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2014

Turbomachinery

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Analysis And Compression Of Large Cfd Data Sets Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, Trevor Jon Blanc Jul 2014

Analysis And Compression Of Large Cfd Data Sets Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, Trevor Jon Blanc

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Efficient analysis and storage of data is an integral but often challenging task when working with computation fluid dynamics mainly due to the amount of data it can output. Methods centered around the proper orthogonal decomposition were used to analyze, compress, and model various simulation cases. Two different high-fidelity, time-accurate turbomachinery simulations were investigated to show various applications of the analysis techniques. The first turbomachinery example was used to illustrate the extraction of turbulent coherent structures such as traversing shocks, vortex shedding, and wake variation from deswirler and rotor blade passages. Using only the most dominant modes, flow fields were …


Validation Of A Modified Version Of Overflow 2.2 For Use With Turbomachinery Under Clean And Total Pressure Distorted Conditions And A Study Of Blade Loading In Distortion, Matthew L. Marshall Jun 2014

Validation Of A Modified Version Of Overflow 2.2 For Use With Turbomachinery Under Clean And Total Pressure Distorted Conditions And A Study Of Blade Loading In Distortion, Matthew L. Marshall

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Inlet distortion is an important consideration in fan performance. Distortion can be generated through flight conditions and airframe-engine interfaces. The focus of this paper is a series of high-fidelity, time-accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of a multistage fan, investigating distortion transfer, distortion generation, and the underlying flow physics under different operating conditions. The simulations are full annulus and include 3 stages and the inlet guide vane (IGV). The code used to carry out these simulations is a modified version of Overflow2.2 that was developed as part of the Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environment (CREATE) program. The …