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Effect of Circumferential Single Casing Groove Location on the Flow Stability under Tip-Clearance Effect in a Transonic Axial Flow Compressor Rotor

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  • Xiaoxiong Wu

    (School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China)

  • Bo Liu

    (School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China)

  • Botao Zhang

    (School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China)

  • Xiaochen Mao

    (School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China)

Abstract

Numerical simulations have been performed to study the effect of the circumferential single-grooved casing treatment (CT) at multiple locations on the tip-flow stability and the corresponding control mechanism at three tip-clearance-size (TCS) schemes in a transonic axial flow compressor rotor. The results show that the CT is more efficient when its groove is located from 10% to 40% tip axial chord, and G2 (located at near 20% tip axial chord) is the best CT scheme in terms of stall-margin improvement for the three TCS schemes. For effective CTs, the tip-leakage-flow (TLF) intensity, entropy generation and tip-flow blockage are reduced, which makes the interface between TLF and mainstream move downstream. A quantitative analysis of the relative inlet flow angle indicates that the reduction of flow incidence angle is not necessary to improve the flow stability for this transonic rotor. The control mechanism may be different for different TCS schemes due to the distinction of the stall inception process. For a better application of CT, the blade tip profile should be further modified by using an optimization method to adjust the shock position and strength during the design of a more efficient CT.

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  • Xiaoxiong Wu & Bo Liu & Botao Zhang & Xiaochen Mao, 2021. "Effect of Circumferential Single Casing Groove Location on the Flow Stability under Tip-Clearance Effect in a Transonic Axial Flow Compressor Rotor," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:19:p:6143-:d:643990
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    1. Botao Zhang & Xiaochen Mao & Xiaoxiong Wu & Bo Liu, 2021. "Effects of Tip Leakage Flow on the Aerodynamic Performance and Stability of an Axial-Flow Transonic Compressor Stage," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-19, July.
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