A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions

March 1992

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saxer, André P. (André Pierre)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Gas Turbine Laboratory
Format: Technical Report
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Gas Turbine Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [1992] 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104767
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spelling mit-1721.1/1047672019-04-10T12:33:25Z A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions Saxer, André P. (André Pierre) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Gas Turbine Laboratory QA911 .S29 1992 TJ778.M41 G24 no.209 Lagrange equations -- Numerical solutions Gas-turbines -- Fluid dynamics -- Mathematical models March 1992 Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-239) This dissertation presents a method for the computation of three-dimensional inviscid, transonic steady and unsteady flows, primarily in axial flow turbines. The work is divided into two major contributions. The first is an algorithm for the solution of the 3-D Euler equations which incorporates a second-order accurate numerical smoothing for non-uniform grids and steady-state non-reflecting boundary conditions. Fourier analysis applied to the linearized Euler equations is used to develop novel quasi-3-D non-reflecting boundary conditions at the inflow/outflow and at the stator/rotor interface. The accuracy, effectiveness and robustness of the boundary condition formulation is demonstrated through several subsonic and transonic test cases and through comparison with the standard 1-D formulation. The second contribution consists in the study of three specific flow phenomena occurring in an axial flow turbine. First, the steady-state effects of an inlet spanwise stagnation temperature gradient in a transonic stage are analyzed. The mechanism for the migration of the temperature as well as the extent of the non-uniformity are assessed. Then, the secondary flow produced by a combined thermal and vortical inlet distortion on a downstream moving rotor is studied. The extent of the radial mixing for steady and unsteady flow is assessed as a function of the strength of the inlet disturbance. The third case is an analysis of the steady, unsteady and time-averaged flow fields in a highly loaded industrial transonic turbine stage. In particular, the unsteady shock interaction due to the impact of the stator trailing edge shock wave off the downstream rotor is studied. From the last two cases it is concluded that in many aspects the time-averaged results are extremely close to the steady-state values, even with strong unsteady shock interaction. For each case the mechanisms for the creation of the secondary flow and deviations from a steady, uniform inlet conditions flow field are presented and analyzed. 2016-10-06T21:22:33Z 2016-10-06T21:22:33Z 1992 Technical Report http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104767 26759376 60285299 GTL-209 GTL report #209 303 pages application/pdf Cambridge, Mass. : Gas Turbine Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [1992]
spellingShingle QA911 .S29 1992
TJ778.M41 G24 no.209
Lagrange equations -- Numerical solutions
Gas-turbines -- Fluid dynamics -- Mathematical models
Saxer, André P. (André Pierre)
A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions
title A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions
title_full A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions
title_fullStr A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions
title_full_unstemmed A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions
title_short A numerical analysis of 3-D inviscid stator/rotor interactions using non-reflecting boundary conditions
title_sort numerical analysis of 3 d inviscid stator rotor interactions using non reflecting boundary conditions
topic QA911 .S29 1992
TJ778.M41 G24 no.209
Lagrange equations -- Numerical solutions
Gas-turbines -- Fluid dynamics -- Mathematical models
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104767
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