Direct numerical simulations of Mach 6 hypersonic flow over a 34°compression corner subject to steady jet are conducted.Distributions of skin friction coefficient,wall pressure,mean velocity and temperature,bound...Direct numerical simulations of Mach 6 hypersonic flow over a 34°compression corner subject to steady jet are conducted.Distributions of skin friction coefficient,wall pressure,mean velocity and temperature,boundary layer thickness and Stanton number demonstrate that the flow changes dramatically in the shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction area.It is found that the steady jet has no effect on suppressing flow separation unexpectedly,but increases its spatial scale instead.Instantaneous flow structures show that the turbulence amplification can be observed after the application of flow control,and abundant Görtler-like vorticities appear,but the strength of the main shock decreases.Analyzing the wall fluctuating pressure signals using weighted power spectral density,we found an interesting thing.That is,although the low-frequency oscillation phenomenon induced by separation shock is suppressed by the steady jet,wall fluctuating pressure beneath the jet shock is oscillating at a frequency lower than 0.1u∞/δref.Results of coherent and intermittency factor reveal that it is related to the backand-forth movement of the jet shock itself.展开更多
Non-transferred dc arc plasma generators are widely used in materials processing.They are generally considered steadily-operating devises.However,unsteady phenomena do exist in them, and may cause non-ideal effects in...Non-transferred dc arc plasma generators are widely used in materials processing.They are generally considered steadily-operating devises.However,unsteady phenomena do exist in them, and may cause non-ideal effects in processes which require high controllability and reproducibility. These unsteady phenomena can cause parameter fluctuations in the arc and the plasma jet,some of which have been studied in recent years.Several types and mechanisms of these phenomena have been identified.This paper reviews the research progress in this specific area,hoping to present a more complete picture of this subject.展开更多
A type of flow unsteadiness with low frequencies and large amplitude was investigated experimentally for vortex wakes around an ogive-tangent cylinder. The experiments were carried out at angles of attack of 60–80 an...A type of flow unsteadiness with low frequencies and large amplitude was investigated experimentally for vortex wakes around an ogive-tangent cylinder. The experiments were carried out at angles of attack of 60–80 and subcritical Reynolds numbers of 0.6–1.8×105. The reduced frequencies of the unsteadiness are between 0.038 and 0.072, much less than the frequency of Karman vortex shedding. The unsteady flow induces large fluctuations of sectional side forces. The results of pressure measurements and particle image velocimetry indicate that the flow unsteadiness comes from periodic oscillation of the vortex wakes over the slender body. The time-averaged vortex patterns over the slender body are asymmetric, whose orientation is dependent on azimuthal locations of tip perturbations. Therefore, the vortex oscillation is a type of unsteady oscillation around a time-averaged asymmetric vortex structure.展开更多
Unsteady flow in the hub endwall region has long been a hot topic in the turbomachinery community.However important it is to the performance of the whole engine,the coherent unsteady flow phenomena are still not well ...Unsteady flow in the hub endwall region has long been a hot topic in the turbomachinery community.However important it is to the performance of the whole engine,the coherent unsteady flow phenomena are still not well understood.In this paper,the complex flow field in the hub endwall of a cantilevered compressor cascade has been investigated through numerical approach.The predicted results were validated by experimental data.To highlight the dominant flow structures among irregular and chaotic motions of various vortices,a Dynamic Mode Decomposition(DMD)method was utilized.The results show that there exist three dominant periodic flow structures:the oscillation of the leakage vortex,a circumferential migration of a Breakdown Induced Vortex(BIV)and the fluctuation of the passage vortex.These three coherent structures all together form a self-sustained closed loop which accounts for the flow unsteadiness of the studied cascade.During this process,the BIV plays a key role in inducing the flow unsteadiness.Only if the BIV is strong enough to affect the passage vortex,the flow unsteadiness occurs.This study expands current knowledge base of flow unsteadiness in a compressor environment,and shows the efficacy of the DMD method for revealing the origin of flow unsteadiness.展开更多
In this paper,the CFD simulation and new flow unsteadiness analysis for a single-blade centrifugal pump with whole flow passage were carried out.The periodic flow unsteadiness has been quantitatively investigated in d...In this paper,the CFD simulation and new flow unsteadiness analysis for a single-blade centrifugal pump with whole flow passage were carried out.The periodic flow unsteadiness has been quantitatively investigated in detail by defining unsteady intensity and turbulence intensity in both rotor and volute domains under design condition Q=33 L s 1.The results show that the distributions of flow unsteadiness are the functions of impeller rotating angle and have complex unsteady characteristics.The obvious T u fluctuations can be also observed for different impeller positions.In addition,time-averaged unsteady intensity and time-averaged turbulence intensity were calculated by averaging the results of each mesh node for entire impeller revolution period to evaluate the strength distributions of flow unsteadiness directly and comprehensively.The accumulative results of an impeller revolution can directly show the positions and strength of the flow unsteadiness and turbulence intensity in both rotor and stator domains which can be an important aspect to be considered in the single-blade pump optimum design procedure for obtaining more stable inner flow of the pump and decreasing flow-induced vibration and noise.The flow unsteadiness in the side chamber cannot be neglected for an accurate prediction of the inner flow of the pump,and the optimizing design procedure for a single-blade pump impeller will not be accurate using CFD tool if the unsteady flow phenomenon in the side chamber is not considered.展开更多
To design a single-blade pump with a good performance in a wide operational range and to increase the pump reliability in the multi-conditional hydraulic design process, an understanding of the unsteady flow behaviors...To design a single-blade pump with a good performance in a wide operational range and to increase the pump reliability in the multi-conditional hydraulic design process, an understanding of the unsteady flow behaviors as related with the flow rate is very important. However, the traditional design often considers only a single design condition, and the unsteady flow behaviors have not been well studied for single-blade pumps under different conditions. A comparison analysis of the flow unsteadiness behaviors at di- fferent flow rates within the whole flow passage of the pump is carried out in this paper by solving the three-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence model. A definition of the unsteadiness in the pump is made and applied to analyze the unsteady intensity distributions, and the flow rate effect on the complex unsteady flow in the pump is studied quantitatively while the flow mechanism is also analyzed. The CFD results are validated by experimental data collected at the laboratory. It is shown that a significant flow rate effect on the time-averaged unsteadiness and the turbulence intensity distribution can be observed in both rotor and stator domains including the side chamber. The findings would be useful to reduce the flow unsteadiness and to increase the pump reliability under multi-conditions.展开更多
