Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses
Small gas turbine (SGT) engines power the latest generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This study investigates the axial flow–natured rotor blades of an SGT compressor. Rotor structures in axial flow compressors have failed due to complex stress scenarios. Lightweight, high-resistance mater...
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| description | Small gas turbine (SGT) engines power the latest generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This study investigates the axial flow–natured rotor blades of an SGT compressor. Rotor structures in axial flow compressors have failed due to complex stress scenarios. Lightweight, high-resistance material can reduce the failure rate of axial flow compressors in fixed-wing UAVs. Compressor blade designs are completed in 3DEXPERIENCE after extensive material investigation, in which the design data are evaluated through standard analytical procedures. First, an axial flow compressor blade for a long-range UAV is analyzed using computational fluid dynamics, in which imposed the complicated rotodynamic conditions in a single moving reference frame to the axial flow compressor rotor blade. Curvature and proximity discretization are employed in conjunction with ANSYS Mesh in this study. The edges and faces are scaled by a local mesh facility. Because of the intricate nature of the flow, an enhanced wall treatment turbulence model based on the k-epsilon parameter was employed. The computational method based on fluid-structure interaction (FSI) uses aerodynamic pressure distributions on the compressor blade as a basis for structural analyses. For this structural investigation, FSI has been used with a single-coupling direction. Composite compressor blades are put through an FSI inspection to ensure they are perfect. Epoxy has been used to analyze the structural integrity of a variety of modern composites, including those made from carbon fiber–reinforced polymers, glass fiber–reinforced polymers, and Kevlar fiber–reinforced polymers. Researchers used ANSYS Workbench to conduct in-depth analyses of over 25 lightweight materials. The blades are free to move in reaction to a shift in position at low, medium, and high rotational speeds, while the main hub remains stationary. This study lays the door for the development of axial flow compressors using nontraditional lightweight high-resistance materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d4a5181f211f48e0a489e261f5a9a2c62025-08-20T03:48:57ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59742025-01-01202510.1155/ijae/2481168Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational AnalysesSandhiya Chandrakumar0Shyam Sundar Jayakumar1Beena Stanislaus Arputharaj2Parvathy Rajendran3Arul Prakash Raji4Arunkumar Karuppasamy5Darshan Kumar Jayaram6Arun Bhuvendran7Senthil Kumar Madasamy8Vijayanandh Raja9Department of Aeronautical EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautical EngineeringDepartment of Research and InnovationSchool of Aerospace EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautical EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautical EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautical EngineeringDepartment of Automobile EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautical EngineeringDepartment of Aeronautical EngineeringSmall gas turbine (SGT) engines power the latest generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This study investigates the axial flow–natured rotor blades of an SGT compressor. Rotor structures in axial flow compressors have failed due to complex stress scenarios. Lightweight, high-resistance material can reduce the failure rate of axial flow compressors in fixed-wing UAVs. Compressor blade designs are completed in 3DEXPERIENCE after extensive material investigation, in which the design data are evaluated through standard analytical procedures. First, an axial flow compressor blade for a long-range UAV is analyzed using computational fluid dynamics, in which imposed the complicated rotodynamic conditions in a single moving reference frame to the axial flow compressor rotor blade. Curvature and proximity discretization are employed in conjunction with ANSYS Mesh in this study. The edges and faces are scaled by a local mesh facility. Because of the intricate nature of the flow, an enhanced wall treatment turbulence model based on the k-epsilon parameter was employed. The computational method based on fluid-structure interaction (FSI) uses aerodynamic pressure distributions on the compressor blade as a basis for structural analyses. For this structural investigation, FSI has been used with a single-coupling direction. Composite compressor blades are put through an FSI inspection to ensure they are perfect. Epoxy has been used to analyze the structural integrity of a variety of modern composites, including those made from carbon fiber–reinforced polymers, glass fiber–reinforced polymers, and Kevlar fiber–reinforced polymers. Researchers used ANSYS Workbench to conduct in-depth analyses of over 25 lightweight materials. The blades are free to move in reaction to a shift in position at low, medium, and high rotational speeds, while the main hub remains stationary. This study lays the door for the development of axial flow compressors using nontraditional lightweight high-resistance materials.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijae/2481168 |
| spellingShingle | Sandhiya Chandrakumar Shyam Sundar Jayakumar Beena Stanislaus Arputharaj Parvathy Rajendran Arul Prakash Raji Arunkumar Karuppasamy Darshan Kumar Jayaram Arun Bhuvendran Senthil Kumar Madasamy Vijayanandh Raja Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses International Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
| title | Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses |
| title_full | Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses |
| title_fullStr | Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses |
| title_short | Multiperspective Structural Integrity Investigations on the Rotor Blade of Axial Flow Compressor Under Various Rotodynamic Loading Conditions Using Enhanced Computational Analyses |
| title_sort | multiperspective structural integrity investigations on the rotor blade of axial flow compressor under various rotodynamic loading conditions using enhanced computational analyses |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/ijae/2481168 |
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