TY - GEN
T1 - Investigation of recirculating casing treatment for low-pressure ratio mixed-flow micro-compressor
AU - Xu, Kewei
AU - Zha, Gecheng
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This paper investigates the recirculating casing treatment (RCT) of a low total pressure ratio micro-compressor to achieve stall margin enhancement while minimizing the design point efficiency penalty. Three RCT injection and extraction configurations are studied, including combined slot-duct, ducts only, and slot only. The numerical approach is validated with a tested micro-compressor using RCT. A very good agreement is achieved between the predicted speedlines and the measured results. To minimize the design point efficiency loss, it is observed that the optimal location of extraction and injection is where the recirculated flow rate can be minimized at the design point. To maximize stall margin, extraction location should favor minimizing the tip blockage such as at the location where the tip flow separation of the baseline blade is fully developed. In addition, the slot configuration that generates pre-swirl to the upstream flow is beneficial to improve stall margin due to reduced incidence. The highest stall margin enhancement achieved is 9.49% with the slot geometry that has the extraction at the 62%C chordwise location, but has a design point efficiency loss of 1.9%. Overall, a small efficiency penalty of 0.6% at the design point is achieved for the final design with the stall margin increased by 6.2%.
AB - This paper investigates the recirculating casing treatment (RCT) of a low total pressure ratio micro-compressor to achieve stall margin enhancement while minimizing the design point efficiency penalty. Three RCT injection and extraction configurations are studied, including combined slot-duct, ducts only, and slot only. The numerical approach is validated with a tested micro-compressor using RCT. A very good agreement is achieved between the predicted speedlines and the measured results. To minimize the design point efficiency loss, it is observed that the optimal location of extraction and injection is where the recirculated flow rate can be minimized at the design point. To maximize stall margin, extraction location should favor minimizing the tip blockage such as at the location where the tip flow separation of the baseline blade is fully developed. In addition, the slot configuration that generates pre-swirl to the upstream flow is beneficial to improve stall margin due to reduced incidence. The highest stall margin enhancement achieved is 9.49% with the slot geometry that has the extraction at the 62%C chordwise location, but has a design point efficiency loss of 1.9%. Overall, a small efficiency penalty of 0.6% at the design point is achieved for the final design with the stall margin increased by 6.2%.
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U2 - 10.1115/GT2020-15822
DO - 10.1115/GT2020-15822
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85099885382
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
BT - Industrial and Cogeneration; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy; Marine; Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2020
Y2 - 21 September 2020 through 25 September 2020
ER -