Numerical simulation and 3-D periodic flow unsteadiness analysis for a centrifugal pump with volute are carried out in whole flow passage, including the impeller with twisted blades, the volute and the side chamber ch...Numerical simulation and 3-D periodic flow unsteadiness analysis for a centrifugal pump with volute are carried out in whole flow passage, including the impeller with twisted blades, the volute and the side chamber channels under a part-load condition. The pressure fluctuation intensity coefficient (PFIC) based on the standard deviation method, the time-averaged velocity unsteadiness intensity coefficient (VUIC) and the time-averaged turbulence intensity coefficient (TIC) are defined by averaging the results at each grid node for an entire impeller revolution period. Therefore, the strength distributions of the periodic flow unsteadiness based on the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations can be analyzed directly and in detail. It is shown that under the 0.6Qd~. condition, the pressure fluctuation intensity is larger near the blade pressure side than near the suction side, and a high fluctuation intensity can be observed at the beginning section of the spiral of the volute. The flow velocity unsteadiness intensity is larger near the blade suction side than near the pressure side. A strong turbulence intensity can be found near the blade suction side, the impeller shroud side as well as in the side chamber. The leakage flow has a significant effect on the inflow of the impeller, and can increase both the flow velocity unsteadiness intensity and the turbulence intensity near the wall. The accumulative flow unstea- diness results of an impeller revolution can be an important aspect to be considered in the centrifugal pump optimum design for obtaining a more stable inner flow of the pump and reducing the flow-induced vibration and noise in certain components.展开更多
Unsteadiness of tip clearance flow with three different tip clearance sizes is numerically investigated in this paper. NASA Rotor 67 is chosen as the computational model. It is found that among all the simulated cases...Unsteadiness of tip clearance flow with three different tip clearance sizes is numerically investigated in this paper. NASA Rotor 67 is chosen as the computational model. It is found that among all the simulated cases, the un- steadiness exists when the size of the tip clearance is equal to or larger than design tip clearance size. The relative total pressure coefficient contours indicate that region of influence by tip leakage flow augments with the increase of tip clearance size at a fixed mass flow rate. Root Mean Square contours of static pressure distribution in the rotor tip region are provided to illustrate that for design tip clearance (1.1% tip chord) the strongest fluctuating region is located on pressure side of blade near leading edge, while for the larger tip clearance (2.2% tip chord), it is in the region of the interaction between the shock wave and the tip leakage flow.展开更多
In order to explore the unforced unsteadiness of centrifugal pumps,a 2-D frequency domain imaging display technology was used to study the development of these unsteady flow structures at partial flow conditions.The r...In order to explore the unforced unsteadiness of centrifugal pumps,a 2-D frequency domain imaging display technology was used to study the development of these unsteady flow structures at partial flow conditions.The results showed that,the unsteady flow field was not only affected by rotor and stator interaction,but also appeared an unforced unsteadiness with fundamental frequency of St≈0.23 around the impeller throat area.Moreover,as the flow rates decreased,this unsteady flow structure gradually weakened and disappeared.When the flow rate was reduced to 0.6 times of design flow rate,another two unforced unsteady flow structures with characteristic frequencies of St≈0.0714 and St≈0.12 began to appear in the same area.Therefore,with the operating condition smaller than design flow rate,the internal flow became more and more complex.In addition to the forced unsteadiness,the unforced unsteadiness which is not connected with the blade passage frequency became more and more obvious.展开更多
Numerical investigation on the self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakage flow(TLF) for an axial low-speed compressor with smooth wall and six single grooved casings are presented. A ten-passage numerical scheme is used...Numerical investigation on the self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakage flow(TLF) for an axial low-speed compressor with smooth wall and six single grooved casings are presented. A ten-passage numerical scheme is used to solve the unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(URANS) equations. It is found that the single grooves at various axial locations could have a large impact on the self-induced unsteadiness and the stall margin improvement(SMI) of compressor. The trend of SMI with groove center location demonstrates that the groove located near the mid of blade tip chord generates the best SMI. The worst groove is located about 20% Cax after the blade leading edge. The root-mean-squre of static pressure(RMSP) contours at 99.5% span and fast Fourier transform for the static pressure traces recorded in the tip clearance region for each casing are analyzed. The results demonstrate that the single groove location not only affects the oscillating strength but also the frequency of the unsteady tip leakage flow. At the near-stall point of smooth casing, the self-induced unsteadiness of TLF is enhanced most by the best grooved casing for SMI. While, the self-induced unsteadiness disappears when the worst groove for SMI is added. The characteristic frequency of TLF is about 0.55 blade passing frequency(BPF) with smooth casing. The frequency components become complicated as the single groove moves from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the blade.展开更多
The self-induced unsteadiness in tip leakage flow(TLF)of a micro-axial fan rotor is numerically studied by solving Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations.The micro-axial fan,which is widely used in cooling systems ...The self-induced unsteadiness in tip leakage flow(TLF)of a micro-axial fan rotor is numerically studied by solving Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations.The micro-axial fan,which is widely used in cooling systems of electronic devices,has a tip clearance of 6%of the axial chord length of the blade.At the design rotation speed,four cases near the peak efficiency point(PEP)with self-induced unsteadiness and four steady cases which have much weaker pressure fluctuations are investigated.Using the"interface"separating the incoming main flow and the TLF defined by Duet al.[1],an explanation based on the propagation of the low energy spot and its multi-passing through the high gradient zone of the relative total pressure,is proposed to clarify the originating mechanism of the unsteadiness.At the operating points near the PEP,the main flow is weaker than the TLF and the interface moves upstream.The low energy spot which propagates along in the close behind of the interface has opportunity to circulate in the circumferential direction and passes through the sensitive interfaces several times,a slight perturbation therefore may be magnified significantly and develops into the self-induced unsteadiness.The explanation is demonstrated by numerical results.展开更多
