During recent years,the axial-flus PMSM with contra-rotating rotors has become a hot topic in academic research due to its high efficiency and simple structure.However,its back-EMF may be distorted under the condition...During recent years,the axial-flus PMSM with contra-rotating rotors has become a hot topic in academic research due to its high efficiency and simple structure.However,its back-EMF may be distorted under the condition of different angular positions.This paper investigates characteristics of the novel motor used for contra-propeller driving.Considering the torque ripple and current oscillation under unbalanced load condition,this paper analyzes the distorted back-EMF of the machine when its two rotors get different angular positions during rotating.The analysis results are validated by transient-magnetic 3-D FEA method,which the 3-D FEA software is used to model this motor and transient simulations are carried out to obtain its magnetic characteristic and main performances.A main focus is put on the back-EMF characteristic with different angular positions between the two rotors.Furthermore,the characteristic of torque production under unbalanced load is investigated.Finally,a prototype motor is fabricated to validate the analyses of this paper.展开更多
Small-sized axial fans are used as air coolers for electric equipments.But there is a strong demand for higher power of fans according to the increase of quantity of heat from electric devices.Therefore,higher rotatio...Small-sized axial fans are used as air coolers for electric equipments.But there is a strong demand for higher power of fans according to the increase of quantity of heat from electric devices.Therefore,higher rotational speed design is conducted,although it causes the deterioration of the efficiency and the increase of noise.Then the adoption of contra-rotating rotors for the small-sized axial fan is proposed for the improvement of the performance.In the present paper,the performance and the internal flow condition of the small-sized axial fan are shown as a first step of the research for the contra-rotating small-sized axial fan and the important points to apply contra-rotating rotors to the small-sized axial fan are discussed.Furthermore,the numerical flow analysis is conducted to investigate the performance of the contra-rotating small-sized axial fan and internal flow conditions and pressure distributions are clarified and the effect of contra-rotating rotors is considered.展开更多
A sirocco fan using contra-rotating rotors in which an inner rotor is settled inside the sirocco fan rotor and each rotor rotates in an opposite direction was proposed for the purpose of getting the higher pressure an...A sirocco fan using contra-rotating rotors in which an inner rotor is settled inside the sirocco fan rotor and each rotor rotates in an opposite direction was proposed for the purpose of getting the higher pressure and making the structure of a sirocco fan more compact. If the high discharge pressure is obtained with the adoption of the contra-rotating rotors, it could be used for various purposes. Pressure coefficient of a sirocco fan with contra-rotating rotors is 2.5 times as high as the conventional sirocco fan and the maximum efficiency point of contra-rotating rotors shifts to larger flow rate than a conventional sirocco fan. On the other hand, it was clarified from the flow measurement results that circumferential velocity component at the outlet of the outer rotor of contra-rotating ro- tors becomes larger than a conventional one. In the present paper, the performance of a conventional sirocco fan and a sirocco fan with contra-rotating rotors are shown and the internal flow field at the outlet of outer rotor of both cases is clarified. Then, the effect of different kind of contra-rotating rotors on the performance and internal flow field is investigated and the rotor design with higher performance would be discussed.展开更多
Fast and accurate prediction of sound radiation of Contra-Rotating Open Rotors(CRORs)is an essential element of design methods of low-noise open rotor propulsion systems.In the present work,a previous frequency-domain...Fast and accurate prediction of sound radiation of Contra-Rotating Open Rotors(CRORs)is an essential element of design methods of low-noise open rotor propulsion systems.In the present work,a previous frequency-domain model is extended to predict CROR noise.It builds explicitly the relationship between harmonic loadings and corresponding tonal noise,by which the influential parameters to noise generation can be clearly understood.The real distribu-tions of steady and unsteady blade loadings are calculated by the Nonlinear Harmonic(NLH)method.In the present hybrid approach,both the CFD and acoustic modules are solved in the fre-quency domain.To assess the accuracy of the developed method,the loading noise of a CROR is calculated and compared against results by using the time-domain FW-H module of NUMECA.The predicted sound directivities by the two methods are in good agreements.The present acoustic model in the frequency domain is proven to be accurate and have high efficiency in far-field noise prediction and data processing.Furthermore,the characteristics of the CROR interaction tonal noise are analyzed and discussed.展开更多
The Contra-Rotating Open Rotor(CROR)design confronts significant noise challenges despite being one of the possible options for future green aeroengines.To efficiently estimate the noise emitted from a CROR,a three-di...The Contra-Rotating Open Rotor(CROR)design confronts significant noise challenges despite being one of the possible options for future green aeroengines.To efficiently estimate the noise emitted from a CROR,a three-dimensional unsteady prediction model based on the meshless method is presented.The unsteady wake flow and the aerodynamic load fluctuations on the blade are solved through the viscous vortex particle method,the blade element momentum theory and vortex lattice method.Then,the acoustic field is obtained through the Farassat’s formulation 1A.Validation of this method is conducted on a CROR,and a mesh-based method,e.g.,Nonlinear Harmonic(NLH)method,is also employed for comparison.It is found that the presented method is three times faster than NLH method while maintaining a comparable precision.A thorough parametric analysis is also carried out to illustrate the effects of rotational speed,rotor-rotor spacing and rear rotor diameter on the noise level.The rotor speed is found to be the most influencing factor,and by optimizing the speed difference between the front and rear rotors,a notable noise reduction can be expected.The current findings not only contribute to a deeper comprehension of the CROR’s aeroacoustic properties but also offer an effective tool for engineering applications.展开更多
