Calculation of three-dimensional unsteady flows in turbomachinery using the linearized harmonic Euler equations
Conference Paper
An efficient three-dimensional Euler analysis of unsteady flows in turbomachinery is presented. The unsteady flow is modelled as the sum of a steady or mean flow field plus a harmonically varying small perturbation flow. The linearized Euler equations, which describe the small perturbation unsteady flow, are found to be linear, variable coefficient differential equations whose coefficients depend on the mean flow. A pseudo-time time-marching finitevolume Lax-Wendroff scheme is used to discretize and solve the linearized equations for the unknown perturbation flow quantities. Local time stepping and multiple-grid acceleration techniques are used to speed convergence. For unsteady flow problems involving blade motion, a harmonically deforming computational grid which conforms to the motion of the vibrating blades is used to eliminate large error-producing extrapolation terms that would otherwise appear in the airfoil surface boundary conditions and in the evaluation of the unsteady surface pressure. Results are presented for both linear and annular cascade geometries, and for the latter, both rotating and nonrotating blade rows.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hall, KC; Lorence, CB
Published Date
- January 1, 1992
Published In
- Asme 1992 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, Gt 1992
Volume / Issue
- 5 /
International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN-13)
- 9780791878972
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1115/92GT136
Citation Source
- Scopus