A wing-body junction flow of a navigating underwater vehicle is considered to be a crucial source of the flow radiating acoustic noise, which attracts much research interest. In this paper, wing-plate junction flows a...A wing-body junction flow of a navigating underwater vehicle is considered to be a crucial source of the flow radiating acoustic noise, which attracts much research interest. In this paper, wing-plate junction flows are experimentally investigated in a low-speed wind tunnel by smoke-wire flow visualizations and time-resolved PIV measurements. To reveal the physical behavior of such flows, smoke-wire flow visualizations are conducted for a laminar wing-plate junction. A novel control strategy is proposed, to accurately locate the suction openings where the streamline is about to roll up to form a vortex in the turbulent junction flows. The control effect is discussed in perspectives of both the time-averaged and instantaneous flow fields.展开更多
The effects of the periodical turbulence and pressure fluctuation on suction surface heat transfer over airfoils of a row of rotor blades with a certain type have been investigated numerically in this paper.The calcul...The effects of the periodical turbulence and pressure fluctuation on suction surface heat transfer over airfoils of a row of rotor blades with a certain type have been investigated numerically in this paper.The calculation is perfomed using v^(2)-f model with the numerical results of pressure fluctuation and heat transfer performance over 4 sample points being analyzed and compared with existing experimental data.It shows that the static pressure change has significant impact on heat transfer performance of the fore suction surface,especially in the active region of the shock waves formed from the trailing edge of upstream nuzzles.While,for the rear suction surface,the flow turbulence contributes more to the heat transfer change over the surface,due to the reduced pressure oscillation through this region.Phase shifted phenomenon across the surface can be observed for both pressure and heat transfer parameters,which should be a result of turbulence migration and wake passing across the airfoil.展开更多
Full-annulus three-dimensional unsteady numerical simulations were conducted for a low-speed isolated axialcompressor rotor, intending to identify the behavior of self-induced unsteady tip leakage flow within multi-bl...Full-annulus three-dimensional unsteady numerical simulations were conducted for a low-speed isolated axialcompressor rotor, intending to identify the behavior of self-induced unsteady tip leakage flow within multi-bladepassages. There is a critical mass flow rate near stall point, below it, the self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakageflow can propagate circumferentially and thus initiates two circumferential waves. Otherwise, the self-inducedunsteady tip leakage flow oscillates synchronously in each single blade passage. The major findings are: 1) whilethe self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakage flow is a single-passage phenomenon, there exist phase shifts amongblade passages in multi-passage environments then evolving into the first short length wave propagating at abouttwo times of rotor rotation speed after the transient period ends; and 2) the time traces of the pseudo sensors locatedon the rotor blade tips reveal another much longer length-scale wave modulated with the first wave due tophase shift propagating at about half of rotor rotation speed. Features of the short and long length-scale circumferentialwaves are similar to those of rotating instability and modal wave, respectively.展开更多
In usual cases of significant pressure gradients and strong shocks, the front shock takes a fixed location along the wall, at which separation starts. Usually the rear shock is responding to vortex sheding by its defl...In usual cases of significant pressure gradients and strong shocks, the front shock takes a fixed location along the wall, at which separation starts. Usually the rear shock is responding to vortex sheding by its deflection angle. In consequence main shock and rear shocks are moving whilst front shock is stable. The goal of the measurements presented here is to find out how the k-foot behaves during shock oscillations in the case when front shock is not fixed by the pressure gradient. Unsteady shock behaviour is also investigated when air jet vortex generators (AJVG) are used. Counteraction of the separation is directly related to the influence on unsteady processes in the shock wave induced separation.展开更多
Unsteady flow characteristics of a normal shock wave,a lambda foot,and a separated turbulent boundary layer are investigated within a unique test section with supersonic inlet flow.The supersonic wind tunnel facility,...Unsteady flow characteristics of a normal shock wave,a lambda foot,and a separated turbulent boundary layer are investigated within a unique test section with supersonic inlet flow.The supersonic wind tunnel facility,containing this test section,provides a Mach number of approximately 1.54 at the test section entrance.Digitized shadowgraph flow visualization data are employed to visualize shock wave structure within the test section.These data are analyzed to determine shock wave unsteadiness characteristics,including grayscale spectral energy variations with frequency,as well as time and space correlations,which give coherence and time lag properties associated with perturbations associated with different flow regions.Results illustrate the complexity and unsteadiness of shock-wave-boundary-layerinteractions,including event frequencies from grayscale spectral energy distributions determined using a Lagrangian approach applied to shock wave location,and by grayscale spectral energy distributions determined using ensemble-averaging applied to multiple closely-located stationary pixel locations.Auto-correlation function results and two-point correlation functions(in the form of magnitude squared coherence)quantify the time-scales of periodic events,as well as the coherence of flow perturbations associated with different locations,over a range of frequencies.Associated time lag data provide information on the originating location of perturbation events,as well as the propagation direction and event sequence associated with different flow locations.Additional insight into spatial variations of time lag and flow coherence is provided by application of magnitude squared coherence analysis to multiple locations,relative to a single location associated with the normal shock wave.展开更多
