Effect of leading-edge plate controlling on subsonic cavity

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (14n16) ◽  
pp. 2040090
Author(s):  
Fang-Qi Zhou ◽  
Dang-Guo Yang ◽  
Xian-Sheng Wang ◽  
Jun-Qiang Wu ◽  
Bo Lu

Cavity noise caused by the high-speed airflow has been paid much attention in the field of aerospace, and the study of cavity noise suppression has an important significance on improving the safety of aircraft. Effects of the leading-edge plate on the flow and the noise of the cavity model (the ratio of length to depth is 6) at a Mach number (Ma) of 0.6 are investigated with high-speed wind tunnel experiment. The acoustic and the flow field information in the cavity are obtained with the dynamic/static pressure measurement and oil flow experiment. The result shows that the leading-edge plate can greatly lift the shear layer, raise the impact position on the back-wall area, and reduce the flux rate and intensity in the cavity. With the controlling of leading-edge plate, the static pressure and backflow area are effectively suppressed and the SPL and peak noise also fall down significantly. The leading-edge plate provides a new method for cavity noise suppression in subsonic flow condition, which can be effectively applied to flow/noise controlling of cavity structure on aircraft.

2011 ◽  
Vol 672 ◽  
pp. 451-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERICH SCHÜLEIN ◽  
VICTOR M. TROFIMOV

Large-scale longitudinal vortices in high-speed turbulent separated flows caused by relatively small irregularities at the model leading edges or at the model surfaces are investigated in this paper. Oil-flow visualization and infrared thermography techniques were applied in the wind tunnel tests at Mach numbers 3 and 5 to investigate the nominally 2-D ramp flow at deflection angles of 20°, 25° and 30°. The surface contour anomalies have been artificially simulated by very thin strips (vortex generators) of different shapes and thicknesses attached to the model surface. It is shown that the introduced streamwise vortical disturbances survive over very large downstream distances of the order of 104 vortex-generator heights in turbulent supersonic flows without pressure gradients. It is demonstrated that each vortex pair induced in the reattachment region of the ramp is definitely a child of a vortex pair, which was generated originally, for instance, by the small roughness element near the leading edge. The dependence of the spacing and intensity of the observed longitudinal vortices on the introduced disturbances (thickness and spanwise size of vortex generators) and on the flow parameters (Reynolds numbers, boundary-layer thickness, compression corner angles, etc.) has been shown experimentally.


2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Flouros

Trends in aircraft engines have dictated high speed rolling element bearings up to 3 million DN or more with the consequence of having high amounts of heat rejection in the bearing chambers and high oil scavenge temperatures. A parametric study on the bearing power consumption has been performed with a 124 mm pitch circle diameter (PCD) ball bearing in a bearing chamber that has been adapted from the RB199 turbofan engine DN∼2×106. The operating parameters such as oil flow, oil temperature, sealing air flow, bearing chamber pressure, and shaft speed have been varied in order to assess the impact on the power consumption. This work is the first part of a survey aiming to reduce power losses in bearing chambers. In the first part, the parameters affecting the power losses are identified and evaluated.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Gunn ◽  
T. Brandvik ◽  
M. J. Wilson ◽  
R. Maxwell

Abstract This paper considers the impact of a damaged leading edge on the stall margin and stall inception mechanisms of a transonic, low pressure ratio fan. The damage takes the form of a squared-off leading edge over the upper half of the blade. Full-annulus, unsteady CFD simulations are used to explain the stall inception mechanisms for the fan at low- and high-speed operating points. A combination of steady and unsteady simulations show that the fan is predicted to be sensitive to leading edge damage at low speed, but insensitive at high speed. This blind prediction aligns well with rig test data. The difference in response is shown to be caused by the change between subsonic and supersonic flow regimes at the leading edge. Where the inlet relative flow is subsonic, rotating stall is initiated by growth and propagation of a subsonic leading edge flow separation. This separation is shown to be triggered at higher mass flow rates when the leading edge is damaged, reducing the stable flow range. Where the inlet relative flow is supersonic, the flow undergoes a supersonic expansion around the leading edge, creating a supersonic flow patch terminated by a shock on the suction surface. Rotating stall is triggered by growth of this separation, which is insensitive to leading edge shape. This creates a marked difference in sensitivity to damage at low- and high-speed operating points.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Fangyuan Lou ◽  
John Charles Fabian ◽  
Nicole Leanne Key