Contra-rotating small-sized axial fans are used as cooling fans for electric equipment. In the case of the contra-rotating rotors, the blade row distance between front and rear rotors is a key parameter for the perfor...Contra-rotating small-sized axial fans are used as cooling fans for electric equipment. In the case of the contra-rotating rotors, the blade row distance between front and rear rotors is a key parameter for the performance and stable operation. The wake and potential interference occur between the front and rear rotors and leakage flow from the front rotor tip influences on the flow condition of the rear rotor near the shroud when the blade row distance is small. Therefore, it is important to clarify the flow condition between front and rear rotors. The fan static pressure curves were obtained by the experimental apparatus and the numerical analysis was also conducted to investigate the internal flow between front and rear rotors. The leakage flow from the front rotor tip reaches the leading edge of the rear rotor when the blade row distance is small as L = 10 mm and the pressure fluctuations at the leading edge of the rear rotor tip becomes larger than those at other radial positions. In the present paper, the vorticity contour between front and rear rotors is shown and pressure fluctuations related to the leakage flow from the front rotor is investigated using the numerical analysis result. Then, suitable blade row distance for the contra-rotating small sized axial fan is discussed based on the internal flow condition.展开更多
Contra-rotating small-sized fans are used as cooling fans for electric equipment. The internal flow condition between the front and rear rotors of the contra-rotating small-sized fan is not known well especially at th...Contra-rotating small-sized fans are used as cooling fans for electric equipment. The internal flow condition between the front and rear rotors of the contra-rotating small-sized fan is not known well especially at the low flow rate. Furthermore, the blade row distance between the front and rear rotors is an important parameter for the contra-rotating small-sized fan and its influence on the internal flow condition is not clarified at the low flow rate. Therefore, the internal flow condition of the contra-rotating small-sized fan at the low flow rate is investigated by the numerical analysis in this research. The numerical analysis results are validated by comparing the fan static pressure curves of the numerical results to the experimental results. The internal flow condition at the low flow rate is clarified using the numerical models of the different blade row distance L = 10 mm and 30 mm. In the present paper, pressure fluctuations phase locked each front and rear rotor’s rotation are shown and the influences of the wake and the potential interference are discussed by the unsteady numerical analysis results at the low flow rate.展开更多
A growing interest has been devoted to the contra-rotating propellers （CRPs） due to their high propulsive efficiency, torque balance, low fuel consumption, low cavitations, low noise performance and low hull vibrati...A growing interest has been devoted to the contra-rotating propellers （CRPs） due to their high propulsive efficiency, torque balance, low fuel consumption, low cavitations, low noise performance and low hull vibration. Compared with the single-screw system, it is more difficult for the open water performance prediction because forward and aft propellers interact with each other and generate a more complicated flow field around the CRPs system. The current work focuses on the open water performance prediction of contra-rotating propellers by RANS and sliding mesh method considering the effect of computational time step size and turbulence model. The validation study has been performed on two sets of contra-rotating propellers developed by David W Taylor Naval Ship R ＆ D center. Compared with the experimental data, it shows that RANS with sliding mesh method and SST k-ω turbulence model has a good precision in the open water performance prediction of contra-rotating propellers, and small time step size can improve the level of accuracy for CRPs with the same blade number of forward and aft propellers, while a relatively large time step size is a better choice for CRPs with different blade numbers.展开更多
It is thought that small hydropower generation is alternative energy, and the energy potential of small hydropower is large. The efficiency of small hydro turbines is lower than that of large one, and these small hydr...It is thought that small hydropower generation is alternative energy, and the energy potential of small hydropower is large. The efficiency of small hydro turbines is lower than that of large one, and these small hydro turbine’s common problems are out of operation by foreign materials. Then, there are demands for small hydro turbines to keep high per- formance and wide flow passage. Therefore, we adopted contra-rotating rotors which can be expected to achieve high performance and low-solidity rotors with wide flow passage in order to accomplish high performance and stable opera- tion. Final goal on this study is development of an electric appliance type small hydro turbine which has high portability and makes an effective use of the unused small hydro power energy source. In the present paper, the performance and the internal flow conditions in detail of contra-rotating small-sized axial flow hydro turbine are shown as a first step of the research with the numerical flow analysis. Then, a capability adopting contra-rotating rotors to an electric appliance type small hydro turbine was discussed. Furthermore, the high performance design for it was considered by the numeri- cal analysis results.展开更多
Contra-rotating axial flow fan is a kind of the vital equipment in coal mines. Their work conditions directly affect the safety of staff and production. In the paper, the performance of the contra-rotating axial flow ...Contra-rotating axial flow fan is a kind of the vital equipment in coal mines. Their work conditions directly affect the safety of staff and production. In the paper, the performance of the contra-rotating axial flow fan is experi- mentally investigated. The study is focused on the fan performance, the shaft power and the match between the motor and fan efficiency at different blade angles. The results show that the blade angle 43°/26° has the best aerodynamic perfor- mance. The first engine has a greater impact on the fan than the second one. The blade angle with the best aerodynamic performance does not necessarily correspond to the one with the best match between the motor and fan efficiency. The blade angle 43°/24° is the best choice for the operation of the fan in the present study.展开更多
