Application of shear-sensitive liquid crystal coating to visualization of transition and reattachment in compressor cascade

The present paper aims at introducing Shear-Sensitive Liquid Crystal Coating (SSLCC) technology into compressor cascade measurement for the first time and serves as a basis for better understanding of the influence from the boundary layers. Optical path layout, which is the most significant difficulty in internal flow field measurement, will be solved in this paper by self-designed image acquisition device. Massive experiments with different Mach number and incidence are conducted at a continuous subsonic cascade wind tunnel to capture the boundary layer phenomenon. Image processing methods, such as Three-Dimensional (3-D) reconstruction and Hue conversion, are used to improve the accuracy for transition position detection. The analysis of the color-images indicates that complex flow phenomena including transition, flow separation, and reattachment are captured successfully, and the effect of Mach number and incidence on the boundary layer flow is also discussed. The results show that: the Mach number has a significant effect on transition position; the incidence has little effect on transition position, but it has a great impact on the transition distance and leading-edge separation; influenced by the end-walls, the reattachment occurs in advance under positive angle of attack conditions.     

平板表面薄圆柱绕流摩擦力矢量场全局测量

针对壁面摩擦力矢量场测量问题,基于剪切敏感液晶(SSLC)涂层技术建立了一种测量平板表面摩擦力矢量场的方法。该方法基于多视角测量原理,采用六台同步相机从不同方向同时采集SSLC涂层在摩擦力作用下的颜色变化,与采用单台相机相比能够降低测量噪声,并且具有测量非定常流动的摩擦力场的潜力。应用该方法测量了平板表面薄圆柱绕流的摩擦力矢量场,结果表明:(1)SSLC涂层能够以彩色方式定性显示壁面摩擦力信息;(2)通过对不同方向观测的SSLC涂层颜色进行分析处理,该方法能够高分辨率测量薄圆柱绕流的摩擦力矢量场,详细地捕获了流动特征;(3)同一份SSLC涂层可以重复使用并且可用于测量不同的摩擦力矢量场。