Computational aerodynamics of oscillating cascades with the evolution of stall

F. Sisto, Wenquan Wu, S. Thangam, S. Jonnavithula

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Abstract

The applicability of the vortex method to cascades of oscillating airfoils is aSSeSsed by cornputing the unsteady incompressible lift, drag and moment for small incidence, thickness and vibratory displacement, the so-called “classical” case. The results for a limited sampling of cascade geometries, reduced frequencies. vibration amplitudes and intevblade phase angles are in excellent agreement with available analytical results. Instantaneous streamline patterns and discretized Vorticity distributions are presented as an aid in physical understanding. The importance of the interblade phase angle as a governing parameter is confirmed. The effects of mean incidence. vibration amplitude and Stagger angle are then studied. Important new results are presented showing the evolution of the classical reactions into the stalled-flaw reactions with incidence, frequency and amplitude as parameters. In particular the complicated interaction is demonstrated between the structural frequency of the blades (considered as one of the "inputs" to a nonlinear aeroelastic system) and the output frequency spectrum of the aerodynamic reactions. The major deficiency of the computer program is that the complete vibration mode and interblade phase angle must be Specified at the Outset of the computation. The implications for future direction of research, removal of the deficiency and Subsequent design code implementation are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - 1987
EventAIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 23rd Joint Propulsion Conference, 1987 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 29 Jun 19872 Jul 1987

Conference

ConferenceAIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 23rd Joint Propulsion Conference, 1987
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period29/06/872/07/87

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