This paper investigates the aerodynamics of a transonic impeller using static pressure measurements. The impeller is a high-speed, high-pressure-ratio wheel used in small gas turbine engines. The experiment was conducted on the single stage centrifugal compressor facility in the compressor research laboratory at Purdue University. Data were acquired from choke to near-surge at four different corrected speeds (Nc) from 80% to 100% design speed, which covers both subsonic and supersonic inlet conditions. Details of the impeller flow field are discussed using data acquired from both steady and time-resolved static pressure measurements along the impeller shroud. The flow field is compared at different loading conditions, from subsonic to supersonic inlet conditions. The impeller performance was strongly dependent on the inducer, where the majority of relative diffusion occurs. The inducer diffuses flow more efficiently for inlet tip relative Mach numbers close to unity, and the performance diminishes at other Mach numbers. Shock waves emerging upstream of the impeller leading edge were observed from 90% to 100% corrected speed, and they move towards the impeller trailing edge as the inlet tip relative Mach number increases. There is no shock wave present in the inducer at 80% corrected speed. However, a high-loss region near the inducer throat was observed at 80% corrected speed resulting in a lower impeller efficiency at subsonic inlet conditions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 19-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. R. Tutty ◽  
G. T. Roberts ◽  
P. H. Schuricht

AbstractInterference heating effects generated by a blunt fin-type protuberance on a flat plate exposed to a hypersonic flow have been investigated experimentally and numerically. Experiments and simulations were carried out at a free-stream Mach number of 6.7 under laminar flow conditions. The surface heating on the plate was measured experimentally using liquid-crystal thermography, which provided quantitative data with high spatial resolution. Complementary surface oil flow and schlieren experiments were also carried out to gain a better understanding of the interference flow field. The effects of fin leading-edge diameter on the heating distribution on the flat plate surface were explored. The results of the experiments and simulations agree well and reveal a highly complex interaction region which extends over seven diameters upstream of the fin. Within the interaction region surrounding the fin, heating enhancements up to ten times the undisturbed flat plate value were estimated from the experimental data. However, the liquid crystals have a limited range, and the numerical simulations indicated localized peak heating many times this value both on the plate and the fin itself.


2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Flouros

Trends in aircraft engine design have caused an increase in mechanical stress requirements for rolling bearings. Consequently, a high amount of heat is rejected, which results in high oil scavenge temperatures. An RB199 turbofan bearing and its associated chamber were modified to carry out a survey aiming to reduce power losses in bearing chambers. The test bearing was a 124 mm PCD ball bearing with a split inner ring employing under-race lubrication by two individual jets. The survey was carried out in two parts. In the first part, the investigations were focused on the impact on the power losses in the bearing chamber of the operating parameters, such as oil flow, oil temperature, sealing air flow, bearing chamber pressure, and shaft speed. In the second part, the investigations focused on the reduction of the dwell time of the air and oil mixture in the bearing compartment and its impact on the power losses. In this part, porous screens were introduced around the bearing. These screens would aid the oil to flow out of the compartment and reduce droplet-droplet interactions as well as droplet-bearing chamber wall interactions. The performance of the screens was evaluated by torque measurements. A high-speed camera was used to visualize the flow in the chamber. Considerable reduction in power loss was achieved. This work is part of the European Research programme GROWTH ATOS (Advanced Transmission and Oil Systems).


