Effect of bent inlet pipe on the flow instability behavior of centrifugal compressors

Bent inlet pipes are often used in centrifugal compressors due to limited installation space, and an understanding of the effect on compressor stability is essential for safety and durability. This paper firstly investigates flow instability behaviors in two compressors, one with a straight inlet pipe and the other with an S-shaped bent pipe. In detail, it analyzes the resulting flow fields, instability evolution paths and surge boundaries. The results show that the S-shaped pipe obviously affects the flow field at high mass flow rates, while reverse flow mainly influences the flow field at low mass flow rates. Reverse flow first occurs at certain flow passages with a high pressure difference that is predominantly decided by the volute rather than the S-shaped bent pipe. In addition, centrifugal compressors can tolerate reverse flow to some extent so that surge would not occur immediately if reverse flow occurs unless the reverse flow region extends circumferentially and radially to a sufficiently large size. Since the S-shaped pipe is not dominant in the creation and extension of reverse flow, it does not exacerbate the stability of the central compressor to a great extent. Last but not least, the S-shaped pipe is noted to delay the occurrence of surge at 90% rotating speed, which suggests the possibility of improving compressor stability with bent inlet pipes. This result differs from the conventional understanding that inlet distortion usually deteriorates compressor stability and emphasizes the particularity of centrifugal compressors.     

跨声速压气机转子叶尖流场旋转不稳定现象的数值研究

对某跨声速压气机转子在不同工作流量下的叶尖非定常流场进行了数值研究.结果显示:大流量状态下,该转子叶尖流场几乎不发生振荡.此时,叶尖流场可以按定常流场进行分析;小流量状态下,叶尖泄漏涡大幅振荡,相邻叶片通道内的叶尖泄漏流之间也存在周期性相互干涉.其结果是在稳定状态时出现由于叶尖泄漏涡的振荡及其周向传播造成的"旋转不稳定"现象."旋转不稳定"流场结构主模态旋涡个数大约为40%的叶片通道个数;其周向尺度占据2~3个栅距.     

燃气轮机刷丝与平衡盘碰摩的振动故障诊断

针对某型航改燃气轮机压气机机匣振动超限故障,通过时频和振动幅值趋势分析,结合分解检查结果进行了试验验证,发现平衡盘端面与刷环刷丝之间发生碰摩为根本原因,碰摩形式与传统涡轮叶尖与外环块之间的碰摩形式截然不同。通过定性分析发现,激振力主要通过低压涡轮输出轴传递,且因受№1支点的"杠杆"作用,对振动响应进行了放大;碰摩产生的激振力大小主要与引气量和二者间隙相关,刷环刷丝的表面刚性是随引气量变化的变刚度过程,分析了在燃气轮机动力涡轮转速稳定后,压气机动力涡轮基频幅值随燃气发生器转速提高而继续增大的原因,最后得到力学模型和运动方程。     

不同密度梯度的多层流体界面上的Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性研究

在气-液界面Richtmyer-Meshkov（R-M）不稳定性研究的基础上,利用不同流体间密度的差异,构造了空气-硅油-水、空气-酒精-硅油两种流体粘度方向迥异的气-液-液三相界面,实验中以氮气作为高压驱动气体,在不同激波马赫数下对这两种界面R-M不稳定性后期尖钉与气泡区发展进行了测量与统计,通过对实验数据的分析,得出了相关规律,并用这些规律与已有的单层气-液界面R-M不稳定性研究成果作比较,得出了异同点。同时,还研究了两种三相界面在R-M不稳定发展中的差异。实验结果表明：当流体的粘度梯度方向（从小到大的方向）与激波方向一致时,界面失稳更加明显,湍流混合更为显著。     

环形燃烧室壁温对热声不稳定性影响的实验研究

为了研究壁温效应对热声振荡的影响,本文基于环形燃烧室/涡轮耦合实验平台,在当量比Φ=0.82和燃烧功率P=15.5 kW的工况参数下开展了实验研究。相比于独立环形燃烧室实验,本文所引入的涡轮导叶出口组件,使得燃烧室跟发动机实际工况出口匹配情况更接近,具有更一致的热声环境和热容效应。实验发现,在壁温升高过程中伴随着不同类型热声不稳定模式间的切换以及振荡频率、幅值等参数的演变。进一步选取了6个典型状态点,结合基于火焰图像序列的动态模态分解,对比光电倍增管信号和不同方位角的声压信号,分析了各个状态点的火焰动力学和声学响应特征。实验结果表明,在固定功率和当量比工况下,受燃烧室壁面热平衡状态的影响,热声不稳定模式先后经历了由亥姆霍兹模式、1/4波纵向模式、周向混合模式和旋转模式所主导的过程。在出现周向模式的初期,其表现为旋转率呈现肥尾分布的驻波旋-转混合模式,而后期演变为旋转率的分布相对集中的逆时针方向旋转模式。     