Unsteady aerodynamic characteristics at high angles of attack are of great importance to the design and development of advanced fighter aircraft, which are characterized by post-stall maneuverability with multiple Deg...Unsteady aerodynamic characteristics at high angles of attack are of great importance to the design and development of advanced fighter aircraft, which are characterized by post-stall maneuverability with multiple Degrees-of-Freedom(multi-DOF) and complex flow field structure.In this paper, a special kind of cable-driven parallel mechanism is firstly utilized as a new suspension method to conduct unsteady dynamic wind tunnel tests at high angles of attack, thereby providing experimental aerodynamic data. These tests include a wide range of multi-DOF coupled oscillatory motions with various amplitudes and frequencies. Then, for aerodynamic modeling and analysis, a novel data-driven Feature-Level Attention Recurrent neural network(FLAR) is proposed. This model incorporates a specially designed feature-level attention module that focuses on the state variables affecting the aerodynamic coefficients, thereby enhancing the physical interpretability of the aerodynamic model. Subsequently, spin maneuver simulations, using a mathematical model as the baseline, are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the FLAR. Finally, the results on wind tunnel data reveal that the FLAR accurately predicts aerodynamic coefficients, and observations through the visualization of attention scores identify the key state variables that affect the aerodynamic coefficients. It is concluded that the proposed FLAR enhances the interpretability of the aerodynamic model while achieving good prediction accuracy and generalization capability for multi-DOF coupling motion at high angles of attack.展开更多
To assess the aerodynamic performance and vibration characteristics of rotor blades during rotation,a study of unsteady blade surface forces is conducted in a low-speed axial flow compressor under a rotating coordinat...To assess the aerodynamic performance and vibration characteristics of rotor blades during rotation,a study of unsteady blade surface forces is conducted in a low-speed axial flow compressor under a rotating coordinate system.The capture,modulation,and acquisition of unsteady blade surface forces are achieved by using pressure sensors and strain gauges attached to the rotor blades,in conjunction with a wireless telemetry system.Based on the measurement reliability verification,this approach allows for the determination of the static pressure distribution on rotor blade surfaces,enabling the quantitative description of loadability at different spanwise positions along the blade chord.Effects caused by the factors such as Tip Leakage Flow(TLF)and flow separation can be perceived and reflected in the trends of static pressure on the blade surfaces.Simultaneously,the dynamic characteristics of unsteady pressure and stress on the blade surfaces are analyzed.The results indicate that only the pressure signals measured at the mid-chord of the blade tip can distinctly detect the unsteady frequency of TLF due to the oscillation of the low-pressure spot on the pressure surface.Subsequently,with the help of one-dimensional continuous wavelet analysis method,it can be inferred that as the compressor enters stall,the sensors are capable of capturing stall cell frequency under a rotating coordinate system.Furthermore,the stress at the blade root is higher than that at the blade tip,and the frequency band of the vibration can also be measured by the pressure sensors fixed on the casing wall in a stationary frame.While the compressor stalls,the stress at the blade root can be higher,which can provide valuable guidance for monitoring the lifecycle of compressor blades.展开更多
Propeller design is a highly intricate and interdisciplinary task that necessitates careful trade-offs between radiated noise levels and aerodynamic efficiency.To achieve efficient trade-off designs,an enhanced on-the...Propeller design is a highly intricate and interdisciplinary task that necessitates careful trade-offs between radiated noise levels and aerodynamic efficiency.To achieve efficient trade-off designs,an enhanced on-the-fly unsteady adjoint-based aerodynamic and aeroacoustic optimization methodology is developed,which maintains the fidelity of the Navier-Stokes solution for unsteady flow and of the moving-medium Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings(FW-H)formulation for capturing tonal noise.Furthermore,this on-the-fly approach enables a unified architecture for discreteadjoint sensitivity analysis encompassing both aerodynamics and aeroacoustics,facilitating effective multi-objective weighted optimizations.Subsequently,this proposed methodology is applied to perform trade-off optimizations between aerodynamics and aeroacoustics for a propeller by employing varying weighting factors to comprehend their influence on optimal configurations.The results demonstrate a positive correlation between efficiency and noise sensitivities,and thus indicate an inherent synchronicity where pursing noise reduction through purely aeroacoustic optimization inevitably entails sacrificing aerodynamic efficiency.However,by effectively incorporating appropriate weighting factors(recommended to range from 0.25 to 0.5)into the multi-objective function combined with both aerodynamics and aeroacoustics,it becomes feasible to achieve efficiency enhancement and noise reduction simultaneously.Key findings show that reducing blade planform size and equipping“rotated-S”shaped airfoil profiles in the tip region can effectively restrain noise levels while maintaining aerodynamic performance.展开更多
A pre-swirl system with a multi-chamber structure is crucial to the secondary air system of an aero engine.The airflow within the pre-swirl system(characterized by high-speed rotation and compressible flow)is complica...A pre-swirl system with a multi-chamber structure is crucial to the secondary air system of an aero engine.The airflow within the pre-swirl system(characterized by high-speed rotation and compressible flow)is complicated.During transient processes in aero engine operation,the pre-swirl system is subjected to upstream fluctuations,which is a less studied aspect.This paper delves into the unsteady flow characteristics within the pre-swirl system.We investigate the influence of different pressure-fluctuation boundary conditions,corresponding to step function,ramp function,and sine function,on the transient response characteristics of the pre-swirl system.The results indicate that the response characteristics are strongly affected by the upstream boundary conditions.An obvious overshoot phenomenon is observed in the actual temperature drop under the step and ramp function conditions.The peak time of the step function is 75%shorter compared to the ramp function.Furthermore,the flow parameters exhibit nonlinear growth during the transient process,emphasizing the need for consideration in future quasi-steady simulations.For the sine function condition,the pressure-fluctuation frequency minimally affects stable values of mass flow rate and actual temperature drop but exerts a substantial influence on the maximum deviation of actual temperature drop of the system.As the frequency increases from 100 Hz to 200 Hz,the maximum deviations for actual temperature drop change from around±13 K to±10 K.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12202488 and 12002377)the Natural Science Program of National University of Defense Technology(Grant No.ZK22-30)Independent Cultivation Project for Young Talents in College of Aerospace Science and Engineering.