Many industries in the world take part in the pollution of the environment. This pollution often comes from the reactions of combustion. To optimize these reactions and to minimize pollution, turbulence is a funda- me...Many industries in the world take part in the pollution of the environment. This pollution often comes from the reactions of combustion. To optimize these reactions and to minimize pollution, turbulence is a funda- mental tool. Several factors are at the origin of turbulence in the complex flows, among these factors, we can quote the effect of wings in the rotating flows. The interest of this work is to model and to simulate numeri- cally the effect of wings on the level of turbulence in the flow between two contra-rotating cylinders. We have fixed on these two cylinders eight wings uniformly distributed and we have varied the height of the wings to have six values from 2 mm to 20 mm by maintaining the same Reynolds number of rotation. The numerical tool is based on a statistical model in a point using the closing of the second order of the transport equations of the Reynolds stresses (Reynolds Stress Model: RSM). We have modelled wings effect on the flow by a source term added to the equation tangential speed. The results of the numerical simulation showed that all the average and fluctuating variables are affected the value of the kinetic energy of turbulence as those of Reynolds stresses increase with the height of the wings.展开更多
High pressure and large flow rate small-sized cooling fans are used for servers in data centers and there is a strong demand to increase its performance because of increase of quantity of heat from servers. Contra-rot...High pressure and large flow rate small-sized cooling fans are used for servers in data centers and there is a strong demand to increase its performance because of increase of quantity of heat from servers. Contra-rotating rotors have been adopted for some of high pressure and large flow rate cooling fans to meet the demand. The performance curve of the contra-rotating small-sized cooling fan with 40 mm square casing was investigated by an experimental apparatus and its internal flow condition was clarified by the numerical analysis. The fan static pressure of the front rotor was extremely low and it increased significantly at the rear rotor. The uniform flow was achieved at the inlet of the rear rotor because of the special shape of the casing between the front and rear rotors. On the other hand, the tip leakage flow was large enough to influence on the main flow of the test cooling fan by the design specification of high pressure with compact rotor diameter.展开更多
Turbulence is a fundamentally interesting physical phenomenon which is of fundamental interest. Indeed, it is at the origin of several industrial applications, the control of energy in these industrial applications pa...Turbulence is a fundamentally interesting physical phenomenon which is of fundamental interest. Indeed, it is at the origin of several industrial applications, the control of energy in these industrial applications pass by the comprehension and the modelling of turbulent flows. Several factors are at the origin of turbulence in the complex flows, among these factors, we can quote the effect of wings in the rotating flows. The interest of this work is to model and to simulate numerically the effect of wings on the level of turbulence in the flow between two contra-rotating discs. We have fixed on these two discs eight wings uniformly distributed and we have varied the height of the wings to have eleven values from 0 to 18 mm by maintaining the same Reynolds number of rotation. The numerical tool is based on a statistical model in a point using the closing of the second order of the transport equations of the Reynolds stresses （Reynolds Stress Model： RSM）. We have modelled wings effect on the flow by a source term added to the equation tangential speed. The results of the numerical simulation showed that all the average and fluctuating variables are affected the value of the kinetic energy of turbulence as those of Reynolds stresses increase with the height of the wings.展开更多
Unbalanced force produced by the unbalanced mass will affect vibrations of rotor systems,which probably results in the components failures of rotating machinery.To study the effects of unbalanced mass on the vibration...Unbalanced force produced by the unbalanced mass will affect vibrations of rotor systems,which probably results in the components failures of rotating machinery.To study the effects of unbalanced mass on the vibration characteristics of rotor systems,a flexible rotor system model considering the unbalanced mass is proposed.The time-varying bearing force is considered.The developed model is verified by the experimental and theoretical frequency spectrums.The displacements and axis orbits of flexible and rigid rotor systems are compared.The results show that the unbalanced mass will affect the vibration characteristics of rotor system.This model can be more suitable and effective to calculate vibration characteristics of rotor system with the flexible deformation and unbalanced mass.This paper provides a new reference and research method for predicting the vibrations of flexible rotor system considering the unbalanced mass.展开更多
Gas turbine rotors are complex dynamic systems with high-dimensional,discrete,and multi-source nonlinear coupling characteristics.Significant amounts of resources and time are spent during the process of solving dynam...Gas turbine rotors are complex dynamic systems with high-dimensional,discrete,and multi-source nonlinear coupling characteristics.Significant amounts of resources and time are spent during the process of solving dynamic characteristics.Therefore,it is necessary to design a lowdimensional model that can well reflect the dynamic characteristics of high-dimensional system.To build such a low-dimensional model,this study developed a dimensionality reduction method considering global order energy distribution by modifying the proper orthogonal decomposition theory.First,sensitivity analysis of key dimensionality reduction parameters to the energy distribution was conducted.Then a high-dimensional rotor-bearing system considering the nonlinear stiffness and oil film force was reduced,and the accuracy and the reusability of the low-dimensional model under different operating conditions were examined.Finally,the response results of a multi-disk rotor-bearing test bench were reduced using the proposed method,and spectrum results were then compared experimentally.Numerical and experimental results demonstrate that,during the dimensionality reduction process,the solution period of dynamic response results has the most significant influence on the accuracy of energy preservation.The transient signal in the transformation matrix mainly affects the high-order energy distribution of the rotor system.The larger the proportion of steady-state signals is,the closer the energy tends to accumulate towards lower orders.The low-dimensional rotor model accurately reflects the frequency response characteristics of the original high-dimensional system with an accuracy of up to 98%.The proposed dimensionality reduction method exhibits significant application potential in the dynamic analysis of highdimensional systems coupled with strong nonlinearities under variable operating conditions.展开更多
