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Validation Test Case Study

TRANSONIC AXIAL SINGLE-STAGE COMPRESSOR VALIDATION TEST CASE STUDY Comparison of Experimental Data and Calculation Results Obtained with AxSTREAM CONTENTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 Inputs ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Outputs ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................. 6 Literature ...................................................................................................................................... 7

1. Introduction
Validation test case study given in this document is based on axial single-stage compressor experimental data (NASA Technical Paper 1659) and calculation results obtained with AxSTREAM. The experimental configuration consisted of an axial compressor stage with 20-cm inlet duct before. Neither of IGV or OGV are used. This stage is taken from an eight-stage compressor having total pressure ratio of 20. The main goal of this study is to obtain calculation data and compare it with data published in NASA documentation.

2. Inputs
The rotor is designed for maximum tip speed of 454 m/s. The blade twist is applied to both rotor ant stator blades. The number of blades is 36 and 46 for rotor and stator respectively. The mean diameter is about 43 cm and the blade height is 7.45 cm at inlet and 4.77 cm at outlet. The blades aspect ratio is 1.19 for rotor and 1.26 for stator (measured by average blade height). The stage is designed for following operation conditions: - total pressure ratio: 2.05; - airflow: 20.2 kg/s; - maximum Mach number: 1.493 on rotor tip; - maximum diffusion factor: 0.58 at 85 percent of rotor span. - adiabatic efficiency at design point: 0.876

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Fig. 1 Flow path

Fig. 2 Overall stage performance: adiabatic efficiency vs. equivalent airflow

Fig. 3 Overall stage performance: total pressure ratio vs. equivalent airflow 2/7
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AxSTREAM -Turbo Machinery Flow Path Conceptual Design Suite SIW Technical Paper Transonic Axial Single-Stage Compressor Validation Test Case Study Inputs used for calculation with AxSTREAM (including geometry) are imported to AxSTREAM project from NASA Technical Paper 1659. Mean section data is shown in the table below: Table 1 AxSTREAM inputs
1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 Nomenclature Property Compressor_AC Pt_in total pressure at inlet Tt_in total temperature at inlet Pst_out stat. pressure at outlet Pt_out total pressure at outlet Gin mass flow rate at inlet Shaft n_ shaft rotational speed Inlet Dt tip diameter Dh hub diameter Rotor axial D1t tip diameter at inlet D1h hub diameter at inlet D2t tip diameter at outlet D2h hub diameter at outlet shaftName shaft custom name vt shroud thickness Cascade (rotor mean section) b Chord K1_d inlet metal angle design K2_d outlet metal angle design r2 TE radius Clearances d axial hub clearance d/s blade drr rotor shroud radial clearance Blade rotor z number of blades Unit Pa K Pa Pa kg/s rpm cm cm cm cm cm cm cm cm deg deg cm cm cm Value 101400 288.2 0.000000 207870 20.2 17188.700000 50.46 35.56 50.46 35.56 49.012 37.476 Shaft_1 0.200000 5.570000 33.856957 51.130000 0.018500 1 0.2 36

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AxSTREAM -Turbo Machinery Flow Path Conceptual Design Suite SIW Technical Paper Transonic Axial Single-Stage Compressor Validation Test Case Study Table 1 (continued):
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 D1t D1h D2t D2h dss dort b K1_d K2_d r2 d th z ri1 ri2 relPos1 relPos2 ri1 ri2 relPos1 relPos2 Stator axial tip diameter at inlet hub diameter at inlet tip diameter at outlet hub diameter at outlet stator seal diameter diaphragm outer ring thickness Cascade (stator mean section) Chord inlet metal angle design outlet metal angle design TE radius Clearances axial hub clearance d/s blade seal tooth height Blade stator number of blades Sections (rotor, mean only) section radius at inlet section radius at outlet section relative position at inlet section relative position at outlet Sections (stator, mean only) section radius at inlet section radius at outlet section relative position at inlet section relative position at outlet cm cm cm cm cm cm cm deg deg cm cm cm cm cm cm cm 48.508 37.674 48.016 38.476 37 1 4.043524 47.832441 87.437077 0.012000 1 1 46 21.505000 21.622000 0.500000 0.500000 21.545500 21.623000 0.500000 0.500000

After importing blade geometry to AxSTREAM 1D/2D calculation was performed and following outputs obtained.

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3. Outputs
Total pressure ratios and efficiency values vs airflows are shown bellow.

Fig. 4 Total pressure ratio vs equivalent airflow (calculated by meanline)

Fig. 5 Total pressure ratio vs equivalent airflow (calculated by streamline) 5/7

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Fig. 6 Efficiency vs equivalent airflow (calculated by meanline)

Fig. 7 Efficiency vs equivalent airflow (calculated by streamline)

4. Conclusions
AxSTREAM calculation results showed applicable coincidence with experimental data.

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5. Literature
1. NASA Technical Paper 1659. Performance of Single-Stage Axial Flow Transonic Compressor With Rotor and Stator Aspect Ratios of 1019 and 1.26, Respectively, And With Design Pressure Ratio of 2.05.

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