Effect of clocking on unsteady rotor blade loading in a low-speed axial compressor at design and off-design operating conditions

Abstract This paper presents the results of stator clocking investigations at a design point and an operating point near the stability limit in a low-speed research compressor (LSRC). The unsteady flow field of the LSRC at several clocking configurations was investigated using a three-dimensional un...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part G, Journal of aerospace engineering Journal of aerospace engineering, 2008-09, Vol.222 (6), p.895-906
Main Authors: Jia, H-X, Xi, G, Müller, L, Mailach, R, Vogeler, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace engineering
Amplitudes
Compressors
Design analysis
Design engineering
Flow stability
Machinery
Mathematical analysis
Rotor blades
Rotor blades (turbomachinery)
Time measurement
Transducers
Unsteady flow
Variations
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Summary:Abstract This paper presents the results of stator clocking investigations at a design point and an operating point near the stability limit in a low-speed research compressor (LSRC). The unsteady flow field of the LSRC at several clocking configurations was investigated using a three-dimensional unsteady, viscous solver. The unsteady pressure on the rotor blades at midspan (MS) was measured using time-resolving piezoresistive miniature pressure transducers. The effect of clocking on the unsteady pressure fluctuation at MS on the rotor blades is discussed for different operating points. Based on the unsteady profile pressures, the blade pressure forces were calculated. The peak-to-peak amplitudes of the unsteady blade pressure forces are presented and analysed for different clocking positions at both the design point and the operating point near the stability limit of the compressor.
ISSN:0954-4100
2041-3025
DOI:10.1243/09544100JAERO262