文摘Direct numerical simulations of Mach 6 hypersonic flow over a 34°compression corner subject to steady jet are conducted.Distributions of skin friction coefficient,wall pressure,mean velocity and temperature,boundary layer thickness and Stanton number demonstrate that the flow changes dramatically in the shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction area.It is found that the steady jet has no effect on suppressing flow separation unexpectedly,but increases its spatial scale instead.Instantaneous flow structures show that the turbulence amplification can be observed after the application of flow control,and abundant Görtler-like vorticities appear,but the strength of the main shock decreases.Analyzing the wall fluctuating pressure signals using weighted power spectral density,we found an interesting thing.That is,although the low-frequency oscillation phenomenon induced by separation shock is suppressed by the steady jet,wall fluctuating pressure beneath the jet shock is oscillating at a frequency lower than 0.1u∞/δref.Results of coherent and intermittency factor reveal that it is related to the backand-forth movement of the jet shock itself.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Fouadation of China(50836007,10921062)
文摘Non-transferred dc arc plasma generators are widely used in materials processing.They are generally considered steadily-operating devises.However,unsteady phenomena do exist in them, and may cause non-ideal effects in processes which require high controllability and reproducibility. These unsteady phenomena can cause parameter fluctuations in the arc and the plasma jet,some of which have been studied in recent years.Several types and mechanisms of these phenomena have been identified.This paper reviews the research progress in this specific area,hoping to present a more complete picture of this subject.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11272033)
文摘A type of flow unsteadiness with low frequencies and large amplitude was investigated experimentally for vortex wakes around an ogive-tangent cylinder. The experiments were carried out at angles of attack of 60–80 and subcritical Reynolds numbers of 0.6–1.8×105. The reduced frequencies of the unsteadiness are between 0.038 and 0.072, much less than the frequency of Karman vortex shedding. The unsteady flow induces large fluctuations of sectional side forces. The results of pressure measurements and particle image velocimetry indicate that the flow unsteadiness comes from periodic oscillation of the vortex wakes over the slender body. The time-averaged vortex patterns over the slender body are asymmetric, whose orientation is dependent on azimuthal locations of tip perturbations. Therefore, the vortex oscillation is a type of unsteady oscillation around a time-averaged asymmetric vortex structure.
基金supports of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51790512,52176045)the National Major Science and technology Project of China(No.J2017-Ⅱ-0010-0024)the Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of Northwestern Polytechnical University,China(No.CX201911)。
文摘Unsteady flow in the hub endwall region has long been a hot topic in the turbomachinery community.However important it is to the performance of the whole engine,the coherent unsteady flow phenomena are still not well understood.In this paper,the complex flow field in the hub endwall of a cantilevered compressor cascade has been investigated through numerical approach.The predicted results were validated by experimental data.To highlight the dominant flow structures among irregular and chaotic motions of various vortices,a Dynamic Mode Decomposition(DMD)method was utilized.The results show that there exist three dominant periodic flow structures:the oscillation of the leakage vortex,a circumferential migration of a Breakdown Induced Vortex(BIV)and the fluctuation of the passage vortex.These three coherent structures all together form a self-sustained closed loop which accounts for the flow unsteadiness of the studied cascade.During this process,the BIV plays a key role in inducing the flow unsteadiness.Only if the BIV is strong enough to affect the passage vortex,the flow unsteadiness occurs.This study expands current knowledge base of flow unsteadiness in a compressor environment,and shows the efficacy of the DMD method for revealing the origin of flow unsteadiness.