A robust Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)based solver is established to predict the complex unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the Active Flap Control(AFC)rotor.The complex motion with multiple degrees of fr...A robust Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)based solver is established to predict the complex unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the Active Flap Control(AFC)rotor.The complex motion with multiple degrees of freedom of the Trailing Edge Flap(TEF)is analyzed by employing an inverse nested overset grid method.Simulation of non-rotational and rotational modes of blade motion are carried out to investigate the formation and development of TEF shedding vortex with high-frequency deflection of TEF.Moreover,the mechanism of TEF deflection interference with blade tip vortex and overall rotor aerodynamics is also explored.In nonrotational mode,two bundles of vortices form at the gap ends of TEF and the main blade and merge into a single TEF vortex.Dynamic deflection of the TEF significantly interferes with the blade tip vortex.The position of the blade tip vortex consistently changes,and its frequency is directly related to the frequency of TEF deflection.In rotational mode,the tip vortex forms a helical structure.The end vortices at the gap sides co-swirl and subsequently merge into the concentrated beam of tip vortices,causing fluctuations in the vorticity and axial position of the tip vortex under the rotor.This research concludes with the investigation on suppression of Blade Vortex Interaction(BVI),showing an increase in miss distance and reduction in the vorticity of tip vortex through TEF phase control at a particular control frequency.Through this mechanism,a designed TEF deflection law increases the miss distance by 34.7%and reduces vorticity by 11.9%at the target position,demonstrating the effectiveness of AFC in mitigating BVI.展开更多
Throughout the previous studies,none of them are involved in analysing the downwash flow effect on the control surface of the Flapping Wing Rotor(FWR).An overset CFD numerical model is built up and validated to study ...Throughout the previous studies,none of them are involved in analysing the downwash flow effect on the control surface of the Flapping Wing Rotor(FWR).An overset CFD numerical model is built up and validated to study the downwash flow’s effect on the stability of the FWR.After simulation,a cone like self-lock region which acts as the critical condition determining the stability of FWR is found.Only when the flow’s resultant velocity acting on the control surface lies in the stable region,the FWR can keep stable.The size of the cone like self-lock stable region can be enlarged by increasing the maximum feasible deflection angle constrained by mechanical design or enhancing the equivalent downwash flow velocity.Among all the simulated cases,when J=2.67(f=5 Hz,■=5 r/s),the largest average equivalent downwash flow velocities are found.On the other hand,the recovery torque could be enhanced due to the increase of the arm of the lateral force.According to these simulation results,a 43 g FWR model with two control surfaces and two stabilizers is then designed.A series of flight tests is then conducted to help confirm the conclusion of the mechanism research in this work.Overall,this study points out several strategies to increase the flight stability of the FWR and finally realizes the stable climb flight and mild descent flight of the FWR.展开更多
Anti-aliasing spectrum analysis is essential for rotor blade condition monitoring based on Blade Tip Timing(BTT).The Multiple Signal Classification(MUSIC)algorithm,which exploits the orthogonality between signal and n...Anti-aliasing spectrum analysis is essential for rotor blade condition monitoring based on Blade Tip Timing(BTT).The Multiple Signal Classification(MUSIC)algorithm,which exploits the orthogonality between signal and noise subspaces,has been successfully applied for this purpose.However,conventional subspace selection methods relying on fixed thresholds are sensitive to variations in large eigenvalues.Furthermore,the complex disturbances during rotor operation and measurement complicate the identification of blade vibration characteristics.To overcome these challenges,this paper proposes Adaptive Subspace Separation(ASS)and Local Spectral Centroid(LSC)methods to improve the adaptability of subspace selection and the stability of frequency identification,respectively.The impacts of overestimating and underestimating the subspace dimensions on MUSIC's performance are derived mathematically.Simulation and experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed approaches:ASS offers more accurate and stable subspace dimension selection and tracking,while LSC reduces the standard deviation of estimated frequencies by 30 percent.展开更多
Accurate measurement of helicopter rotor motion parameters(flap,lead-lag,torsion,and azimuth angles)is essential for rotor blade design,helicopter dynamics modeling,and flight safety and health monitoring.However,the ...Accurate measurement of helicopter rotor motion parameters(flap,lead-lag,torsion,and azimuth angles)is essential for rotor blade design,helicopter dynamics modeling,and flight safety and health monitoring.However,the existing methods face challenges in testing equipment installation,calibration,and data transmission,resulting in limited reports on real-time in-flight measurements of blade motion parameters.This paper proposes a non-contact optoelectronic method based on two-dimensional position-sensitive detectors for in-flight measurement and a ground calibration system to obtain real-time rotor motion parameters during helicopter flight.The proposed method establishes the time evolution relationship of rotor motion parameters and verifies the performance of the in-flight measurement system regarding measurement resolution and accuracy through the construction of a blade motion posture experimental platform.The proposed method has been applied to the flight measurement of a medium-sized single-rotor helicopter,and the obtained results have been compared with theoretical analysis outcomes.Furthermore,this paper examines the characteristics of blade motion parameters during flight and discusses the challenges and potential solutions for measuring rotor motion parameters during helicopter flight using the proposed method.展开更多
基金This work was supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFB1300900)the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 51577052,51707062.
