Performance and Flow Mechanism of a Three-stage Transonic Axial-Flow Compressor With Combined Rotating Speed and IGV-stator Adjustment
The variable rotating speed and variable inlet guide vane(IGV)-stator geometry are two effective ways of improving stall margin and adiabatic efficiency for axial-flow compressor,and have great influence on stable operation range and overall efficiency of aero-engine,gas turbine and industry compression system.In this work,steady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes method is applied to predict four speed-lines of a 3.5-stage transonic axial-flow compressor with IGV-stator setting angles adjustment.The aerodynamic performance and internal flow field,especially the stall characteristics and instability mechanism at low rotating speeds,are analyzed in details.The results show that the stall margin of 100%and 90%speed-lines is 16.58%and 32.22%,respectively,while that of 80%and 70%speed-lines is 0.22%and 0.34%,respectively.Besides,the performance curve at 80%and 70%speed-lines shows discontinuity and hysteresis characteristics of abrupt rotating stall.The stall at 80%speed-line is located at the tip of the first stage rotor and this condition cannot be removed by increasing mass flow rate.At 70%speed-line,the third stage stator double-open corner separation stall is evoked by the second stage stator corner separation and can be removed by increasing mass flow rate.This work is of reference value for the development of IGV-stator adjustment technology and the enhancement of flow stability for multi-stage transonic axial-flow compressor.