Numerical Prediction of Wakes in Cascades and Compressor Rotors Including the Effects of Mixing: Part I — Cascade Wakes Including the Effects of Incidence and Freestream Turbulence

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Suryavamshi ◽  
B. Lakshminarayana
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Freestream Turbulence ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Pressure Loss Coefficient ◽  
Viscous Losses ◽  
Rate Of Decay ◽  
Entire Flow ◽  
High Reynolds

The results of a numerical investigation to predict the flow in the wake regions of compressor cascades, and wakes and mixing in rotors are presented in this paper. Part I deals with flow in compressor cascades including the effects of change in loading (incidence) and the inlet freestream turbulence intensity. Part II of the paper deals with the predictions of the rotor flow field, including wakes and spanwise mixing. The wake behaviour has been studied numerically using a three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes solver with a high Reynolds number form of the k–ε turbulence model. The equations are solved using a time dependent implicit technique. The agreement between the measured data and predictions is good; including the wake profile, decay, and losses. The ability of the pseudo-compressibility scheme to predict the entire flow field including the wake profile and its decay characteristics, effect of loading and the viscous losses of a compressor cascade is demonstrated. The numerical analysis shows a slight increase in the total pressure loss coefficient through the cascade with increasing turbulence levels. The results also show a slight increase in the rate of decay of the wake at higher turbulence levels but the change in the spreading of the wake was found to be very small with increased turbulence levels.

Numerical Prediction of Wakes in Cascades and Compressor Rotors Including the Effects of Mixing: Part I—Cascade Wakes Including the Effects of Incidence and Free-Stream Turbulence

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 607-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Suryavamshi ◽  
B. Lakshminarayana
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Free Stream Turbulence ◽  
Pressure Loss Coefficient ◽  
Viscous Losses ◽  
Entire Flow ◽  
High Reynolds

The results of a numerical investigation to predict the flow in the wake regions of compressor cascades, and wakes and mixing in rotors are presented in this paper. Part I deals with flow in compressor cascades including the effects of change in loading (incidence) and the inlet free-stream turbulence intensity. Part II of the paper deals with the predictions of the rotor flow field, including wakes and spanwise mixing. The wake behavior has been studied numerically using a three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes solver with a high Reynolds number form of the k–ε turbulence model. The equations are solved using a time-dependent implicit technique. The agreement between the measured data and predictions is good, including the wake profile, decay, and losses. The ability of the pseudocompressibility scheme to predict the entire flow field including the wake profile and its decay characteristics, effect of loading, and the viscous losses of a compressor cascade is demonstrated. The numerical analysis shows a slight increase in the total pressure loss coefficient through the cascade with increasing turbulence levels. The results also show a slight increase in the rate of decay of the wake at higher turbulence levels but the change in the spreading of the wake was found to be very small with increased turbulence levels.

scholarly journals Numerical Prediction of Wakes in Cascades and Compressor Rotors Including the Effects of Mixing: Part II — Rotor Passage Flow and Wakes Including the Effects of Spanwise Mixing

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Suryavamshi ◽  
B. Lakshminarayana
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Radial Component ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Compressor Rotor ◽  
Entire Flow ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
Flow Compressor

The results of a numerical investigation to predict the flow field including wakes and mixing in axial flow compressor rotors has been presented in this paper. The wake behaviour in a moderately loaded compressor rotor has been studied numerically using a three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes solver with a high Reynolds number form of the k–ε turbulence model. The equations are solved using a time dependent implicit technique. The agreement between the measured data and the predictions are good; including the blade boundary layer profiles, wake mean velocity profiles and decay. The ability of the pseudo-compressibility scheme to predict the entire flow field including the near and far wake profiles and its decay characteristics, effect of loading and the viscous losses of a three-dimensional rotor flow field has been demonstrated. An analysis of the passage averaged velocities and the pressure coefficients shows that the mixing in the downstream regions away from the hub and annulus walls is dominated by wake diffusion. In regions away from the walls, the radial mixing is predominantly caused by the transport of mass, momentum and energy by the radial component of velocity in the wake.

