An analysis of the experimental data, obtained by laser two-focus anemometry in the IGV-rotor interrow region of a transonic axial compressor, is presented with the aim of improving the understanding of the unsteady flow phenomena. A study of the IGV wakes and of the shock waves emanating from the leading edge of the rotor blades is proposed. Their interaction reveals the increase in magnitude of the wake passing through the moving shock. This result is highlighted by the streamwise evolution of the wake vorticity. Moreover, the results are analyzed in terms of a time-averaging procedure and the purely time-dependent velocity fluctuations that occur are quantified. It may be concluded that they are of the same order of magnitude as the spatial terms for the inlet rotor flow field. That shows that the temporal fluctuations should be considered for the three-dimensional rotor time-averaged simulations.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
compressors, rotors, rotational flow, transonic flow, wakes, shock waves, vortices
Topics:
Blades, Compressors, Flow (Dynamics), Inlet guide vanes, Rotors, Shock (Mechanics), Wakes, Shock waves, Unsteady flow, Fluctuations (Physics)
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