AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCES OF A SINGLE-STAGE TRANSONIC AXIAL COMPRESSOR USING AN INCLINED CASING GROOVE

• Published in: Australian journal of mechanical engineering Vol. ahead-of-print; no. ahead-of-print; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Anh-Tuan, Vo, Huynh-Duc, Dinh, Cong-Truong, Chu, Hoang-Quan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.01.2024
• Subjects: adiabatic efficiency; inclined casing groove; Reynolds-averaged navier-stokes analysis; Single-stage transonic axial compressor; stall margin; total pressure ratio
• ISSN: 1448-4846; 2204-2253
• DOI: 10.1080/14484846.2022.2070100

This paper presents the effect of an inclined casing groove on the aerodynamic performance of a single-stage transonic axial compressor, NASA Stage 38, using three-dimensional Reynold-averaged-Navier-Stokes equations with the k-ε turbulence model. The research was carried out to examine the effects of four casing groove parameters: angle, width, depth, and location. Validation of a numerical model for a single-stage transonic axial compressor was conducted to evaluate the computational fluid dynamics method. Most of the simulations showed positive results with an increase in stall margin, adiabatic efficiency, and total pressure ratio, in which the maximum stall margin, adiabatic efficiency, and total pressure ratio can be raised by 87.09%, 0.13%, and 1.57%, respectively, as compared to the smooth casing case.