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International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, Volume 6, Issue 3

September 2021 - 19 articles

Cover Story: This paper introduces a semi-analytical approach which enables one to deal with distorted inflow in axial fans or compressors. It is inspired by the classical parallel compressor (PC) theory but relies on a local flow-loading coefficient formalism. It is applied to non-uniform flow conditions to study the aerodynamic behavior of a low-speed fan in response to upstream flow distortion. Experimental measurements and 3D RANS simulations are used to evaluate the prediction of fan performance obtained with the local PC method. The comparison proves that, despite its simplicity, the present approach enables correctly capturing first order phenomena, offering interesting perspectives for an early design phase if different fan geometries are to be tested and if upstream distortion maps are available. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,805 Views
13 Pages

Aeroelastic instabilities such as flutter have a crucial role in limiting the operating range and reliability of turbomachinery. This paper offers an alternative approach to aeroelastic analysis, where the sensitivity of aerodynamic damping with resp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,144 Views
16 Pages

The design of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) turbines often requires dealing with transonic flows due to the cycle efficiency requirements and the matching of the temperature profiles with heat sources and sinks, as well as the nature of organic fluids,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,853 Views
17 Pages

To meet the challenges of increased thermal loads and performance demands on aero-engine turbine blades, more advanced cooling techniques are required. This study used a modification of the well-known Goldstein equation to predict film effectiveness...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,400 Views
14 Pages

The aim of this work is to study the influence of different subgrid-scale (SGS) closure models and inflow turbulence conditions on the boundary layer transition on the suction side of a highly loaded transonic turbine cascade in the presence of high...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,264 Views
13 Pages

The flow in a transonic turbine stage still poses a high challenge for the correct prediction of turbulence using an eddy viscosity model. Therefore, an unsteady RANS simulation with the k-ω SST model, based on a preceding study of turbulence inlet c...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,869 Views
15 Pages

Improvement of the Parallel Compressor Model and Application to Inlet Flow Distortion

  • Emmanuel Benichou,
  • Nicolas Binder,
  • Yannick Bousquet and
  • Xavier Carbonneau

This paper introduces a semi-analytical approach which enables one to deal with distorted inflow in axial fans or compressors. It is inspired by the classical parallel compressor (PC) theory but relies on a local flow-loading coefficient formalism. I...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,497 Views
17 Pages

The dimensional analysis and the numerical parametric study of the typical outer air seal from a low-pressure turbine were performed in the framework of the presented paper. The most crucial variables for the flow through the outer air seal were iden...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,755 Views
14 Pages

Flow Coefficient and Reduced Frequency Effects on Wake-Boundary Layer Interaction in Highly Accelerated LPT Cascade

  • Edward Canepa,
  • Davide Lengani,
  • Alessandro Nilberto,
  • Daniele Petronio,
  • Daniele Simoni,
  • Marina Ubaldi and
  • Pietro Zunino

The paper presents a detailed analysis of particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements performed in a turbine cascade representative of highly accelerated low-pressure turbine (LPT) blades. Two cameras have been simultaneously used to observe a grea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,863 Views
11 Pages

Experimental Study on Flow Behavior of Unshrouded Impeller Centrifugal Pumps under Inlet Air Entrainment Condition

  • Minquan Liao,
  • Qiaorui Si,
  • Meng Fan,
  • Peng Wang,
  • Zhonghai Liu,
  • Shouqi Yuan,
  • Qianglei Cui and
  • Gérard Bois

Results on overall pump head and efficiency performance, pressure pulsation and high speed camera visualization of flow patterns behavior are presented for different inlet air-water void fractions at a given rotational speed. With the increase of inl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
10,830 Views
12 Pages

Loss Characterization of a Conventional Variable Inlet Guide Vane

  • Roman G. Frank,
  • Christian Wacker and
  • Reinhard Niehuis

Variable inlet guide vanes (VIGVs) are most commonly used as the major control unit of integrally geared centrifugal compressors (IGCCs). In order to enhance the efficient operating range of the compressor, the loss mechanisms and utilization limits...

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