Sebastien Lemire, Huu Duc Vo and Michael W. Benner
Article (2009)
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Abstract
This paper proposes the use of plasma actuator to suppress boundary layer separation on a compressor blade suction side to increase axial compressor performance. Plasma actuators are a new type of electrical flow control device that imparts momentum to the air when submitted to a high AC voltage at high frequency. The concept presented in this paper consists in the positioning of a plasma actuator near the separation point on a compressor rotor suction side to increase flow turning. In this computational study, three parameters have been studied to evaluate the effectiveness of plasma actuator: actuator strength, position and actuation method (steady versus unsteady). Results show that plasma actuator operated in steady mode can increase the pressure ratio, efficiency, and power imparted by the rotor to the air and that the pressure ratio, efficiency and rotor power increase almost linearly with actuator strength. On the other hand, the actuator's position has limited effect on the performance increase. Finally, the results from unsteady simulations show a limited performance increase but are not fully conclusive, due possibly to the chosen pulsing frequencies of the actuator and/or to limitations of the CFD code.
Subjects: | 2100 Mechanical engineering > 2100 Mechanical engineering |
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Department: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Funders: | CRSNG / NSERC, Conseil national de recherches Canada |
PolyPublie URL: | https://publications.polymtl.ca/3656/ |
Journal Title: | International Journal of Rotating Machinery (vol. 2009) |
Publisher: | Hindawi |
DOI: | 10.1155/2009/247613 |
Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/247613 |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2019 16:11 |
Last Modified: | 04 Apr 2025 16:09 |
Cite in APA 7: | Lemire, S., Vo, H. D., & Benner, M. W. (2009). Performance improvement of axial compressors and fans with plasma actuation. International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 2009, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/247613 |
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