Abstract

An improved compressible model for estimating tip clearance loss in transonic compressors is presented with the emphasis on the effects of blade tip loading distribution and double leakage flow. Tip clearance flow is treated as three parts along the chord and the progressive relations from upstream to downstream part is revealed to be responsible for the formation of tip clearance flow. Control volume method is applied to simplify the mixing process and calculate the mixed-out loss for the three parts, separately. Computational study shows that mass flow of the incoming flow entering the control volume is consistent with that passing through an equivalent area of about half of tip leakage vortex region. The new model reveals that the second part of tip clearance flow has a larger mixed-out loss capacity than the two other parts. This difference is attributed to two factors: larger injection flow angle and more enrolled incoming flow, and both factors tend to increase the mixed-out loss. The success of the model implies that blade design or flow control strategies turning the tip clearance/main flow interface’s arrival onto blade tip pressure side downstream and the shock’s impingement point onto blade tip suction side upstream may be beneficial in desensitizing compressor performance to tip clearance size, without trading off pressure rise.

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