In this study, we simulated moist-air flows through a 3-D transonic compressor rotor, NASA Rotor 37, to investigate the thermophysical effects of evaporation of water droplets on 3-D compressor aerodynamics. The obtained results indicated that the total pressure ratio increased in the moist-air cases when compared with dry-air case as a result of the cooling due to evaporation. While the choking mass-flow rate is almost identical for the dry-air case and the moist-air cases, the operating curve was shifted to nearly choked state in the moist-air cases. Besides this, unsteady flows were obtained at higher mass-flow rate in the moist-air cases when compared with the dry-air case. As a result, a significant deterioration in the operation was observed in the moist-air cases. This is due to the rapid and significant evaporation of water droplets after the passage shock. A secondary flow streaming radially outside toward the tip through the separated region intensified and contributed to a formation of large blockage around the tip region.
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ASME 2018 5th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting
July 15–20, 2018
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Wetness Effect on Transonic Moist-Air Flow Through a Compressor Rotor
Shota Moriguchi,
Shota Moriguchi
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Hironori Miyazawa,
Hironori Miyazawa
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Takashi Furusawa,
Takashi Furusawa
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Satoru Yamamoto
Satoru Yamamoto
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Shota Moriguchi
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Hironori Miyazawa
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Takashi Furusawa
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Satoru Yamamoto
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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FEDSM2018-83422, V003T18A007; 10 pages
Published Online:
October 24, 2018
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Moriguchi, S, Miyazawa, H, Furusawa, T, & Yamamoto, S. "Wetness Effect on Transonic Moist-Air Flow Through a Compressor Rotor." Proceedings of the ASME 2018 5th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. Volume 3: Fluid Machinery; Erosion, Slurry, Sedimentation; Experimental, Multiscale, and Numerical Methods for Multiphase Flows; Gas-Liquid, Gas-Solid, and Liquid-Solid Flows; Performance of Multiphase Flow Systems; Micro/Nano-Fluidics. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 15–20, 2018. V003T18A007. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2018-83422
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