Nonlinear frequency-domain analysis of unsteady flows in turbomachinery with multiple excitation frequencies

Conference Paper

A harmonic balance technique for the analysis of nonlinear unsteady flows in turbomachiney arising from several excitation sources, possibly with frequencies with irrational ratios, is presented in this paper. This method uses a mixed time-domain/frequency-domain approach that allows one to model the blade row on a computational grid spanning just a single blade passage, no matter the interblade phase angles of the original disturbances. Using this approach, we compute several solutions, each one corresponding to one of several times over one period for periodic flows, or over a representative time interval for aperiodic flows. These time levels are coupled to each other through a spectral time derivative operator in the interior of the computational domain, and through the far-field and periodic boundary conditions around the boundary of the domain. In this paper, we apply the method to the two-dimensional Euler equations (although the method can be applied to three-dimensional and viscous flows), and examine the nonlinear interaction of wake passing with blade vibration.

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Cited Authors

  • Ekici, K; Hall, KC

Published Date

  • January 1, 2006

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 1 /

Start / End Page

  • 623 - 636

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1048-5953

International Standard Book Number 10 (ISBN-10)

  • 1563478129

International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN-13)

  • 9781563478123

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2514/6.2006-2995

Citation Source

  • Scopus