Three-dimensional viscous flow computations of high area ratio nozzles for hypersonic propulsion

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. R. Reddy ◽  
G. J. Harloff
AIAA Journal ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 626-636
Author(s):  
S. Peigin ◽  
V. Kazakov ◽  
M.-C. Druguet ◽  
S. Seror ◽  
D. E. Zeitoun

Author(s):  
Chunill Hah ◽  
Douglas C. Rabe ◽  
Thomas J. Sullivan ◽  
Aspi R. Wadia

The effects of circumferential distortions in inlet total pressure on the flow field in a low-aspect-ratio, high-speed, high-pressure-ratio, transonic compressor rotor are investigated in this paper. The flow field was studied experimentally and numerically with and without inlet total pressure distortion. Total pressure distortion was created by screens mounted upstream from the rotor inlet. Circumferential distortions of 8 periods per revolution were investigated at two different rotor speeds. The unsteady blade surface pressures were measured with miniature pressure transducers mounted in the blade. The flow fields with and without inlet total pressure distortion were analyzed numerically by solving steady and unsteady forms of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. Steady three-dimensional viscous flow calculations were performed for the flow without inlet distortion while unsteady three-dimensional viscous flow calculations were used for the flow with inlet distortion. For the time-accurate calculation, circumferential and radial variations of the inlet total pressure were used as a time-dependent inflow boundary condition. A second-order implicit scheme was used for the time integration. The experimental measurements and the numerical analysis are highly complementary for this study because of the extreme complexity of the flow field. The current investigation shows that inlet flow distortions travel through the rotor blade passage and are convected into the following stator. At a high rotor speed where the flow is transonic, the passage shock was found to oscillate by as much as 20% of the blade chord, and very strong interactions between the unsteady passage shock and the blade boundary layer were observed. This interaction increases the effective blockage of the passage, resulting in an increased aerodynamic loss and a reduced stall margin. The strong interaction between the passage shock and the blade boundary layer increases the peak aerodynamic loss by about one percent.


2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Barigozzi ◽  
Giuseppe Franchini ◽  
Antonio Perdichizzi

The present paper reports on the aerothermal performance of a nozzle vane cascade, with film-cooled end walls. The coolant is injected through four rows of cylindrical holes with conical expanded exits. Two end-wall geometries with different area ratios have been compared. Tests have been carried out at low speed (M=0.2), with coolant to mainstream mass flow ratio varied in the range 0.5–2.5%. Secondary flow assessment has been performed through three-dimensional (3D) aerodynamic measurements, by means of a miniaturized five-hole probe. Adiabatic effectiveness distributions have been determined by using the wide-band thermochromic liquid crystals technique. For both configurations and for all the blowing conditions, the coolant share among the four rows has been determined. The aerothermal performances of the cooled vane have been analyzed on the basis of secondary flow effects and laterally averaged effectiveness distributions; this analysis was carried out for different coolant mass flow ratios. It was found that the smaller area ratio provides better results in terms of 3D losses and secondary flow effects; the reason is that the higher momentum of the coolant flow is going to better reduce the secondary flow development. The increase of the fan-shaped hole area ratio gives rise to a better coolant lateral spreading, but appreciable improvements of the adiabatic effectiveness were detected only in some regions and for large injection rates.


Author(s):  
Shane Haydt ◽  
Stephen Lynch ◽  
Scott Lewis

Shaped film cooling holes are used as a cooling technology in gas turbines to reduce metal temperatures and improve durability, and they generally consist of a small metering section connected to a diffuser that expands in one or more directions. The area ratio of these holes is defined as the area at the exit of the diffuser, divided by the area at the metering section. A larger area ratio increases the diffusion of the coolant momentum, leading to lower average momentum of the coolant jet at the exit of the hole and generally better cooling performance. Cooling holes with larger area ratios are also more tolerant of high blowing ratio conditions, and the increased coolant diffusion typically better prevents jet liftoff from occurring. Higher area ratios have traditionally been accomplished by increasing the expansion angle of the diffuser while keeping the overall length of the hole constant. The present study maintains the diffuser expansion angles and instead increases the length of the diffuser, which results in longer holes. Various area ratios have been examined for two shaped holes: one with forward and lateral expansion angles of 7° (7-7-7 hole) and one with forward and lateral expansion angles of 12° (12-12-12 hole). Each hole shape was tested at numerous blowing ratios to capture trends across various flow rates. Adiabatic effectiveness measurements indicate that for the baseline 7-7-7 hole, a larger area ratio provides higher effectiveness, especially at higher blowing ratios. Measurements also indicate that for the 12-12-12 hole, a larger area ratio performs better at high blowing ratios but the hole experiences ingestion at low blowing ratios. Steady RANS simulations did not accurately predict the levels of adiabatic effectiveness, but did predict the trend of improving effectiveness with increasing area ratio for both hole shapes. Flowfield measurements with PIV were also performed at one downstream plane for a low and high area ratio case, and the results indicate an expected decrease in jet velocity due to a larger diffuser.