2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (03) ◽  
pp. 413-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
JI FEI WU ◽  
ZHAO LIN FAN ◽  
XIN FU LUO

An experimental investigation was conducted in a high speed wind tunnel to explore the effects of mass-injection on cavity flow characteristics. Detailed static-pressure and fluctuating pressure measurements were obtained at the cavity floor to enable the effects of the mass-injection at the leading edge to be determined. Results indicate that varying mass-injection hole number and the flux rate of mass-injection has no significant effect on cavity flow characteristics. However, mass-injection can reduce the cavity static pressure gradient when the cavity flow type is transitional-cavity flow. The study also indicates that Mach number can influence the effect of mass-injection on cavity fluctuating pressure distributions, and at supersonic speeds, mass-injection can suppress the cavity tones effectively.


Electronics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 211
Author(s):  
Myunghoi Kim

In this paper, we present the impact of a meander-shaped defected ground structure (MDGS) on the slow-wave characteristics of a lowest-order passband and a low cutoff frequency of the first stopband of an electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure for power/ground noise suppression in high-speed integrated circuit packages and printed circuit boards (PCBs). A semi-analytical method is presented to rigorously analyze the MDGS effect. In the analytical method, a closed-form expression for a low cutoff frequency of the MDGS-EBG structure is extracted with an effective characteristic impedance and a slow-wave factor. The proposed analytical method enables the fast analysis of the MDGS-EBG structure so that it can be easily optimized. The analysis of the MDGS effect revealed that the low cutoff frequency increases up to approximately 19% while comparing weakly and strongly coupled MDGSs. It showed that the miniaturization of the MDGS-EBG structure can be achieved. It was experimentally verified that the low cutoff frequency is reduced from 2.54 GHz to 2.00 GHz by decreasing the MDGS coupling coefficient, which is associated with the miniaturization of the MDGS-EBG structure in high-speed packages and PCBs.


2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hagemann ◽  
Hubert Schwarze

The quality of predictions for the operating behavior of high-speed journal bearings strongly depends on realistic boundary conditions within the inlet region supplying a mixture of hot oil from the upstream pad and fresh lubricant from the inlet device to the downstream located pad. Therefore, an appropriate modeling of fundamental phenomena within the inlet region is essential for a reliable simulation of fluid and heat flow in the entire bearing. A theoretical model including hydraulic, mechanical, and energetic effects and the procedure of its numerical implementation in typical bearing codes for thermo-hydrodynamic lubrication is described and validated. Convective and conductive heat transfer as well as dissipation due to internal friction in the lubricant is considered for the space between pads or the pocket where the inlet is located. In contrast to most other models, the region between the physical inlet and the lubricant film is part of the solution domain and not only represented by boundary conditions. The model provides flow rate and temperature boundary conditions for extended Reynolds equation and a three-dimensional (3D) energy equation of film and inlet region, respectively. The impact of backflow from the inlet region to the outer supply channel possibly occurring in sealed pockets is taken into account. Moreover, the model considers the influence of turbulent flow in the inlet region.


Author(s):  
Fangyuan Lou ◽  
Douglas R. Matthews ◽  
Nicholas J. Kormanik ◽  
Nicole L. Key

Abstract In the previous part of the paper, a novel method to reconstruct the compressor non-uniform circumferential flow field using spatially under-sampled data points is developed. In this part of the paper, the method is applied to two compressor research articles to further demonstrate the potential of the novel method in resolving the important flow features associated with these circumferential non-uniformities. In the first experiment, the static pressure field at the leading edge of a vaned diffuser in a high-speed centrifugal compressor is reconstructed using pressure readings from nine static pressure taps placed on the hub of the diffuser. The magnitude and phase information for the first three dominant wavelets are characterized. Additionally, the method shows significant advantages over the traditional averaging methods for calculating repeatable mean values of the static pressure. While using the multi-wavelet approximation method, the errors in the mean static pressure with one dropout measurement are 70% less than the pitchwise-averaging method. In the second experiment, the full-annulus total pressure field downstream of Stator 2 in a three-stage axial compressor is reconstructed from a small segment of data representing 20% coverage of the annulus. Results show very good agreement between the reconstructed total pressure profile and the experiment at a variety of spanwise locations from near hub to near shroud. The features associated with blade-row interactions accounting for passage-to-passage variations are resolved in the reconstructed total pressure profile.


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