Effects of surface roughness on the aerodynamic performance of a high subsonic compressor airfoil at low Reynolds number

The aerodynamic performance of compressor airfoil is significantly affected by the surface roughness at low Reynolds number (Re). In the present study, numerical simulations have been conducted to investigate the impact of surface roughness on the profile loss of a high subsonic compressor airfoil at Re = 1.5 × 10⁵. Four roughness locations, covering 10%, 30%, 50% and 100% of the suction surface from the leading edge and seven roughness magnitudes (R_a) ranging from 52 to 525 μm were selected. Results showed that the surface roughness mainly determined the loss generation process by influencing the structure of the Laminar Separation Bubble (LSB) and the turbulence level near the wall. For all the roughness locations, the variation trend for the profile loss with the roughness magnitude was similar. In the transitionally rough region, the negative displacement effect of the LSB was suppressed with the increase of roughness magnitude, leading to a maximum decrease of 14.6%, 16.04%, 16.45% and 10.20% in the profile loss at R_a = 157 μm for the four roughness locations, respectively. However, with a further increase of the roughness magnitude in the fully rough region, the stronger turbulent dissipation enhanced the growth rate of the turbulent boundary layer and increased the profile loss instead. By comparison, the leading edge roughness played a dominant role in the boundary layer development and performance variation. To take fully advantage of the surface roughness reducing profile loss at low Re, the effects of roughness on suppressing LSB and inducing strong turbulent dissipation should be balanced effectively.     

Can an impulsive variation of the solar wind plasma pressure trigger a plasma bubble? A case study based on CSES,Swarm and THEMIS data

During the August 25, 2018 geomagnetic storm, the new borne CSES-01 satellite and the Swarm A satellite detected a really large equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) in the post-midnight sector over western Africa. We investigated the features of this deep ionospheric plasma depletion using data from the Langmuir probes on-board CSES-01 and Swarm A satellites, and data from the high-precision magnetometer and the electric field detector instruments on-board CSES-01. Using also plasma and magnetic field data from THEMIS-E satellite we found that, during the passage of the magnetic cloud that drove the geomagnetic storm, an impulsive variation lasting about ten minutes characterized the solar wind (SW) pressure. The analysis of the delay time, between the occurrence of such impulsive variation and the detection of the plasma bubble, suggests a possible link between the SW pressure impulsive variation as identified by THEMIS-E and the generation of the EPB as detected by CSES-01 and Swarm A. We put forward the hypothesis that the SW pressure impulsive variation might have triggered an eastward prompt penetrating electric field that propagated from high to equatorial latitudes, overlapping in the nightside region to the zonal westward electric field, causing either a reduction or an inversion, at the base of the EPB triggering.     

水下超声速燃气射流气泡的生长及压力波传播特性实验研究

为获取燃气射流对上游水域的影响特性,采用燃气发生器和水下实验系统,研究了水下超声速燃气射流的气泡生长及演变过程,以及气泡压力波在水中的传播特性,并研究了压力波在水介质中的衰减规律。研究表明,燃气泡生长和"破碎"伴生着压力脉动在水介质中传播,气泡压力波的能量在水介质中快速衰减。     

Plasma instabilities and their simulations in the equatorial F region – Recent results

In this paper the developments made in the last five years on numerical simulation/modeling studies of a complex nighttime equatorial spread F phenomenon are reviewed. Emphasis is given to the Indian work and necessary comparisons are done with other international works on this field. Investigations involving the important aspects, namely the confinement of the plasma bubble in the bottomside of the ionosphere, linear and nonlinear effects of molecular ions in the development of plasma bubbles, interaction of two modes as a seed perturbation are discussed in detail. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

粗糙度对超高负荷低压涡轮边界层影响

基于IET-LPTA叶型研究了被动控制中的粗糙度对分离转捩的影响,以寻求一种优化的粗糙度布置方式来减小叶型损失。研究以CFX数值模拟为主,对数值结果进行试验验证。主要考察了不同粗糙高度及不同粗糙度布置位置对叶型损失的影响,提出了变粗糙高度的优化布置方案,并使用间歇因子、位移厚度、动量厚度、形状因子、湍流度等特征参数分析了粗糙度控制分离的机理。研究发现粗糙度对减小叶型损失,推迟开式分离泡的出现有显著作用,同时变粗糙高度结合前缘至转捩点的布置方式能够更好地抑制分离,减小叶型损失。     

用二阶矩两相湍流模型模拟鼓泡床内气泡—液体湍流两相流动

建立了二阶矩气液两相湍流模型，模拟了不同工况下二维矩形断面气液鼓泡床中气泡－液体湍流两相流动，给出了气泡和液体的速度场、气泡体积分数和两相雷诺应力分布，基本工况的模拟结果与美国俄亥俄州立大学PIV测量结果符合较好。文中研究了不同气体表观速度对两相流场的影响。模拟结果显示了鼓泡床内液体的回流流动和气泡的上升运动、各向异性的上湍流，气泡湍流脉动比液体的强，以及气泡体积分数和两相湍流强度随着气体表观速度的增大而增大等规律。     

白光氧气泡图像测速技术

本文介绍一种白光氧气泡图像测速新技术。用电解水产生的氧气泡做为流场示踪粒子,用两个闪光时间间隔由数字电路控制的普通闪光灯做为粒子图像底片记录的多脉冲光源,取代了以往PIV测速技术中通常所用的固体示踪粒子及大功率激光光源。该技术的显著优点是实验成本低,无污染,而且光源功率需求低,并且可以获得高信噪比的粒子图像记录底片。通过实际应用说明该实验技术是水洞力学中速度场测量的一种有效方法。     

确定低雷诺数翼型转捩分离泡位置的实验研究

在翼型模型的表面粘贴表面热膜,由其给出脉动电压的均方根值和波形图,可测出层流边界层分离点和湍流边界层再附点,转捩分离泡的位置也就确定了。     

加热丝上核态沸腾时汽泡间的热相互作用

本文分析讨论加热丝上汽泡生长过程中加热丝的温度变化特征 ,揭示一个活化核心的起泡对周围其他活化核心起泡过程以及其自身的影响 ,进而讨论两个核心之间起泡的相关性。分析还发现由于汽泡生长造成的局部温度下降是加热丝表面沸腾需要较高过热度的一个重要原因。通过对温度场的计算 ,模拟了两个临近核心之间的热相互作用 ,得出一些有益的结论。     

尾迹对低压涡轮边界层稳定性的影响

在低压涡轮内部上游周期性扫过的尾迹是下游叶片排内最重要的非定常扰动源,会对边界层的失稳和转捩过程产生决定性的影响.在施加低压涡轮负荷分布的平板上,采用热线对雷诺数为130000工况下,有/无尾迹作用时分离剪切层中的速度波动进行了测量.通过对比两种工况下分离剪切层中的扰动发展,分析了尾迹对分离泡稳定性的影响.结果表明:在无尾迹来流工况下,扰动在分离泡前部的增长符合线性不稳定机制,扰动增长至饱和后非线性机制开始起作用.主导分离剪切层的失稳过程的为K-H(Kelvin-Helmholtz)无黏不稳定机制.尾迹与分离剪切层的相互作用产生的扰动的增长在分离泡前部同样满足线性不稳定机制.尾迹加速了分离剪切层的失稳转捩进程,从而抑制了分离.