The development and requirements of a body force database from two-dimensional and streamline curvature calculations
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Walker, Thomas K., III![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/51644/496817690-MIT.pdf.jpg?sequence=5&isAllowed=y)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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Edward Greitzer and Choon Sooi Tan.
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This thesis presents a methodology for development of a body force database, from design conditions to flows below the stall point, for compressor stability analysis. The methodology is based on two-dimensional blade element calculations and a streamline curvature procedure to calculate the axisymmetric flow, although it can be extended to use three-dimensional calculations where available. The methodology is demonstrated by assembling the body force database and using it for a stability calculation. The connection between the stall onset behavior and the body forces near and below the stall point is established through a sensitivity assessment of the radial and axial distribution of the body forces. Comparisons are made with stall onset data obtained in a single stage axial compressor. Capturing the axial component of the body force is found to be key element in estimation of the stall point and stall inception type.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-93).
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2009Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsPublisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Aeronautics and Astronautics.