文摘During recent years,the axial-flus PMSM with contra-rotating rotors has become a hot topic in academic research due to its high efficiency and simple structure.However,its back-EMF may be distorted under the condition of different angular positions.This paper investigates characteristics of the novel motor used for contra-propeller driving.Considering the torque ripple and current oscillation under unbalanced load condition,this paper analyzes the distorted back-EMF of the machine when its two rotors get different angular positions during rotating.The analysis results are validated by transient-magnetic 3-D FEA method,which the 3-D FEA software is used to model this motor and transient simulations are carried out to obtain its magnetic characteristic and main performances.A main focus is put on the back-EMF characteristic with different angular positions between the two rotors.Furthermore,the characteristic of torque production under unbalanced load is investigated.Finally,a prototype motor is fabricated to validate the analyses of this paper.
基金supports by the project research aid from The University of Tokushima,Japan Science and Technology Agency and Komiya research aid
文摘Small-sized axial fans are used as air coolers for electric equipments.But there is a strong demand for higher power of fans according to the increase of quantity of heat from electric devices.Therefore,higher rotational speed design is conducted,although it causes the deterioration of the efficiency and the increase of noise.Then the adoption of contra-rotating rotors for the small-sized axial fan is proposed for the improvement of the performance.In the present paper,the performance and the internal flow condition of the small-sized axial fan are shown as a first step of the research for the contra-rotating small-sized axial fan and the important points to apply contra-rotating rotors to the small-sized axial fan are discussed.Furthermore,the numerical flow analysis is conducted to investigate the performance of the contra-rotating small-sized axial fan and internal flow conditions and pressure distributions are clarified and the effect of contra-rotating rotors is considered.
文摘A sirocco fan using contra-rotating rotors in which an inner rotor is settled inside the sirocco fan rotor and each rotor rotates in an opposite direction was proposed for the purpose of getting the higher pressure and making the structure of a sirocco fan more compact. If the high discharge pressure is obtained with the adoption of the contra-rotating rotors, it could be used for various purposes. Pressure coefficient of a sirocco fan with contra-rotating rotors is 2.5 times as high as the conventional sirocco fan and the maximum efficiency point of contra-rotating rotors shifts to larger flow rate than a conventional sirocco fan. On the other hand, it was clarified from the flow measurement results that circumferential velocity component at the outlet of the outer rotor of contra-rotating ro- tors becomes larger than a conventional one. In the present paper, the performance of a conventional sirocco fan and a sirocco fan with contra-rotating rotors are shown and the internal flow field at the outlet of outer rotor of both cases is clarified. Then, the effect of different kind of contra-rotating rotors on the performance and internal flow field is investigated and the rotor design with higher performance would be discussed.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52022009,51790514)the National Science and Technology Major Project,China(No.2017-II-003-0015)the Key Laboratory Foundation,China(No.2021-JCJQ-LB-062-0102).
文摘Fast and accurate prediction of sound radiation of Contra-Rotating Open Rotors(CRORs)is an essential element of design methods of low-noise open rotor propulsion systems.In the present work,a previous frequency-domain model is extended to predict CROR noise.It builds explicitly the relationship between harmonic loadings and corresponding tonal noise,by which the influential parameters to noise generation can be clearly understood.The real distribu-tions of steady and unsteady blade loadings are calculated by the Nonlinear Harmonic(NLH)method.In the present hybrid approach,both the CFD and acoustic modules are solved in the fre-quency domain.To assess the accuracy of the developed method,the loading noise of a CROR is calculated and compared against results by using the time-domain FW-H module of NUMECA.The predicted sound directivities by the two methods are in good agreements.The present acoustic model in the frequency domain is proven to be accurate and have high efficiency in far-field noise prediction and data processing.Furthermore,the characteristics of the CROR interaction tonal noise are analyzed and discussed.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52276045 and 52206062)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Nos.3122019171,3122021087 and 3122022QD06).
