NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Analytical prediction of the unsteady lift on a rotor caused by downstream strutsA two-dimensional, inviscid, incompressible procedure is presented for predicting the unsteady lift on turbomachinery blades caused by the upstream potential disturbance of downstream flow obstructions. Using the Douglas-Neumann singularity superposition potential flow computer program to model the downstream flow obstructions, classical equations of thin airfoil theory are then employed, to compute the unsteady lift on the upstream rotor blades. The method is applied to a particular geometry which consists of a rotor, a downstream stator, and downstream struts which support the engine casing. Very good agreement between the Douglas-Neumann program and experimental measurements was obtained for the downstream stator-strut flow field. The calculations for the unsteady lift due to the struts were in good agreement with the experiments in showing that the unsteady lift due to the struts decays exponentially with increased axial separation of the rotor and the struts. An application of the method showed that for a given axial spacing between the rotor and the strut, strut-induced unsteady lift is a very weak function of the axial or circumferential position of the stator.
Document ID
19880023837
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Taylor, A. C., III
(Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. Blacksburg, VA, United States)
Ng, W. F.
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1987
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 87-GT-145
Accession Number
88A11064
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available