Numerical Prediction of Wakes in Cascades and Compressor Rotors Including the Effects of Mixing: Part II—Rotor Passage Flow and Wakes Including the Effects of Spanwise Mixing

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Suryavamshi ◽  
B. Lakshminarayana
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Radial Component ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Mean Velocity ◽  
Compressor Rotor ◽  
Entire Flow ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
Flow Compressor

The results of a numerical investigation to predict the flow field including wakes and mixing in axial flow compressor rotors has been presented in this paper. The wake behavior in a moderately loaded compressor rotor has been studied numerically using a three-dimensional incompressible Navier–Stokes solver with a high Reynolds number form of the k–ε turbulence model. The equations are solved using a time-dependent implicit technique. The agreement between the measured data and the predictions is good, including the blade boundary layer profiles, wake mean velocity profiles, and decay. The ability of the pseudocompressibility scheme to predict the entire flow field including the near and far wake profiles and its decay characteristics, effect of loading, and the viscous losses of a three-dimensional rotor flow field has been demonstrated. An analysis of the passage-averaged velocities and the pressure coefficients shows that the mixing in the downstream regions away from the hub and annulus walls is dominated by wake diffusion. In regions away from the walls, the radial mixing is predominantly caused by the transport of mass, momentum, and energy by the radial component of velocity in the wake.

scholarly journals Numerical Study of the Internal Flow Field of a Centrifugal Impeller

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mou-jin Zhang ◽  
Chuan-gang Gu ◽  
Yong-miao Miao
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Staggered Grid ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Centrifugal Impeller ◽  
High Reynolds

The complex three-dimensional flow field in a centrifugal impeller with low speed is studied in this paper. Coupled with high–Reynolds–number k–ε turbulence model, the fully three–dimensional Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations are solved. The Semi–Implicit Method for Pressure–Linked Equations (SIMPLE) algorithm is used. And the non–staggered grid arrangement is also used. The computed results are compared with the available experimental data. The comparison shows good agreement.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Stator Exit Flow Field of an Automotive Torque Converter

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. V. Marathe ◽  
B. Lakshminarayana ◽  
Y. Dong
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Secondary Flow ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Torque Converter ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Rate Of Decay

The objective of this investigation is to understand the nature of the complex flow field inside each element of the torque converter through a systematic experimental and numerical investigation of the flow field. A miniature five-hole probe was used to acquire the data at the exit of the stator at several operating conditions. The flow field is found to be highly three dimensional with substantial flow deviations, and secondary flow at the exit of the stator. The secondary flow structure, caused by the upstream radial variation of the through flow, induces flow overturning near the core. Flow separation near the shell causes flow underturning in this region. The rate of decay of stator wake is found to be slower than that observed in the wakes of axial flow turbine nozzles. The flow predictions by a Navier–Stokes code are in good agreement with the pressure and the flow field measured at the exit of the stator at the design and the off-design conditions.

Performance Evaluation of an Internal Flow Navier-Stokes Solver for Compressible Viscous Flow Simulations

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Tug˘rul Tınaztepe ◽  
Ahmet S¸. U¨c¸er ◽  
I˙. Sinan Akamandor
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Separation Bubble ◽  
Turbulent Viscosity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Compressor Cascade ◽  
Local Scaling ◽  
Characteristic Boundary

A three-dimensional compressible full Navier-Stokes solver is developed for the analysis of the flow field inside turbomachinary cascades. The solver uses an explicit second order accurate (cell-vertex) finite volume Lax-Wendroff scheme over hexahedral cells. The viscous and heat conduction terms are discretized in conservative form at the cell center. Second and fourth order numerical smoothing terms are added with local scaling factors. Eddy viscosity is calculated by the Baldwin-Lomax model and is adapted to the pointered cell based algorithm. Turbulent viscosity is blended by inverse distance square weighting functions near corners. Characteristic boundary conditions are used. A computational analysis has been carried out to present the capability of the solver in capturing secondary velocity patterns, flow angles and total pressure loss distributions inside a linear high turning turbine cascade. A controlled diffusion compressor cascade at high incidence has been analyzed. Main features of the flow field in this compressor cascade were resolved (secondary and end wall flows and leading edge laminar separation bubble) as in the experimental data. The main aim of the work is to demonstrate the performance of the code in capturing the details of the complicated flow fields using grids that can be regarded as coarse.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Stator Exit Flow Field of an Automotive Torque Converter

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. V. Marathe ◽  
B. Lakshminarayana ◽  
Y. Dong
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Secondary Flow ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Torque Converter ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Rate Of Decay

The objective of this investigation is to understand the nature of the complex flow field inside each element of the torque converter through a systematic experimental and numerical investigation of the flow field. A miniature five-hole probe was used to acquire the data at the exit of the stat or at several operating conditions. The flow field is found to be highly three-dimensional with substantial flow deviations, and secondary flow at the exit of the stator. The secondary flow structure, caused by the upstream radial variation of the through flow, induces flow overturning near the core. Flow separation near the shell causes flow underturning in this region. The rate of decay of stator wake is found to be slower than that observed in the wakes of axial flow turbine nozzles. The flow predictions by a Navier-Stokes code are in good agreement with the pressure and the flow field measured at the exit of the stator at the design and the off-design conditions.