文摘The Contra-Rotating Open Rotor(CROR)design confronts significant noise challenges despite being one of the possible options for future green aeroengines.To efficiently estimate the noise emitted from a CROR,a three-dimensional unsteady prediction model based on the meshless method is presented.The unsteady wake flow and the aerodynamic load fluctuations on the blade are solved through the viscous vortex particle method,the blade element momentum theory and vortex lattice method.Then,the acoustic field is obtained through the Farassat’s formulation 1A.Validation of this method is conducted on a CROR,and a mesh-based method,e.g.,Nonlinear Harmonic(NLH)method,is also employed for comparison.It is found that the presented method is three times faster than NLH method while maintaining a comparable precision.A thorough parametric analysis is also carried out to illustrate the effects of rotational speed,rotor-rotor spacing and rear rotor diameter on the noise level.The rotor speed is found to be the most influencing factor,and by optimizing the speed difference between the front and rear rotors,a notable noise reduction can be expected.The current findings not only contribute to a deeper comprehension of the CROR’s aeroacoustic properties but also offer an effective tool for engineering applications.
文摘Contra-rotating small-sized axial fans are used as cooling fans for electric equipment. In the case of the contra-rotating rotors, the blade row distance between front and rear rotors is a key parameter for the performance and stable operation. The wake and potential interference occur between the front and rear rotors and leakage flow from the front rotor tip influences on the flow condition of the rear rotor near the shroud when the blade row distance is small. Therefore, it is important to clarify the flow condition between front and rear rotors. The fan static pressure curves were obtained by the experimental apparatus and the numerical analysis was also conducted to investigate the internal flow between front and rear rotors. The leakage flow from the front rotor tip reaches the leading edge of the rear rotor when the blade row distance is small as L = 10 mm and the pressure fluctuations at the leading edge of the rear rotor tip becomes larger than those at other radial positions. In the present paper, the vorticity contour between front and rear rotors is shown and pressure fluctuations related to the leakage flow from the front rotor is investigated using the numerical analysis result. Then, suitable blade row distance for the contra-rotating small sized axial fan is discussed based on the internal flow condition.
文摘Contra-rotating small-sized fans are used as cooling fans for electric equipment. The internal flow condition between the front and rear rotors of the contra-rotating small-sized fan is not known well especially at the low flow rate. Furthermore, the blade row distance between the front and rear rotors is an important parameter for the contra-rotating small-sized fan and its influence on the internal flow condition is not clarified at the low flow rate. Therefore, the internal flow condition of the contra-rotating small-sized fan at the low flow rate is investigated by the numerical analysis in this research. The numerical analysis results are validated by comparing the fan static pressure curves of the numerical results to the experimental results. The internal flow condition at the low flow rate is clarified using the numerical models of the different blade row distance L = 10 mm and 30 mm. In the present paper, pressure fluctuations phase locked each front and rear rotor’s rotation are shown and the influences of the wake and the potential interference are discussed by the unsteady numerical analysis results at the low flow rate.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51079157)
文摘A growing interest has been devoted to the contra-rotating propellers （CRPs） due to their high propulsive efficiency, torque balance, low fuel consumption, low cavitations, low noise performance and low hull vibration. Compared with the single-screw system, it is more difficult for the open water performance prediction because forward and aft propellers interact with each other and generate a more complicated flow field around the CRPs system. The current work focuses on the open water performance prediction of contra-rotating propellers by RANS and sliding mesh method considering the effect of computational time step size and turbulence model. The validation study has been performed on two sets of contra-rotating propellers developed by David W Taylor Naval Ship R ＆ D center. Compared with the experimental data, it shows that RANS with sliding mesh method and SST k-ω turbulence model has a good precision in the open water performance prediction of contra-rotating propellers, and small time step size can improve the level of accuracy for CRPs with the same blade number of forward and aft propellers, while a relatively large time step size is a better choice for CRPs with different blade numbers.
文摘It is thought that small hydropower generation is alternative energy, and the energy potential of small hydropower is large. The efficiency of small hydro turbines is lower than that of large one, and these small hydro turbine’s common problems are out of operation by foreign materials. Then, there are demands for small hydro turbines to keep high per- formance and wide flow passage. Therefore, we adopted contra-rotating rotors which can be expected to achieve high performance and low-solidity rotors with wide flow passage in order to accomplish high performance and stable opera- tion. Final goal on this study is development of an electric appliance type small hydro turbine which has high portability and makes an effective use of the unused small hydro power energy source. In the present paper, the performance and the internal flow conditions in detail of contra-rotating small-sized axial flow hydro turbine are shown as a first step of the research with the numerical flow analysis. Then, a capability adopting contra-rotating rotors to an electric appliance type small hydro turbine was discussed. Furthermore, the high performance design for it was considered by the numeri- cal analysis results.
文摘Contra-rotating axial flow fan is a kind of the vital equipment in coal mines. Their work conditions directly affect the safety of staff and production. In the paper, the performance of the contra-rotating axial flow fan is experi- mentally investigated. The study is focused on the fan performance, the shaft power and the match between the motor and fan efficiency at different blade angles. The results show that the blade angle 43°/26° has the best aerodynamic perfor- mance. The first engine has a greater impact on the fan than the second one. The blade angle with the best aerodynamic performance does not necessarily correspond to the one with the best match between the motor and fan efficiency. The blade angle 43°/24° is the best choice for the operation of the fan in the present study.
