Based on the preliminary validation of the numerical results with an experiment, the steady results of different tip clearance size effects on the performance and tip leakage vortex of counter-rotating compressor were discussed. The predicted results showed that the stable margin and isentropic efficiency of the counter-rotating compressor decreased with increasing of the tip clearance size. Furthermore, increasing the tip clearance size had a greater negative effect on the performance of the upstream rotor than the downstream rotor. Detailed flow field analyses further demonstrated that the unstable flow occurred in the two counter-rotating rotors with greater tip clearance size. The rotor downstream was the main unstable factor which caused the counter-rotating compressor to breakdown when a smaller tip clearance size was used.
Effects of tip clearance size on the performance and tip leakage vortex in dual-rows counter-rotating compressor
2015
Article (Journal)
English