基金supported by the National Outstanding Young Scientists Founds of China (Grant No. 50825902)Jiangsu Provincial Project for Innovative Postgraduates of China (Grant No.CX10B_262Z)
文摘In this paper,the CFD simulation and new flow unsteadiness analysis for a single-blade centrifugal pump with whole flow passage were carried out.The periodic flow unsteadiness has been quantitatively investigated in detail by defining unsteady intensity and turbulence intensity in both rotor and volute domains under design condition Q=33 L s 1.The results show that the distributions of flow unsteadiness are the functions of impeller rotating angle and have complex unsteady characteristics.The obvious T u fluctuations can be also observed for different impeller positions.In addition,time-averaged unsteady intensity and time-averaged turbulence intensity were calculated by averaging the results of each mesh node for entire impeller revolution period to evaluate the strength distributions of flow unsteadiness directly and comprehensively.The accumulative results of an impeller revolution can directly show the positions and strength of the flow unsteadiness and turbulence intensity in both rotor and stator domains which can be an important aspect to be considered in the single-blade pump optimum design procedure for obtaining more stable inner flow of the pump and decreasing flow-induced vibration and noise.The flow unsteadiness in the side chamber cannot be neglected for an accurate prediction of the inner flow of the pump,and the optimizing design procedure for a single-blade pump impeller will not be accurate using CFD tool if the unsteady flow phenomenon in the side chamber is not considered.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51239005,51009072)the National Science and Technology Pillar Program of China(GrantNo.2011BAF14B04)
文摘To design a single-blade pump with a good performance in a wide operational range and to increase the pump reliability in the multi-conditional hydraulic design process, an understanding of the unsteady flow behaviors as related with the flow rate is very important. However, the traditional design often considers only a single design condition, and the unsteady flow behaviors have not been well studied for single-blade pumps under different conditions. A comparison analysis of the flow unsteadiness behaviors at di- fferent flow rates within the whole flow passage of the pump is carried out in this paper by solving the three-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence model. A definition of the unsteadiness in the pump is made and applied to analyze the unsteady intensity distributions, and the flow rate effect on the complex unsteady flow in the pump is studied quantitatively while the flow mechanism is also analyzed. The CFD results are validated by experimental data collected at the laboratory. It is shown that a significant flow rate effect on the time-averaged unsteadiness and the turbulence intensity distribution can be observed in both rotor and stator domains including the side chamber. The findings would be useful to reduce the flow unsteadiness and to increase the pump reliability under multi-conditions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(Grant Nos.51239005,51009072)the National Science and Technology Pillar Program of China(Grant No.2011BAF14B04)
文摘Numerical simulation and 3-D periodic flow unsteadiness analysis for a centrifugal pump with volute are carried out in whole flow passage, including the impeller with twisted blades, the volute and the side chamber channels under a part-load condition. The pressure fluctuation intensity coefficient (PFIC) based on the standard deviation method, the time-averaged velocity unsteadiness intensity coefficient (VUIC) and the time-averaged turbulence intensity coefficient (TIC) are defined by averaging the results at each grid node for an entire impeller revolution period. Therefore, the strength distributions of the periodic flow unsteadiness based on the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations can be analyzed directly and in detail. It is shown that under the 0.6Qd~. condition, the pressure fluctuation intensity is larger near the blade pressure side than near the suction side, and a high fluctuation intensity can be observed at the beginning section of the spiral of the volute. The flow velocity unsteadiness intensity is larger near the blade suction side than near the pressure side. A strong turbulence intensity can be found near the blade suction side, the impeller shroud side as well as in the side chamber. The leakage flow has a significant effect on the inflow of the impeller, and can increase both the flow velocity unsteadiness intensity and the turbulence intensity near the wall. The accumulative flow unstea- diness results of an impeller revolution can be an important aspect to be considered in the centrifugal pump optimum design for obtaining a more stable inner flow of the pump and reducing the flow-induced vibration and noise in certain components.
基金National Basic Research Program 2007CB210104 of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant 50736007
文摘Unsteadiness of tip clearance flow with three different tip clearance sizes is numerically investigated in this paper. NASA Rotor 67 is chosen as the computational model. It is found that among all the simulated cases, the un- steadiness exists when the size of the tip clearance is equal to or larger than design tip clearance size. The relative total pressure coefficient contours indicate that region of influence by tip leakage flow augments with the increase of tip clearance size at a fixed mass flow rate. Root Mean Square contours of static pressure distribution in the rotor tip region are provided to illustrate that for design tip clearance (1.1% tip chord) the strongest fluctuating region is located on pressure side of blade near leading edge, while for the larger tip clearance (2.2% tip chord), it is in the region of the interaction between the shock wave and the tip leakage flow.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51976125)Open Research Subject of Key Laboratory of Fluid and Power Machinery(Xihua University),Ministry of Education(Grant number zj2015-024)Natural Science Fund of Shanghai(Grant No.19ZR1425900)。
文摘In order to explore the unforced unsteadiness of centrifugal pumps,a 2-D frequency domain imaging display technology was used to study the development of these unsteady flow structures at partial flow conditions.The results showed that,the unsteady flow field was not only affected by rotor and stator interaction,but also appeared an unforced unsteadiness with fundamental frequency of St≈0.23 around the impeller throat area.Moreover,as the flow rates decreased,this unsteady flow structure gradually weakened and disappeared.When the flow rate was reduced to 0.6 times of design flow rate,another two unforced unsteady flow structures with characteristic frequencies of St≈0.0714 and St≈0.12 began to appear in the same area.Therefore,with the operating condition smaller than design flow rate,the internal flow became more and more complex.In addition to the forced unsteadiness,the unforced unsteadiness which is not connected with the blade passage frequency became more and more obvious.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China with project No.51010007,No.51106153
文摘Numerical investigation on the self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakage flow(TLF) for an axial low-speed compressor with smooth wall and six single grooved casings are presented. A ten-passage numerical scheme is used to solve the unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(URANS) equations. It is found that the single grooves at various axial locations could have a large impact on the self-induced unsteadiness and the stall margin improvement(SMI) of compressor. The trend of SMI with groove center location demonstrates that the groove located near the mid of blade tip chord generates the best SMI. The worst groove is located about 20% Cax after the blade leading edge. The root-mean-squre of static pressure(RMSP) contours at 99.5% span and fast Fourier transform for the static pressure traces recorded in the tip clearance region for each casing are analyzed. The results demonstrate that the single groove location not only affects the oscillating strength but also the frequency of the unsteady tip leakage flow. At the near-stall point of smooth casing, the self-induced unsteadiness of TLF is enhanced most by the best grooved casing for SMI. While, the self-induced unsteadiness disappears when the worst groove for SMI is added. The characteristic frequency of TLF is about 0.55 blade passing frequency(BPF) with smooth casing. The frequency components become complicated as the single groove moves from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the blade.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 50876031by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission under Grant 10ZZ40
文摘The self-induced unsteadiness in tip leakage flow(TLF)of a micro-axial fan rotor is numerically studied by solving Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations.The micro-axial fan,which is widely used in cooling systems of electronic devices,has a tip clearance of 6%of the axial chord length of the blade.At the design rotation speed,four cases near the peak efficiency point(PEP)with self-induced unsteadiness and four steady cases which have much weaker pressure fluctuations are investigated.Using the"interface"separating the incoming main flow and the TLF defined by Duet al.[1],an explanation based on the propagation of the low energy spot and its multi-passing through the high gradient zone of the relative total pressure,is proposed to clarify the originating mechanism of the unsteadiness.At the operating points near the PEP,the main flow is weaker than the TLF and the interface moves upstream.The low energy spot which propagates along in the close behind of the interface has opportunity to circulate in the circumferential direction and passes through the sensitive interfaces several times,a slight perturbation therefore may be magnified significantly and develops into the self-induced unsteadiness.The explanation is demonstrated by numerical results.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(Grant No.11102188)the National Key Labo-ratory of Science and Technology on Hydrodynamics
文摘A wing-body junction flow of a navigating underwater vehicle is considered to be a crucial source of the flow radiating acoustic noise, which attracts much research interest. In this paper, wing-plate junction flows are experimentally investigated in a low-speed wind tunnel by smoke-wire flow visualizations and time-resolved PIV measurements. To reveal the physical behavior of such flows, smoke-wire flow visualizations are conducted for a laminar wing-plate junction. A novel control strategy is proposed, to accurately locate the suction openings where the streamline is about to roll up to form a vortex in the turbulent junction flows. The control effect is discussed in perspectives of both the time-averaged and instantaneous flow fields.