文摘Many industries in the world take part in the pollution of the environment. This pollution often comes from the reactions of combustion. To optimize these reactions and to minimize pollution, turbulence is a funda- mental tool. Several factors are at the origin of turbulence in the complex flows, among these factors, we can quote the effect of wings in the rotating flows. The interest of this work is to model and to simulate numeri- cally the effect of wings on the level of turbulence in the flow between two contra-rotating cylinders. We have fixed on these two cylinders eight wings uniformly distributed and we have varied the height of the wings to have six values from 2 mm to 20 mm by maintaining the same Reynolds number of rotation. The numerical tool is based on a statistical model in a point using the closing of the second order of the transport equations of the Reynolds stresses (Reynolds Stress Model: RSM). We have modelled wings effect on the flow by a source term added to the equation tangential speed. The results of the numerical simulation showed that all the average and fluctuating variables are affected the value of the kinetic energy of turbulence as those of Reynolds stresses increase with the height of the wings.
文摘High pressure and large flow rate small-sized cooling fans are used for servers in data centers and there is a strong demand to increase its performance because of increase of quantity of heat from servers. Contra-rotating rotors have been adopted for some of high pressure and large flow rate cooling fans to meet the demand. The performance curve of the contra-rotating small-sized cooling fan with 40 mm square casing was investigated by an experimental apparatus and its internal flow condition was clarified by the numerical analysis. The fan static pressure of the front rotor was extremely low and it increased significantly at the rear rotor. The uniform flow was achieved at the inlet of the rear rotor because of the special shape of the casing between the front and rear rotors. On the other hand, the tip leakage flow was large enough to influence on the main flow of the test cooling fan by the design specification of high pressure with compact rotor diameter.
文摘Turbulence is a fundamentally interesting physical phenomenon which is of fundamental interest. Indeed, it is at the origin of several industrial applications, the control of energy in these industrial applications pass by the comprehension and the modelling of turbulent flows. Several factors are at the origin of turbulence in the complex flows, among these factors, we can quote the effect of wings in the rotating flows. The interest of this work is to model and to simulate numerically the effect of wings on the level of turbulence in the flow between two contra-rotating discs. We have fixed on these two discs eight wings uniformly distributed and we have varied the height of the wings to have eleven values from 0 to 18 mm by maintaining the same Reynolds number of rotation. The numerical tool is based on a statistical model in a point using the closing of the second order of the transport equations of the Reynolds stresses （Reynolds Stress Model： RSM）. We have modelled wings effect on the flow by a source term added to the equation tangential speed. The results of the numerical simulation showed that all the average and fluctuating variables are affected the value of the kinetic energy of turbulence as those of Reynolds stresses increase with the height of the wings.
基金Support by Shanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Plan of China(Grant No.2024GH-ZDXM-29)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52175120)Shaanxi Provincial Innovation Capability Support Program of China(Grant No.2024RS-CXTD-15)。
文摘Unbalanced force produced by the unbalanced mass will affect vibrations of rotor systems,which probably results in the components failures of rotating machinery.To study the effects of unbalanced mass on the vibration characteristics of rotor systems,a flexible rotor system model considering the unbalanced mass is proposed.The time-varying bearing force is considered.The developed model is verified by the experimental and theoretical frequency spectrums.The displacements and axis orbits of flexible and rigid rotor systems are compared.The results show that the unbalanced mass will affect the vibration characteristics of rotor system.This model can be more suitable and effective to calculate vibration characteristics of rotor system with the flexible deformation and unbalanced mass.This paper provides a new reference and research method for predicting the vibrations of flexible rotor system considering the unbalanced mass.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2024M764171)the Postdoctoral Research Start-up Funds,China(No.AUGA5710027424)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U2341237)the Development and construction funds for the School of Mechatronics Engineering of HIT,China(No.CBQQ8880103624)。
文摘Gas turbine rotors are complex dynamic systems with high-dimensional,discrete,and multi-source nonlinear coupling characteristics.Significant amounts of resources and time are spent during the process of solving dynamic characteristics.Therefore,it is necessary to design a lowdimensional model that can well reflect the dynamic characteristics of high-dimensional system.To build such a low-dimensional model,this study developed a dimensionality reduction method considering global order energy distribution by modifying the proper orthogonal decomposition theory.First,sensitivity analysis of key dimensionality reduction parameters to the energy distribution was conducted.Then a high-dimensional rotor-bearing system considering the nonlinear stiffness and oil film force was reduced,and the accuracy and the reusability of the low-dimensional model under different operating conditions were examined.Finally,the response results of a multi-disk rotor-bearing test bench were reduced using the proposed method,and spectrum results were then compared experimentally.Numerical and experimental results demonstrate that,during the dimensionality reduction process,the solution period of dynamic response results has the most significant influence on the accuracy of energy preservation.The transient signal in the transformation matrix mainly affects the high-order energy distribution of the rotor system.The larger the proportion of steady-state signals is,the closer the energy tends to accumulate towards lower orders.The low-dimensional rotor model accurately reflects the frequency response characteristics of the original high-dimensional system with an accuracy of up to 98%.The proposed dimensionality reduction method exhibits significant application potential in the dynamic analysis of highdimensional systems coupled with strong nonlinearities under variable operating conditions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11972190)。
文摘A robust Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)based solver is established to predict the complex unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of the Active Flap Control(AFC)rotor.The complex motion with multiple degrees of freedom of the Trailing Edge Flap(TEF)is analyzed by employing an inverse nested overset grid method.Simulation of non-rotational and rotational modes of blade motion are carried out to investigate the formation and development of TEF shedding vortex with high-frequency deflection of TEF.Moreover,the mechanism of TEF deflection interference with blade tip vortex and overall rotor aerodynamics is also explored.In nonrotational mode,two bundles of vortices form at the gap ends of TEF and the main blade and merge into a single TEF vortex.Dynamic deflection of the TEF significantly interferes with the blade tip vortex.The position of the blade tip vortex consistently changes,and its frequency is directly related to the frequency of TEF deflection.In rotational mode,the tip vortex forms a helical structure.The end vortices at the gap sides co-swirl and subsequently merge into the concentrated beam of tip vortices,causing fluctuations in the vorticity and axial position of the tip vortex under the rotor.This research concludes with the investigation on suppression of Blade Vortex Interaction(BVI),showing an increase in miss distance and reduction in the vorticity of tip vortex through TEF phase control at a particular control frequency.Through this mechanism,a designed TEF deflection law increases the miss distance by 34.7%and reduces vorticity by 11.9%at the target position,demonstrating the effectiveness of AFC in mitigating BVI.
