Performance improvements to the Naval Postgraduate School Turbopropulsion Labs Transonic Axially Splittered Rrotor
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gannon, Anthony J. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hobson, Garth V. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lehrfeld, Michael C. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) | |
| dc.date | Dec-13 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-18T23:39:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-02-18T23:39:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Performance improvement investigations to the Naval Postgraduate School Turbo Propulsion Laboratorys (NPS TPL) Transonic Axially Splittered Rotor were investigated. Implementation of current NPS TPL design procedure that uses COTS software (MATLAB, SolidWorks, and ANSYS-CFX) for the geometric rendering and analysis was modified and documented. Numerical simulations were conducted and experimental data were collected at the NPS TPL utilizing the transonic compressor rig. This study advanced the understanding of casing tip gap, rotor-stator interaction, stator relative blade placement of a hybrid tandem/splittered design, and performance benefits. The reduction in rotor tip gap produced higher performance bench marks as predicted. The addition and analysis of multiple blade rows proved to be straight forward and the design methodology and in house procedure was further optimized. While other studies sought to affect the pressure surface of the lead blade, it was determined that using the trailing blade to influence the high momentum flow over suction surface of the lead blade produced better performance gains With tip gap closure and the addition of the stator stage, rotor alone performance was improved from experimentally measured peak total-to-total pressure ratio of 1.69 to 1.99 and the peak total-to-total isentropic efficiency from 72 to 77 percent at 100 percent design speed. | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | |
| dc.description.service | Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/performanceimpro1094538970 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/38970 | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | Turbomachinery | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | axial compressor | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | splittered rotor | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | hybrid stator | en_US |
| dc.title | Performance improvements to the Naval Postgraduate School Turbopropulsion Labs Transonic Axially Splittered Rrotor | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Astronautical Engineering | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Science In Astronautical Engineering | en_US |