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Effect of Non-Uniformity of Rotor Stagger Angle on the Stability of a Low-Speed Axial Compressor

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  • Shuai Ma

    (Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power Systems, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Jun Hu

    (Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power Systems, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Xuegao Wang

    (Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power Systems, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Jiajia Ji

    (Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power Systems, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

Abstract

It is well known that variations in stagger angle between rotor blades affect compressor performance. In this paper, the stagger angle of blade No. 8 is increased or decreased by six degrees for non-uniformity, and the influence of rotor non-uniformity caused by the change in only one blade stagger angle on the performance and stability of the compressor is investigated. The experimental results show that whether the local rotor stagger angle increases or decreases, the compressor stability will deteriorate. If the stagger angle of blade No. 8 is reduced by six degrees, the flow coefficient at the stall point increases by 8.5%. If the stagger angle of blade No. 8 is increased by six degrees, the flow coefficient at the stall point increases by 1.5%. The reason for the deterioration of compressor stability caused by the local non-uniform rotor stagger angle is explored. When the stagger angle of rotor blade No. 8 deviates from the designed state, the load of blade No. 8 and the surrounding blades will change. The load on rotor blade No. 8 increases when the stagger angle decreases. In the near-stall condition, blade No. 8 becomes the “dangerous blade” that triggers the stall. As the stagger angle of rotor blade No. 8 increases, the load on blade No. 8 decreases. However, the load on blade No. 9 increases due to flow redistribution and blade No. 9 becomes a “dangerous blade” that triggers stall. The “dangerous blade” caused by the non-uniformity of stagger angle is the direct reason for the advance of the compressor rotating stall.

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  • Shuai Ma & Jun Hu & Xuegao Wang & Jiajia Ji, 2022. "Effect of Non-Uniformity of Rotor Stagger Angle on the Stability of a Low-Speed Axial Compressor," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-14, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:8:p:2714-:d:788735
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