularities, the blade surfaces are divided into a small number of regions depending on the film thickness. In addition, to examine the droplets interaction with rotating blades and splashing process, a self-compiled FORTRAN code has been used. The results showed that uneven roughening of blade surfaces is the effective technique to identify the deterioration in performance with irregular wall film thickness. The overall adiabatic efficiency and pressure ratio are decreased by 6% and 0.88 at a 5% water injection rate using an irregular rough wall model. Moreover, the increased wall film has adversely influenced the internal flow mechanism, which resulted the increase of passage shock intensity, entropy level within the main flow zone as well as the blade surface temperature.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 52006042
Funding source: Hei Long Jiang Postdoctoral Fund
Award Identifier / Grant number: LBH-Z20126
Funding source: National Science and Technology Major Project
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017-I-0009-0010
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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: This paper is funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, (Grant No. 52006042); HeiLongJiang Postdoctoral Fund, (Grant No. LBH-Z20126); National Science and Technology Major Project (2017-I-0009-0010).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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