Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet Distortion

The present work aims to propose a new calibration strategy of the Hall–Thollet Body Force (BF) model to simulate the flow in multi-stage compressors and to capture inlet distortion effects within the machine. Both global (0D) and radial (1D) correction terms are introduced and calibrated to improve...

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Main Authors: Chiara Crea, Julien Marty, Raphaël Barrier, Sébastien Cochon, Guillaume Dufour
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
Series:International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-186X/10/2/12
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Julien Marty
Raphaël Barrier
Sébastien Cochon
Guillaume Dufour
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description The present work aims to propose a new calibration strategy of the Hall–Thollet Body Force (BF) model to simulate the flow in multi-stage compressors and to capture inlet distortion effects within the machine. Both global (0D) and radial (1D) correction terms are introduced and calibrated to improve predictions in multi-stage compressors, accounting for highly interacting, highly loaded blades, falling outside the validity range of the model’s original coefficients. The modified model has been tested on the 3.5-stage high-pressure compressor CREATE, for which experimental data are available. The modified model is then employed to study different patterns of inlet distortion. The results show a very good agreement between Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) simulations and Body Force calculations in terms of performance, key quantities along the radial and circumferential directions and distortion transfer across the compressor.
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spelling doaj-art-22e64c3e1a004353b38106dc12e09de22025-08-20T03:24:40ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power2504-186X2025-06-011021210.3390/ijtpp10020012Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet DistortionChiara Crea0Julien Marty1Raphaël Barrier2Sébastien Cochon3Guillaume Dufour4Safran Aircraft Engines, 77550 Moissy Cramayel, FranceDAAA, ONERA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 92190 Meudon, FranceDAAA, ONERA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 92190 Meudon, FranceSafran Aircraft Engines, 77550 Moissy Cramayel, FranceISAE-SUPAERO, Université de Toulouse, 31055 Toulouse, FranceThe present work aims to propose a new calibration strategy of the Hall–Thollet Body Force (BF) model to simulate the flow in multi-stage compressors and to capture inlet distortion effects within the machine. Both global (0D) and radial (1D) correction terms are introduced and calibrated to improve predictions in multi-stage compressors, accounting for highly interacting, highly loaded blades, falling outside the validity range of the model’s original coefficients. The modified model has been tested on the 3.5-stage high-pressure compressor CREATE, for which experimental data are available. The modified model is then employed to study different patterns of inlet distortion. The results show a very good agreement between Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) simulations and Body Force calculations in terms of performance, key quantities along the radial and circumferential directions and distortion transfer across the compressor.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-186X/10/2/12Body Force modellinginlet distortionmulti-stage compressorsstability
spellingShingle Chiara Crea
Julien Marty
Raphaël Barrier
Sébastien Cochon
Guillaume Dufour
Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet Distortion
International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power
Body Force modelling
inlet distortion
multi-stage compressors
stability
title Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet Distortion
title_full Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet Distortion
title_fullStr Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet Distortion
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title_short Body Force Modelling of a Multi-Stage High-Pressure Compressor Under Inlet Distortion
title_sort body force modelling of a multi stage high pressure compressor under inlet distortion
topic Body Force modelling
inlet distortion
multi-stage compressors
stability
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-186X/10/2/12
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