Experimental results from a study of the three-dimensional flow in a linear compressor cascade with stationary endwall at design conditions are presented for tip clearance levels of 1.0, 2.0, and 3.3 percent of chord, compared with the no-clearance case. In addition to five-hole probe measurements, extensive surface flow visualizations are conducted. It is observed that for the smaller clearance cases a weak horseshoe vortex forms in the front of the blade leading edge. At all the tip gap cases, a multiple tip vortex structure with three discrete vortices around the midchord is found. The tip leakage vortex core is well defined after the midchord but does not cover a significant area in traverse planes. The presence of the tip leakage vortex results in the passage vortex moving close to the endwall and the suction side.
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July 1993
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Experimental Study on the Three-Dimensional Flow Within a Compressor Cascade With Tip Clearance: Part I—Velocity and Pressure Fields
S. Kang
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Fluid Mechanics, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
C. Hirsch
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Fluid Mechanics, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
J. Turbomach. Jul 1993, 115(3): 435-443 (9 pages)
Published Online: July 1, 1993
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February 20, 1992
Online:
June 9, 2008
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Kang, S., and Hirsch, C. (July 1, 1993). "Experimental Study on the Three-Dimensional Flow Within a Compressor Cascade With Tip Clearance: Part I—Velocity and Pressure Fields." ASME. J. Turbomach. July 1993; 115(3): 435–443. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2929270
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