Numerical Simulation of the Flow Field Around Supersonic Air-Intakes

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Freskos ◽  
O. Penanhoat
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Grid Approach ◽  
Entire Flow ◽  
Flow Configurations ◽  
Cost Efficient

The demand for efficiency in today’s and in future civil aircraft is such that experimental studies alone do not suffice to optimize aircraft aerodynamics. In this context, much effort has been spent in the past decade to develop numerical methods capable of reproducing the phenomena that occur in the engine flow field. This paper presents some studies in Computational Fluid Dynamics related to supersonic inlets. Two approaches are considered. First, there is a need for a code capable of calculating in a cost-efficient way the entire flow field around a two-dimensional or three-dimensional inlet, e.g., to perform parametric studies. To this effect, a computing method based on grid construction by mesh generator dedicated to inlet shapes and on the discretization of the unsteady Euler equations with an explicit upwind scheme was developed. The treatment of complex geometries led us to adopt a multiblock grid approach. Therefore particular attention was paid to the treatment of the boundary conditions between the different domains. Second, there is a need for a code that can capture local phenomena in order to get a better understanding of inlet behavior (shock/shock, shock/boundary layer interactions, etc.). To this effect a two-dimensional turbulent Navier-Stokes code is used. The two-equation k-ε turbulence model included in the program seems to be one of the most successful models for calculating flow realistically. Correction of the near-wall influence extends its capability to complex flow configurations, e.g., those with separated zones.

Flow Field Unsteadiness in the Tip Region of a Transonic Compressor Rotor

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Puterbaugh ◽  
W. W. Copenhaver
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Vortex Interaction ◽  
Tip Leakage Vortex ◽  
Tip Leakage ◽  
Transonic Compressor ◽  
Compressor Rotor ◽  
Operating Points

An experimental investigation concerning tip flow field unsteadiness was performed for a high-performance, state-of-the-art transonic compressor rotor. Casing-mounted high frequency response pressure transducers were used to indicate both the ensemble averaged and time varying flow structure present in the tip region of the rotor at four different operating points at design speed. The ensemble averaged information revealed the shock structure as it evolved from a dual shock system at open throttle to an attached shock at peak efficiency to a detached orientation at near stall. Steady three-dimensional Navier Stokes analysis reveals the dominant flow structures in the tip region in support of the ensemble averaged measurements. A tip leakage vortex is evident at all operating points as regions of low static pressure and appears in the same location as the vortex found in the numerical solution. An unsteadiness parameter was calculated to quantify the unsteadiness in the tip cascade plane. In general, regions of peak unsteadiness appear near shocks and in the area interpreted as the shock-tip leakage vortex interaction. Local peaks of unsteadiness appear in mid-passage downstream of the shock-vortex interaction. Flow field features not evident in the ensemble averaged data are examined via a Navier-Stokes solution obtained at the near stall operating point.

Aerothermal Investigation of a Rib-Roughened Trailing Edge Channel With Crossing-Jets—Part I: Flow Field Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Armellini ◽  
Filippo Coletti ◽  
Tony Arts ◽  
Christophe Scholtes
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Side Wall ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Trailing Edge ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Rib Roughened

The present contribution addresses the aerothermal, experimental, and computational studies of a trapezoidal cross-sectional model simulating a trailing edge cooling cavity with one rib-roughened wall. The flow is fed through tilted slots on one side wall and exits through straight slots on the opposite side wall. The flow field aerodynamics is investigated in Part I of the paper. The reference Reynolds number is defined at the entrance of the test section and set at 67,500 for all the experiments. A qualitative flow model is deduced from surface-streamline flow visualizations. Two-dimensional particle image velocimetry measurements are performed in several planes around midspan of the channel and recombined to visualize and quantify three-dimensional flow features. The crossing-jets issued from the tilted slots are characterized and the jet-rib interaction is analyzed. Attention is drawn to the motion of the flow deflected by the rib-roughened wall and impinging on the opposite smooth wall. The experimental results are compared with the numerical predictions obtained from the finite volume Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solver, CEDRE.

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