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Passive Endwall Treatments for Enhancing StabilityThese lecture notes were presented at the von Karman Institutes lecture series on Advances in Axial Compressor Aerodynamics, May 2006. They provide a fairly extensive overview of what's been learned from numerous investigations of various passive casing endwall technologies that have been proposed for alleviating the stall limiting physics associated with the compressor endwall flow field. The lecture notes are organized to give an appreciation for the inventiveness and understanding of the earliest compressor technologists and to provide a coherent thread of understanding that has arisen out of the early investigations. As such the lecture notes begin with a historical overview of casing treatments from their infancy through the earliest proposed concepts involving blowing, suction and flow recirculation. A summary of lessons learned from these early investigations is provided at the end of this section. The lecture notes then provide a somewhat more in-depth overview of recent advancements in the development of passive casing treatments from the late 1990's through 2006, including advancements in understanding the flow mechanism of circumferential groove casing treatments, and the development of discrete tip injection and self-recirculating casing treatments. At the conclusion of the lecture notes a final summary of lessons learned throughout the history of the development of passive casing treatments is provided. Finally, a list of future needs is given. It is hoped that these lecture notes will be a useful reference for future research endeavors to improve our understanding of the fluid physics of passive casing treatments and how they act to enhance compressor stability, and that they will perhaps provide a springboard for future research activities in this area of interest
Document ID
20070025023
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Hathaway, Michael D.
(Army Research Lab. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 2007
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Report/Patent Number
ARL-TR-3878
NASA/TM-2007-214409
E-15688
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 861726001.03.04.20.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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