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Effects of tip air injection on the aerodynamic stability of an axial flow compressor with total pressure distortion
- Source :
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 236:1488-1501
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Abstract
- The compressor is a critical component that determines the aerodynamic stability of an aero-engine. Total pressure inlet distortion decreases the thrust and shrinks the stability margin, thus inducing severe performance degradation or even flameout. Generally, tip air injection is used to reduce the adverse influence of total pressure inlet distortion on the aerodynamic stability. In the present work, an experimental investigation on the effects of tip air injection on the stability of a two-stage low-speed axial compressor with total pressure inlet distortion was carried out. A flat baffle generated the total pressure distortion at the inlet of the compressor. The stall margin of the compressor was reduced significantly by the total pressure distortion. When the dimensionless insertion depth of the flat baffle was 0.45, the stall margin decreased to 11.4%. Under the total pressure inlet distortion, tip air injection effectively improved the distortion resistance capability of the compressor. The circumferential layout of the nozzle played a critical role in the stability expansion effect of tip air injection under the inlet flow condition of the total pressure distortion. The modal wave disturbance was likely to occur in the distortion-affected region (the low-pressure region and the mixing region). Tip air injection did not inhibit the generation of the modal wave but restrained the development of the modal wave into the stall cell. It improved the low-speed compressor’s tolerance to the modal wave and allowed a higher amplitude modal wave to occur.
Details
- ISSN :
- 20413025 and 09544100
- Volume :
- 236
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d90d22b34f4ac1a8b18fd309ac0462b1