Effects of solid particles suspended in fluid flow through an axial flow compressor stageAn approximate method for calculating the flow properties of gas-particle mixture flowing over blades in a cascade is studied. Using an analytical method, the solid particle trajectory and location of collisions between the solid particles and the blade surfaces are determined. In addition an experimental investigation of the trajectories and velocities of solid particles suspended in a fluid passing through an axial flow compressor cascade was performed. The cascade blades were made of 2024 aluminum alloy and the solid particles used were quartz sand with average diameter of 165 microns. The following parameters were investigated: blade pressure distribution, and total pressure loss coefficient, both depending on the degree of erosion. In addition, a theoretical estimation of the blade erosion is compared with the experimental data.
Document ID
19810044704
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Tabakoff, W. (Cincinnati Univ. OH, United States)
Balan, C. (Cincinnati, University Cincinnati, Ohio, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines