Title: Analytic investigation of effect of end-wall contouring on stator performance
Abstract: Calculations show improved stator performance when the tip end wall was contoured so that the inlet area was greater than the exit area. Comparisons are made with previously published experimental data. The results of a parametric analysis of the effect contour geometry on the efficiency of a highly loaded axial stator are given. The maximum stator efficiency gain is about 0.8 percentage point, and this represents a 22 percent reduction in stator losses. The degree to which endwall contouring reduces the forces driving secondary flows was also examined. The driving forces for both cross channel and radial secondary flow were reduced.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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