Non-axisymmetric complete flow conditioning gauzes
Publication Date
2021-09-14Journal Title
Experiments in Fluids
ISSN
0723-4864
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Volume
62
Issue
10
Language
en
Type
Article
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Castillo Pardo, A., & Taylor, J. V. (2021). Non-axisymmetric complete flow conditioning gauzes. Experiments in Fluids, 62 (10) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-021-03290-9
Abstract
Abstract: This paper presents a novel methodology for the design of a gauze that produces distributions of stagnation pressure, swirl angle, pitch angle and turbulence intensity, tailored in both the radial and circumferential directions. A distortion gauze is made from a large number of small-scale circumferential and radial blades with tailored thickness and camber distributions. By controlling the blade design independently in both the radial and circumferential directions, the target inflow pattern can be achieved. 1D correlations are used to initialise the blades and they are refined using full 3D CFD simulations. The final design is additively manufactured for use in rotating rigs. In this paper, the method has been used to reproduce four target inflow patterns with large variations in stagnation pressure and flow angularity. Two examples model the inlet flow distortion seen at the aerodynamic interface plane of an aft-mounted boundary layer ingesting fan. The final two examples model the inlet distortion at inlet to an axial compressor spool caused by upstream structural struts in a swan neck duct. The gauzes are shown to replicate the structures of the target flow in an experimental test. These kind of flow structures would be extremely difficult or impossible to replicate in an experiment in any other way. Graphical abstract:
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Research Article
Sponsorship
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (723242)
Identifiers
s00348-021-03290-9, 3290
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-021-03290-9
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/329496
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