This paper discusses the importance of the unsteady interaction in transonic turbomachinery stages. Although the flow in a turbomachine is inherently unsteady, most current calculations for routine design work exploit the steady state assumption. In fact, unsteady flow effects are often taken into account for mechanical integrity checks, such as blade flutter or forced response, or heat transfer issues associated with circumferential nonuniformities, whereas steady state calculations are usually selected for the aerodynamic design. In this work, some cases are discussed in which significant departures are found between steady and time-averaged results, and the basic fluid mechanisms responsible for them are examined. Finally, a current perspective of unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations for the aerodynamic design is given.
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Accounting for Unsteady Interaction in Transonic Stages
Filippo Rubechini,
Filippo Rubechini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
e-mail: filippo.rubechini@arnone.de.unifi.it
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
, Italy
e-mail: filippo.rubechini@arnone.de.unifi.it
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Michele Marconcini,
Michele Marconcini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
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Matteo Giovannini,
Matteo Giovannini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
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Juri Bellucci,
Juri Bellucci
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
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Andrea Arnone
Andrea Arnone
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
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,Firenze 50139
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Filippo Rubechini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
e-mail: filippo.rubechini@arnone.de.unifi.it
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
, Italy
e-mail: filippo.rubechini@arnone.de.unifi.it
Michele Marconcini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
, Italy
Matteo Giovannini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
, Italy
Juri Bellucci
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
, Italy
Andrea Arnone
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Florence
,via di Santa Marta, 3
,Firenze 50139
, Italy
Contributed by the Turbomachinery Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received July 24, 2014; final manuscript received August 5, 2014; published online November 25, 2014. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2015, 137(5): 052602 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 2015
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Received:
July 24, 2014
Revision Received:
August 5, 2014
Online:
November 25, 2014
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Rubechini, F., Marconcini, M., Giovannini, M., Bellucci, J., and Arnone, A. (May 1, 2015). "Accounting for Unsteady Interaction in Transonic Stages." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2015; 137(5): 052602. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028667
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