Effect of leading edge slotting on aerodynamic performance of variable inlet guide vanes
To reduce the flow loss associated with variable inlet guide vanes(VIGVs),this study employs both experi-mental and numerical simulation methods to investigate the impact of introducing differently structured slots at the vane's leading edge.These slots are designed to guide fluid from the vane pressure side to the suction surface,effectively blo-wing away the low-energy fluid and thereby reducing the total pressure loss.Our results show that appropriately placed slots can reduce the total pressure loss at the outlet by guiding airflow and generating jet momentum to the separation are-a near the suction surface.When the inlet velocity is 45 m/s,and the incidence angle is 25°,the jet flow can effectively weaken the separation vortex on the suction surface and reduce the total pressure loss and deviation angle by up to 65%and 2.4°,respectively.Furthermore,when the incoming flow velocity reaches 98 m/s,the outlet's total pressure loss can decrease by up to 70%.By comparing the influence of jet momentum and the angle of different slot forms on the flow field,we discovered that a suitable slot design can reasonably control the negative influence of jet momentum on the flow field at smaller incidence angles while reducing loss at larger incidence angles.