1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Khalid

The relationship between turbomachinery blade circulation and tip clearance vortex circulation measured experimentally is examined using three-dimensional viscous flow computations. It is shown that the clearance vortex circulation one would measure is dependent on the placement of the fluid contour around which the circulation measurement is taken. Radial transport of vorticity results in the magnitude of the measured clearance vortex circulation generally being less than the blade circulation. For compressors, radial transport of vorticity shed from the blade tip in proximity to the endwall is the principal contributor to the discrepancy between the measured vortex circulation and blade circulation. Further, diffusion of vorticity shed at the blade tip toward the endwall makes it impossible in most practical cases to construct a fluid contour around the vortex that encloses all, and only, the vorticity shed from the blade tip. One should thus not expect agreement between measured tip clearance vortex circulation and circulation around the blade.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia V. Riazanova ◽  
Johannes J. L. Mulders ◽  
Lyubov M. Belova

ABSTRACTOne of the methods to grow nanoscale three-dimensional (3D) Au patterns is to perform local electron-beam-induced deposition (EBID) using the Me2Au(acac) precursor inside the chamber of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). However, due to the organometallic nature of the chemical, the concentration of the metallic constituent in the as-deposited structure is dramatically low, at around 10 at. % of Au. Ex-situ post-annealing of Me2Au(acac) EBIDs is a very promising purification approach, resulting in an Au content of > 92 at. % after annealing at 600 °C. However, in most of the cases it also distorts the geometrical shape of the heat-treated structure, preserving of which is essential for the application. In this paper we present a systematic study of the dependence between the annealing parameters and resulting purity in combination with the shape of the Au structure. Optimized heat treatment conditions for the creation of well-purified high aspect ratio Au pillar array are presented; and for planar continuous structures, the importance of the parameter height to area ratio is identified.


1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (02) ◽  
pp. 137-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Stern ◽  
H. T. Kim ◽  
D. H. Zhang ◽  
Y. Toda ◽  
J. Kerwin ◽  
...  

Validation of a viscous-flow method for predicting propeller-hull interaction is provided through detailed comparisons with recent extensive experimental data for the practical three-dimensional configuration of the Series 60 CB = 0.6 ship model. Modifications are made to the k-e turbulence model for the present geometry and application. Agreement is demonstrated between the calculations and global and some detailed aspects of the data; however, very detailed resolution of the flow is lacking. This supports the previous conclusion for propeller-shaft configurations and axisymmetric bodies that the present procedures can accurately simulate the steady part of the combined propeller-hull flow field, although turbulence modeling and detailed numerical treatments are critical issues. The present application enables a more critical evaluation through further discussion of these and other relevant issues, such as the use of radial-and angular-varying body-force distributions, the relative importance of turbulence modeling and grid density on the resolution of the harmonics of the propeller inflow, and three-dimensional propeller-hull interaction, including the differences for the nominal and effective inflows and for the resulting steady and unsteady propeller performance. Also, comparisons are made with an inviscid-flow method. Lastly, some concluding remarks are made concerning the limitations of the method, requirements and prognosis for improvements, and application to the design of wake-adapted propellers.


1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Moore ◽  
J. G. Moore

A partially-parabolic calculation procedure is used to calculate flow in a centrifugal impeller. This general-geometry, cascade-flow method is an extension of a duct-flow calculation procedure. The three-dimensional pressure field within the impeller is obtained by first performing a three-dimensional inviscid flow calculation and then adding a viscosity model and a viscous-wall boundary condition to allow calculation of the three-dimensional viscous flow. Wake flow, resulting from boundary layer accumulation in an adverse reduced-pressure gradient, causes blockage of the impeller passage and results in significant modifications of the pressure field. Calculated wake development and pressure distributions are compared with measurements.


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