Improved local amplification factor transport equation for stationary crossflow instability in subsonic and transonic flows

Transition prediction is a hot research topic of fluid mechanics. For subsonic and transonic aerodynamic flows, e^N method based on Linear Stability Theory (LST) is usually adopted reliably to predict transition. In 2013, Coder and Maughmer established a transport equation for Tollmien-Schlichting (T-S) instability so that the e^N method can be applied to general Reynolds-Average-Navier-Stokes (RANS) solvers conveniently. However, this equation focuses on T-S instability, and is invalid for crossflow instability induced transition which plays a crucial role in flow instability of three-dimensional boundary layers. Subsequently, a transport equation for crossflow instability was developed in 2016, which is restricted to wing-like geometries. Then, in 2019, this model was extended to arbitrarily shaped geometries based on local variables. However, there are too many tedious functions and parameters in this version, and it can only be used for incompressible flows. Hence, in this paper, after a large amount of LST analyses and parameter optimization, an improved version for subsonic and transonic boundary layers is built. The present improved model is more robust and more concise, and it can be applied widely in aeronautical flows, which has great engineering application value and significance. An extensive validation study for this improved transition model will be performed.     

B737-300型飞机后机身两侧蒙皮疲劳裂纹损伤分析

介绍了B737—300型飞机后机身两侧蒙皮的疲劳裂纹损伤情况，研究分析了该部位产生疲劳裂纹的原因，给出了疲劳裂纹的检查方法。     

激波冲击下Air/SF_6斜界面不稳定性实验研究

激波在不同密度介质上的交互作用在可压缩湍流上具有重要的基础价值。激波在界面上的作用会引起Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性。激波不正规折射时,流场存在更多复杂的涡。研究马赫数为1.23、1.41的激波在初始倾角β=60°的Air/SF6界面上非正规折射的情况。入射激波的切向冲击和法向冲击的相互作用,在界面处产生涡,折射波在壁面发生马赫反射。利用阴影显示技术,给出了界面演化和混合的过程。     

No significant level of inheritable interchromosomal aberrations in the progeny of bystander primary human fibroblasts after alpha particle irradiation

A major concern for bystander effects is the probability that normal healthy cells adjacent to the irradiated cells become genomically unstable and undergo further carcinogenesis after therapeutic irradiation or space mission where astronauts are exposed to low dose of heavy ions. Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer cells. In the present study, two irradiation protocols were performed in order to ensure pure populations of bystander cells and the genomic instability in their progeny were investigated. After irradiation, chromosomal aberrations of cells were analyzed at designated time points using G₂ phase premature chromosome condensation (G₂-PCC) coupled with Giemsa staining and with multiplex fluorescent in situ hybridization (mFISH). Our Giemsa staining assay demonstrated that elevated yields of chromatid breaks were induced in the progeny of pure bystander primary fibroblasts up to 20 days after irradiation. mFISH assay showed no significant level of inheritable interchromosomal aberrations were induced in the progeny of the bystander cell groups, while the fractions of gross aberrations (chromatid breaks or chromosomal breaks) significantly increased in some bystander cell groups. These results suggest that genomic instability occurred in the progeny of the irradiation associated bystander normal fibroblasts exclude the inheritable interchromosomal aberration.     

压气机叶顶区域周向模态特性的实验

针对压气机叶顶区域流动周向模态测试对传感器数量的要求及传感器数量受限时所产生的模态混叠现象,提出一种基于两套测点数组合来校准预测高阶周向模态的方法。结果表明:应用该方法,在实验测试中将可识别的模态阶数提升至原来的5倍。研究了轴流压气机叶顶区域压力脉动,捕捉到包括叶片通过频率(BPF)和旋转不稳定性频率(RIF)带凸起的叶顶区域流动模态特性。随着流量减少,频谱上对应的宽频带凸起结构向低频移动,主要周向模态阶数降低,但旋转角速度有所上升。压气机叶顶区域流动的时变特性分析表明,旋转不稳定性在时域上幅值波动较大,不稳定性明显。