Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1998.
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| author | Wijesinghe, Hettithanthrige Sanith, 1974- |
| author2 | Eugene E. Covert. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/504762020-08-03T14:26:11Z Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes Wijesinghe, Hettithanthrige Sanith, 1974- Eugene E. Covert. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131). Density wakes have been recently identified as a possible new source for high cycle fatigue failure in the compressor blades of modern turbomachinery. In order to characterize the density wake induced force and moment fluctuations in compressor blades a two-dimensional computational study has been conducted in viscous compressible flows with Mach numbers ranging from M[infinity], = 0.15 to M[infinity] = 0.87 and flow Reynolds number Re(c, U[infinity]) ~~700,000. Parametric tests were conducted at each flow Mach number to establish trends for the change in the maximum fluctuation of the blade force and moment coefficients with the changes in the density wake width 0.1 < w/c < 1.0 and the density ratio 0.25 < P2/P1 < 2.0. Results indicate the magnitude of the blade force and moment fluctuations to scale with (1) the non-dimensional density wake width w/c, (2) a non-dimensional density parameter p* and (3) flow Mach number M[infinity]. The viscous flow simulations have also indicated (1) periodic vortex shedding at the blade trailing edge and (2) separation bubbles on the blade suction surface which generate additional force and moment fluctuations with amplitudes ±(10 - 100%) about the time averaged mean values. These flow features represent possible additional sources for high cycle fatigue failure. Simple functional relationships have also been derived at each flow Mach number to quantify the force and moment fluctuations described above. In addition a simple cascade flow model has been developed in conjunction with the computational study to help determine the trends in the force and moment fluctuations with varying density wake properties and compressor geometries. by Hettithanthrige Sanith Wijesinghe. S.M. 2010-01-07T20:43:43Z 2010-01-07T20:43:43Z 1998 1998 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50476 42242075 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 183 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Wijesinghe, Hettithanthrige Sanith, 1974- Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| title | Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| title_full | Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| title_fullStr | Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| title_short | Aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| title_sort | aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blade rows to convecting density wakes |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50476 |
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