Turbulence Amplification with Incidence at the Leading Edge of a Compressor Cascade
Author
Hobson, Garth V.
Wakefield, Bryce E.
Roberts, William B.
Date
1999Metadata
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Detailed measurements, with a two-component laser-Doppler velocimeter and a thermal
anemometer were made near the suction surface leading edge of controlled-diffusion airfoils
in cascade. The Reynolds number was near 700,000, Mach number equal to 0.25, and
freestream turbulence was at 1.5% ahead of the cascade.
It was found that there was a localized region of high turbulence near the suction surface
leading edge at high incidence. This turbulence amplification is thought to be due to the
interaction of the free-shear layer with the freestream inlet turbulence. The presence of the
local high turbulence affects the development of the short laminar separation bubble that
forms very near the suction side leading edge of these blades. Calculations indicate that the
local high levels of turbulence can cause rapid transition in the laminar bubble allowing it to
reattach as a short "non-burst" type.
The high turbulence, which can reach point values greater than 25% at high incidence, is
the reason that leading edge laminar separation bubbles can reattach in the high pressure
gradient regions near the leading edge. Two variations for inlet turbulence intensity were
measured for this cascade. The first is the variation of maximum inlet turbulence with respect
to inlet-Dow angle; and the second is the variation ofleading edge turbulence with respect to
upstream distance from the leading edge of the blades.
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