Abstract

The passive flow control technology of using splitter blades in low-speed diffuser cascade was investigated in this study. Based on the Reynolds average Navier-Stokes calculations, the arrangement parameters of the splitter blades were studied in detail to determine the optimal parameters. The large-eddy simulation was performed on the base case and the optimized splitter blade case to obtain the transient vortex structures and unsteady flow characteristics of the cascade. The results show that the aerodynamic performance of the cascade was susceptible to the position of the splitter blades. The optimal position of the splitter blades was located in the middle of the main blades near the leading edge. When the cascade was arranged with optimized splitter blades, the static pressure coefficient was improved and the stall occurrence was delayed. The scale and intensity of the separation vortices generated on the suction surface of the main blade decreased. In addition, the separation vortices of the main blade and the splitter blade interacted and rapidly decomposed into small-scale vortices downstream of the cascade, reducing the flow loss. The stability of the cascade was enhanced.

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