Rotordynamic characteristics prediction for scallop damper seals using computational fluid dynamics

Enhancing damping characteristic is one of the effective methods to solve the instability problem of the rotor system. The three-dimensional numerical analysis model of scallop damper seal was established, and the effects of inlet pressures, preswirl ratios, rotational speeds, interlaced angles and seal cavity depths on the rotordynamic characteristics of scallop damper seal were studied based on dynamic mesh method and multi-frequencies elliptic whirling model. Results show that the direct stiffness of the scallop damper seal increases with decreasing inlet pressure and increasing rotational speed and cavity depth. When the seal cavity is interlaced by a certain angle, which shows positive direct stiffness. The effective damping of the scallop damper seal increases with the increasing inlet pressure, the decreasing preswirl ratio and the rotational speed and cavity depth. There exists an optimal interlaced angle to maximize the effective damping and the system stability. The leakage of the scallop damper seal is significantly reduced with decreasing inlet pressure. The preswirl will reduce the leakage flowrate, and the rotational speed has a slight effect on the leakage performance. The leakage of the scallop damper seal decreases with increasing seal cavity depth.     

A compressing and saving method for structured grid data based on block construction

The increasing grid data in CFD simulation has brought some new difficulties and challenges, such as high storage cost, low transmission efficiency. In order to overcome these problems,a novel method for compressing and saving the structured grid are proposed. In the present method,the geometric coordinates of the six logical domains of one grid block is saved instead of all grid vertex coordinates to reduce the size of the structured grid file when the grid is compressed. And all grid vertex co...     

翼身融合布局低速风洞试验研究

翼身融合布局(BWB)综合性能突出,是未来民用航空领域飞行器发展的必然趋势,研究BWB布局的气动特点及流动机理,对开展BWB布局设计具有重要的支撑作用。采用测力、丝线流动显示的风洞试验方法并辅以CFD方法,开展300座级BWB布局(BWB-1)低速气动特性、流动机理及通气发动机短舱影响研究。结果表明:与Early BWB、N2A布局相比,BWB-1具有更好的低速纵向气动性能,具有横向静稳定、航向静不稳定量值较小,航向增稳与控制难度较小等优点;揭示了布局的流动发展过程及具有和缓失速特性的物理原因;通气发动机短舱对提高最大升力及增加航向静稳定性有利,对横向静稳定性影响较小,但使得阻力和低头力矩增加;CFD纵向计算结果与试验基本一致,验证了CFD方法的有效性。     

某大型飞机后缘襟翼气动/机构综合优化设计

大型飞机增升装置的研制不仅需要其提供足够的气动性能,也需要对噪声、舒适性等进行综合考量设计,而增升装置是提高大型飞机综合性能的重要系统,也是目前技术发展亟待研究和解决的重要问题。对于增升装置机构设计,通过设计较为简单的铰链襟翼机构来引导襟翼达到较优位置,然后选择气动性能较好的位置作为新的优化位置,求得较优机构位置。机构位置改变结合气动性能验证需要进行大量的迭代计算以及结果优化,因此以机构设计为基础,探究多目标优化计算的新方法,最终实现气动结构一体化设计目标。选用铰链式后缘襟翼为研究对象,综合考量后缘襟翼旋转与扰流板下偏联合运动对于气动性能影响,利用所研究方法,对其进行气动机构一体化设计并得出设计结果。     

Numerical investigation on leakage and rotordynamic performance of the honeycomb seal with swirl-reverse rings

Honeycomb seals are a crucial component to restrict the leakage flow and improve system stability for the turbomachines and aero-engines. In this work, the leakage and rotordynamic performance of honeycomb seals with the Swirl-Reverse Ring(SRR) is predicted by employing the approach of Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) and the multifrequency whirling model theory.Numerical results show that the positive preswirl flow and circumferential velocity can be effectively weakened for the honeycomb seal...     

Study of aerodynamic and inertial forces of a experimental and numerical methods

The force-generation mechanism of a dovelike flapping-wing micro air vehicle was studied by numerical simulation and experiment. To obtain the real deformation pattern of the flapping wing, the digital image correlation technology was used to measure the dynamic deformation of the wing. The dynamic deformation data were subsequently interpolated and embedded into the CFD solver to account for the aeroelastic effects. The dynamic deformation data were further used to calculate the inertial forces...     

Optimization for aerodynamic performance of double serpentine nozzles with spanwise offsets using Taguchi-based CFD analysis

Serpentine nozzles are widely used in combat aircraft to realize strong stealth characteristics. Based on the layout characteristics within a confined space, a series of double serpentine nozzles with spanwise offsets are established. Using computational fluid dynamics and Taguchi method, the influence mechanisms of the Distribution of Area (DA), Distributions of Centerline for the first and second ‘S’ sections in the Vertical direction (DCV1 and DCV2), and Distribution of Centerline in the Spanwise direction (DCS) are analyzed. The impact of these factors on the total pressure recovery coefficient can be ranked as DA > DCV2 > DCS > DCV1, whereas their impacts on the discharge coefficient and axial thrust coefficient can be ranked as DCV2 > DCS > DA > DCV1. Considering the statistical significance of these factors, a nozzle in which DA changes rapidly at the exit and DCV1, DCV2, and DCS change rapidly at the entrance gives the best aerodynamic performance. Compared to the worst configuration, the total pressure recovery coefficient, discharge coefficient, and axial thrust coefficient are improved by 1.6%,3.5% and 3.6%, respectively. DA influences the gas flow acceleration in the entire serpentine channel, resulting in different wall shear stress and friction losses. The various centerline distributions influence the gas flow acceleration effects and form complex wave structures in the constant-area extension section, resulting in different local and friction losses.