基金The authors gratefully acknow ledge the financial support from China Scholarship Council(CSC)and Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd.(UK)for Liang Guo's Ph.D.research at the University of Nottingham(RIS 101798).
文摘The effects of the periodical turbulence and pressure fluctuation on suction surface heat transfer over airfoils of a row of rotor blades with a certain type have been investigated numerically in this paper.The calculation is perfomed using v^(2)-f model with the numerical results of pressure fluctuation and heat transfer performance over 4 sample points being analyzed and compared with existing experimental data.It shows that the static pressure change has significant impact on heat transfer performance of the fore suction surface,especially in the active region of the shock waves formed from the trailing edge of upstream nuzzles.While,for the rear suction surface,the flow turbulence contributes more to the heat transfer change over the surface,due to the reduced pressure oscillation through this region.Phase shifted phenomenon across the surface can be observed for both pressure and heat transfer parameters,which should be a result of turbulence migration and wake passing across the airfoil.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China with project No. 50676094 and No. 50736007the National Basic Research Program of China numbered 2007CB210104
文摘Full-annulus three-dimensional unsteady numerical simulations were conducted for a low-speed isolated axialcompressor rotor, intending to identify the behavior of self-induced unsteady tip leakage flow within multi-bladepassages. There is a critical mass flow rate near stall point, below it, the self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakageflow can propagate circumferentially and thus initiates two circumferential waves. Otherwise, the self-inducedunsteady tip leakage flow oscillates synchronously in each single blade passage. The major findings are: 1) whilethe self-induced unsteadiness of tip leakage flow is a single-passage phenomenon, there exist phase shifts amongblade passages in multi-passage environments then evolving into the first short length wave propagating at abouttwo times of rotor rotation speed after the transient period ends; and 2) the time traces of the pseudo sensors locatedon the rotor blade tips reveal another much longer length-scale wave modulated with the first wave due tophase shift propagating at about half of rotor rotation speed. Features of the short and long length-scale circumferentialwaves are similar to those of rotating instability and modal wave, respectively.
基金the UFAST project financed by the European Commission within a cooperation sectorunder number:012226
文摘In usual cases of significant pressure gradients and strong shocks, the front shock takes a fixed location along the wall, at which separation starts. Usually the rear shock is responding to vortex sheding by its deflection angle. In consequence main shock and rear shocks are moving whilst front shock is stable. The goal of the measurements presented here is to find out how the k-foot behaves during shock oscillations in the case when front shock is not fixed by the pressure gradient. Unsteady shock behaviour is also investigated when air jet vortex generators (AJVG) are used. Counteraction of the separation is directly related to the influence on unsteady processes in the shock wave induced separation.
基金The Alabama Innovation Fund(Contract ID No.61070000002)the University of Alabama Endowment Fund,and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development of the University of Alabama in Huntsville are acknowledged for financial support for the research which is reported within the present paper.
文摘Unsteady flow characteristics of a normal shock wave,a lambda foot,and a separated turbulent boundary layer are investigated within a unique test section with supersonic inlet flow.The supersonic wind tunnel facility,containing this test section,provides a Mach number of approximately 1.54 at the test section entrance.Digitized shadowgraph flow visualization data are employed to visualize shock wave structure within the test section.These data are analyzed to determine shock wave unsteadiness characteristics,including grayscale spectral energy variations with frequency,as well as time and space correlations,which give coherence and time lag properties associated with perturbations associated with different flow regions.Results illustrate the complexity and unsteadiness of shock-wave-boundary-layerinteractions,including event frequencies from grayscale spectral energy distributions determined using a Lagrangian approach applied to shock wave location,and by grayscale spectral energy distributions determined using ensemble-averaging applied to multiple closely-located stationary pixel locations.Auto-correlation function results and two-point correlation functions(in the form of magnitude squared coherence)quantify the time-scales of periodic events,as well as the coherence of flow perturbations associated with different locations,over a range of frequencies.Associated time lag data provide information on the originating location of perturbation events,as well as the propagation direction and event sequence associated with different flow locations.Additional insight into spatial variations of time lag and flow coherence is provided by application of magnitude squared coherence analysis to multiple locations,relative to a single location associated with the normal shock wave.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12172315,12072304,11702232)the Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(No.2021J01050)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(No.20220013068002).
