Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls

Turbomachinery shock wave patterns occur as a natural result of operating at off-design points and are accountable for some of the loss in performance. In some cases, shock wave–boundary layer (SW-BLIs) interactions may even lead to map restrictions. The current paper refers to experimental findings...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valeriu Drăgan, Oana Dumitrescu, Mihnea Gall, Emilia Georgiana Prisăcariu, Bogdan Gherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Aerospace
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/11/11/946
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850149613917437952
author Valeriu Drăgan
Oana Dumitrescu
Mihnea Gall
Emilia Georgiana Prisăcariu
Bogdan Gherman
author_facet Valeriu Drăgan
Oana Dumitrescu
Mihnea Gall
Emilia Georgiana Prisăcariu
Bogdan Gherman
author_sort Valeriu Drăgan
collection DOAJ
description Turbomachinery shock wave patterns occur as a natural result of operating at off-design points and are accountable for some of the loss in performance. In some cases, shock wave–boundary layer (SW-BLIs) interactions may even lead to map restrictions. The current paper refers to experimental findings on a transonic linear cascade specifically designed to mitigate shock waves using porous walls on the blades. Schlieren visualization reveals two phenomena: Firstly, the shock waves were dissipated in all bladed passages, as predicted by the CFD studies. Secondly, a lower-pressure wave pattern was observed upstream of the blades. It is this phenomenon that the paper reports and attempts to describe. Attempts to replicate this pattern using Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) calculations indicate that the numerical method may be too dissipative to accurately capture it. The experimental campaign demonstrated a 4% increase in flow rate, accompanied by minimal variations in pressure and temperature, highlighting the potential of this approach for enhancing turbomachinery performance.
format Article
id doaj-art-6325c56e3b054f089e264510da28f96f
institution OA Journals
issn 2226-4310
language English
publishDate 2024-11-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Aerospace
spelling doaj-art-6325c56e3b054f089e264510da28f96f2025-08-20T02:26:50ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102024-11-01111194610.3390/aerospace11110946Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous WallsValeriu Drăgan0Oana Dumitrescu1Mihnea Gall2Emilia Georgiana Prisăcariu3Bogdan Gherman4Romanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 061126 Bucharest, RomaniaRomanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 061126 Bucharest, RomaniaRomanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 061126 Bucharest, RomaniaRomanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 061126 Bucharest, RomaniaRomanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines COMOTI, 061126 Bucharest, RomaniaTurbomachinery shock wave patterns occur as a natural result of operating at off-design points and are accountable for some of the loss in performance. In some cases, shock wave–boundary layer (SW-BLIs) interactions may even lead to map restrictions. The current paper refers to experimental findings on a transonic linear cascade specifically designed to mitigate shock waves using porous walls on the blades. Schlieren visualization reveals two phenomena: Firstly, the shock waves were dissipated in all bladed passages, as predicted by the CFD studies. Secondly, a lower-pressure wave pattern was observed upstream of the blades. It is this phenomenon that the paper reports and attempts to describe. Attempts to replicate this pattern using Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) calculations indicate that the numerical method may be too dissipative to accurately capture it. The experimental campaign demonstrated a 4% increase in flow rate, accompanied by minimal variations in pressure and temperature, highlighting the potential of this approach for enhancing turbomachinery performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/11/11/946turbomachinerypressure wavesmicroperforated wallpassive controlschlieren visualization
spellingShingle Valeriu Drăgan
Oana Dumitrescu
Mihnea Gall
Emilia Georgiana Prisăcariu
Bogdan Gherman
Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls
Aerospace
turbomachinery
pressure waves
microperforated wall
passive control
schlieren visualization
title Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls
title_full Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls
title_fullStr Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls
title_short Experimental Identification of a New Secondary Wave Pattern in Transonic Cascades with Porous Walls
title_sort experimental identification of a new secondary wave pattern in transonic cascades with porous walls
topic turbomachinery
pressure waves
microperforated wall
passive control
schlieren visualization
url https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/11/11/946
work_keys_str_mv AT valeriudragan experimentalidentificationofanewsecondarywavepatternintransoniccascadeswithporouswalls
AT oanadumitrescu experimentalidentificationofanewsecondarywavepatternintransoniccascadeswithporouswalls
AT mihneagall experimentalidentificationofanewsecondarywavepatternintransoniccascadeswithporouswalls
AT emiliageorgianaprisacariu experimentalidentificationofanewsecondarywavepatternintransoniccascadeswithporouswalls
AT bogdangherman experimentalidentificationofanewsecondarywavepatternintransoniccascadeswithporouswalls