基金supported by the following funding organizations in China:National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52375116 and Grant No.52105285)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(Grant No.ASFC-20230023052001)+3 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2024M754237)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2024YFB470920001)Science and Technology Plan Project of Wenzhou Municipality(Grant No.ZG2024001)Basic Public Welfare Research Program of Wenzhou(Grant No.G2023046).
文摘Throughout the previous studies,none of them are involved in analysing the downwash flow effect on the control surface of the Flapping Wing Rotor(FWR).An overset CFD numerical model is built up and validated to study the downwash flow’s effect on the stability of the FWR.After simulation,a cone like self-lock region which acts as the critical condition determining the stability of FWR is found.Only when the flow’s resultant velocity acting on the control surface lies in the stable region,the FWR can keep stable.The size of the cone like self-lock stable region can be enlarged by increasing the maximum feasible deflection angle constrained by mechanical design or enhancing the equivalent downwash flow velocity.Among all the simulated cases,when J=2.67(f=5 Hz,■=5 r/s),the largest average equivalent downwash flow velocities are found.On the other hand,the recovery torque could be enhanced due to the increase of the arm of the lateral force.According to these simulation results,a 43 g FWR model with two control surfaces and two stabilizers is then designed.A series of flight tests is then conducted to help confirm the conclusion of the mechanism research in this work.Overall,this study points out several strategies to increase the flight stability of the FWR and finally realizes the stable climb flight and mild descent flight of the FWR.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52405088 and 92360306)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF,China(No.GZC20241446)+2 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi,China(No.2024JC-YBMS-402)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,CHD(No.300102254102)the Foundation of Beilin District,China(No.GX2455)。
文摘Anti-aliasing spectrum analysis is essential for rotor blade condition monitoring based on Blade Tip Timing(BTT).The Multiple Signal Classification(MUSIC)algorithm,which exploits the orthogonality between signal and noise subspaces,has been successfully applied for this purpose.However,conventional subspace selection methods relying on fixed thresholds are sensitive to variations in large eigenvalues.Furthermore,the complex disturbances during rotor operation and measurement complicate the identification of blade vibration characteristics.To overcome these challenges,this paper proposes Adaptive Subspace Separation(ASS)and Local Spectral Centroid(LSC)methods to improve the adaptability of subspace selection and the stability of frequency identification,respectively.The impacts of overestimating and underestimating the subspace dimensions on MUSIC's performance are derived mathematically.Simulation and experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed approaches:ASS offers more accurate and stable subspace dimension selection and tracking,while LSC reduces the standard deviation of estimated frequencies by 30 percent.
基金the funding provided by the National Helicopter Development Project of China。
文摘Accurate measurement of helicopter rotor motion parameters(flap,lead-lag,torsion,and azimuth angles)is essential for rotor blade design,helicopter dynamics modeling,and flight safety and health monitoring.However,the existing methods face challenges in testing equipment installation,calibration,and data transmission,resulting in limited reports on real-time in-flight measurements of blade motion parameters.This paper proposes a non-contact optoelectronic method based on two-dimensional position-sensitive detectors for in-flight measurement and a ground calibration system to obtain real-time rotor motion parameters during helicopter flight.The proposed method establishes the time evolution relationship of rotor motion parameters and verifies the performance of the in-flight measurement system regarding measurement resolution and accuracy through the construction of a blade motion posture experimental platform.The proposed method has been applied to the flight measurement of a medium-sized single-rotor helicopter,and the obtained results have been compared with theoretical analysis outcomes.Furthermore,this paper examines the characteristics of blade motion parameters during flight and discusses the challenges and potential solutions for measuring rotor motion parameters during helicopter flight using the proposed method.