文摘Unsteady aerodynamic characteristics at high angles of attack are of great importance to the design and development of advanced fighter aircraft, which are characterized by post-stall maneuverability with multiple Degrees-of-Freedom(multi-DOF) and complex flow field structure.In this paper, a special kind of cable-driven parallel mechanism is firstly utilized as a new suspension method to conduct unsteady dynamic wind tunnel tests at high angles of attack, thereby providing experimental aerodynamic data. These tests include a wide range of multi-DOF coupled oscillatory motions with various amplitudes and frequencies. Then, for aerodynamic modeling and analysis, a novel data-driven Feature-Level Attention Recurrent neural network(FLAR) is proposed. This model incorporates a specially designed feature-level attention module that focuses on the state variables affecting the aerodynamic coefficients, thereby enhancing the physical interpretability of the aerodynamic model. Subsequently, spin maneuver simulations, using a mathematical model as the baseline, are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the FLAR. Finally, the results on wind tunnel data reveal that the FLAR accurately predicts aerodynamic coefficients, and observations through the visualization of attention scores identify the key state variables that affect the aerodynamic coefficients. It is concluded that the proposed FLAR enhances the interpretability of the aerodynamic model while achieving good prediction accuracy and generalization capability for multi-DOF coupling motion at high angles of attack.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U24A20138 and No.52376039)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,China(JQ24017)+1 种基金the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(Nos.J2019-II-0005-0025 and Y2022-II-0002-0005)the Special Fund for the Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences,China(No.2018173).
文摘To assess the aerodynamic performance and vibration characteristics of rotor blades during rotation,a study of unsteady blade surface forces is conducted in a low-speed axial flow compressor under a rotating coordinate system.The capture,modulation,and acquisition of unsteady blade surface forces are achieved by using pressure sensors and strain gauges attached to the rotor blades,in conjunction with a wireless telemetry system.Based on the measurement reliability verification,this approach allows for the determination of the static pressure distribution on rotor blade surfaces,enabling the quantitative description of loadability at different spanwise positions along the blade chord.Effects caused by the factors such as Tip Leakage Flow(TLF)and flow separation can be perceived and reflected in the trends of static pressure on the blade surfaces.Simultaneously,the dynamic characteristics of unsteady pressure and stress on the blade surfaces are analyzed.The results indicate that only the pressure signals measured at the mid-chord of the blade tip can distinctly detect the unsteady frequency of TLF due to the oscillation of the low-pressure spot on the pressure surface.Subsequently,with the help of one-dimensional continuous wavelet analysis method,it can be inferred that as the compressor enters stall,the sensors are capable of capturing stall cell frequency under a rotating coordinate system.Furthermore,the stress at the blade root is higher than that at the blade tip,and the frequency band of the vibration can also be measured by the pressure sensors fixed on the casing wall in a stationary frame.While the compressor stalls,the stress at the blade root can be higher,which can provide valuable guidance for monitoring the lifecycle of compressor blades.
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project,China(No.Y2019-I-0018-0017)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11602200)+1 种基金Hunan Innovative Province Construction Special Fund,China(No.2021GK1020)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,China。
文摘Propeller design is a highly intricate and interdisciplinary task that necessitates careful trade-offs between radiated noise levels and aerodynamic efficiency.To achieve efficient trade-off designs,an enhanced on-the-fly unsteady adjoint-based aerodynamic and aeroacoustic optimization methodology is developed,which maintains the fidelity of the Navier-Stokes solution for unsteady flow and of the moving-medium Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings(FW-H)formulation for capturing tonal noise.Furthermore,this on-the-fly approach enables a unified architecture for discreteadjoint sensitivity analysis encompassing both aerodynamics and aeroacoustics,facilitating effective multi-objective weighted optimizations.Subsequently,this proposed methodology is applied to perform trade-off optimizations between aerodynamics and aeroacoustics for a propeller by employing varying weighting factors to comprehend their influence on optimal configurations.The results demonstrate a positive correlation between efficiency and noise sensitivities,and thus indicate an inherent synchronicity where pursing noise reduction through purely aeroacoustic optimization inevitably entails sacrificing aerodynamic efficiency.However,by effectively incorporating appropriate weighting factors(recommended to range from 0.25 to 0.5)into the multi-objective function combined with both aerodynamics and aeroacoustics,it becomes feasible to achieve efficiency enhancement and noise reduction simultaneously.Key findings show that reducing blade planform size and equipping“rotated-S”shaped airfoil profiles in the tip region can effectively restrain noise levels while maintaining aerodynamic performance.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDC0160000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52122603)+4 种基金the Excellence Research Group Program(No.52488101)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.ZR2024JQ011)the Project of National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Light-duty Gas-turbine(No.2023-JJ-Y04)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.J2019-III-0003-0046)the Taishan Scholars Program of China.
文摘A pre-swirl system with a multi-chamber structure is crucial to the secondary air system of an aero engine.The airflow within the pre-swirl system(characterized by high-speed rotation and compressible flow)is complicated.During transient processes in aero engine operation,the pre-swirl system is subjected to upstream fluctuations,which is a less studied aspect.This paper delves into the unsteady flow characteristics within the pre-swirl system.We investigate the influence of different pressure-fluctuation boundary conditions,corresponding to step function,ramp function,and sine function,on the transient response characteristics of the pre-swirl system.The results indicate that the response characteristics are strongly affected by the upstream boundary conditions.An obvious overshoot phenomenon is observed in the actual temperature drop under the step and ramp function conditions.The peak time of the step function is 75%shorter compared to the ramp function.Furthermore,the flow parameters exhibit nonlinear growth during the transient process,emphasizing the need for consideration in future quasi-steady simulations.For the sine function condition,the pressure-fluctuation frequency minimally affects stable values of mass flow rate and actual temperature drop but exerts a substantial influence on the maximum deviation of actual temperature drop of the system.As the frequency increases from 100 Hz to 200 Hz,the maximum deviations for actual temperature drop change from around±13 K to±10 K.