Criteria for Spike Initiated Rotating Stall

Journal of Turbomachinery - Tập 130 Số 1 - 2008
Huu Duc Vo1, C. S. Tan2, E. M. Greitzer2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2900 boul. Edouard-Montpetit, 2500 ch. de Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1J4, Canada
2Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Tóm tắt

A computational study to define the phenomena that lead to the onset of short length-scale (spike) rotating stall disturbances has been carried out. Based on unsteady simulations, we hypothesize there are two conditions necessary for the formation of spike disturbances, both of which are linked to the tip clearance flow. One is that the interface between the tip clearance and oncoming flows becomes parallel to the leading-edge plane. The second is the initiation of backflow, stemming from the fluid in adjacent passages, at the trailing-edge plane. The two criteria also imply a circumferential length scale for spike disturbances. The hypothesis and scenario developed are consistent with numerical simulations and experimental observations of axial compressor stall inception. A comparison of calculations for multiple blades with those for single passages also allows statements to be made about the utility of single passage computations as a descriptor of compressor stall.

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