Investigation of the unsteady flow of a transonic compressor using the nonlinear harmonic method

Peng Zhang, Bo Liu, Lei Shi, Jun Li

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Abstract

In this paper, the nonlinear harmonic method implemented in Fine/Turbo CFD code has been used to analyze the unsteady flow field in a transonic compressor. The numerical accuracy and computational efficiency of this method have been demonstrated by comparing its predictions with experimental data and conventional time-domain unsteady simulation for the test case. The rotor-stator interactions are studied in detail to improve the understanding of the flow physics involved. The deterministic stresses in the nonlinear harmonic method have also been compared to the time-domain unsteady postprocessing results to analyze distinct sources of unsteadiness. For the present case, the nonlinear harmonic method can not only capture the unsteady results satisfactorily, but also gain a significant computational advantage over conventional unsteady method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1263-1272
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume230
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2016

Keywords

  • Deterministic stress
  • Harmonic
  • Rotor-stator interaction
  • Transonic compressor
  • Unsteady flow

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