Naval Centrifugal Compressor Design Using CAD Solutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
Constantin Dumitrache ◽  
Ioan Calimanescu ◽  
Corneliu Comandar
Keyword(s):  
High Flow ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
Aerodynamic Optimization ◽  
Aerodynamic Forces ◽  
Dynamic Stresses ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Compressor Design ◽  
Blade Vibrations ◽  
Centrifugal Loading

Centrifugal compressors of turbochargersoperate in a wide range of rotational speeds, which depends on the load of the supercharged engine. Current designs of turbocharger compressors exhibit high efficiencies accompanied by high flow capacities [1]. Consequences of aerodynamic optimization are high mean stress values in the blades due to centrifugal loading as well as dynamic stresses due to blade vibrations. Blade vibrations in a turbocharger compressor are assumed to be predominantly excited by unsteady aerodynamic forces [2]. These forces are caused by a variety of sources influencing the flow. Examples include the geometry of the flow channel, elbows, the diffuser vanes or struts. Therefore, an understanding of FSI is essential for further design optimizations.

ESTIMATION OF AERODYNAMIC FORCES AND MOMENTS DERIVATIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE ANGULAR VELOCITY COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT MODEL IN A WIDE RANGE OF ANGLES OF ATTACK

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
Mikhail Alekseyevich Golovkin ◽  
Andrey Aleksandrovich Efremov ◽  
Miroslav Sergeevich Makhnev
Keyword(s):  
Angular Velocity ◽  
Aerodynamic Forces ◽  
Aircraft Model ◽  
Wide Range

Control of Unsteady Aerodynamic Forces

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Ming Ho ◽  
Ismet Gursul ◽  
Chiang Shih ◽  
Hank Lin ◽  
Mario Lee
Keyword(s):  
Aerodynamic Forces ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic

Unsteady Aerodynamic Forces Measured on a Fluttering Profile

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Zolotarev ◽  
Václav Vlček ◽  
Jan Kozánek
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Optical Measurements ◽  
Energy Contribution ◽  
Aerodynamic Forces ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
New Information ◽  
Drag And Lift

The study presents evaluation of optical measurements of the air flow field near the fluttering profile NACA0015 with two-degrees of freedom, Mach number of the flutter occurrence were M=0.21 and M=0.45. Aerodynamic forces (drag and lift components) were evaluated independently on the upper and lower surfaces of the profile. Using the mentioned decomposition, the new information about mechanism of flutter properties was obtained. The forces on the upper and lower surfaces are phase shifted and are partially eliminated as a result of the circulation around the profile. The cycle changes of these forces cause the permanent energy contribution from the airflow to the vibrating system.

Aeroelastic Optimization of an Industrial Compressor Rotor Blade Geometry

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Vanti ◽  
Lorenzo Pinelli ◽  
Andrea Arnone ◽  
Andrea Schneider ◽  
Pio Astrua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Procedure ◽  
Optimization Procedure ◽  
Multidisciplinary Optimization ◽  
Optimization Process ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Aerodynamic Optimization ◽  
Compressor Rotor ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Automatic Optimization ◽  
Blade Geometry

This paper describes a multidisciplinary optimization procedure applied to a compressor blade-row. The numerical procedure takes into account both aerodynamic (efficiency) and aeromechanic (flutter-free design) goals nowadays required by turbo-machinery industries and is applied to a low pressure compressor rotor geometry provided by Ansaldo Energia S.p.A.. Some typical geometrical parameters have been selected and modified during the automatic optimization process in order to generate an optimum geometry with an improved efficiency and, at the same time, a safety flutter margin. This new automatic optimization procedure, which now includes a flutter stability assessment, is an extension of an existing aerodynamic optimization process, which randomly perturbs a starting 3D blade geometry inside a constrained range of values, build the fluid mesh and run the CFD steady analysis. The new implementation provides the self-building of the solid mesh, the FEM analysis and finally the unsteady uncoupled aeroelastic analysis to assess the flutter occurrence. After simulating a wide range of geometries, a database with all the constraint parameters and objective functions is obtained and then used to train a neural network algorithm. Once the ANN validation error is converged, an optimization strategy is used to build the Pareto front and to provide a set of optimum geometries redesigning the original compressor rotor. The aim of this paper is to show the opportunity to also take into account the aeroelastic issues in optimization processes.

A Reduced Order Model of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Hall ◽  
Răzvan Florea ◽  
Paul J. Lanzkron
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Unsteady Flows ◽  
Reduced Order Model ◽  
Lanczos Algorithm ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Reduced Order ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Natural Modes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Modes Of Vibration

A novel technique for computing unsteady flows about turbomachinery cascades is presented. Starting with a frequency domain CFD description of unsteady aerodynamic flows, we form a large, sparse, generalized, non-Hermitian eigenvalue problem which describes the natural modes and frequencies of fluid motion about the cascade. We compute the dominant left and right eigenmodes and corresponding eigenfrequencies using a Lanczos algorithm. Then, using just a few of the resulting eigenmodes, we construct a reduced order model of the unsteady flow field. With this model, one can rapidly and accurately predict the unsteady aerodynamic loads acting on the cascade over a wide range of reduced frequencies and arbitrary modes of vibration. Moreover, the eigenmode information provides insights into the physics of unsteady flows. Finally we note that the form of the reduced order model is well suited for use in active control of aeroelastic and aeroacoustic phenomena.

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