Recent experimental work has documented the importance of wake passing on the behavior of transitional boundary layers on the suction surface of axial compressor blades. This paper documents computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using a commercially-available general-purpose CFD solver, performed on a representative case with unsteady transitional behavior. The study implements a new, advanced version of a three-equation eddy-viscosity model previously developed and documented by the authors, which is capable of resolving boundary-layer transition. It is applied to the test cases of steady and unsteady boundary-layer transition on a 2-D flat plate geometry with a freestream velocity distribution representative of the suction side of a compressor airfoil. The CFD results are analyzed and compared to a similar experimental test case from the open literature. Results with the new model show a dramatic improvement over more typical RANS-based modeling approaches, and highlight the importance of resolving transition in both steady and unsteady compressor aero simulations.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference
June 16–19, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- International Gas Turbine Institute
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0-7918-3689-4
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A CFD Study of Wake-Induced Transition on a Compressor-Like Flat Plate
D. Keith Walters,
D. Keith Walters
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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James H. Leylek
James H. Leylek
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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D. Keith Walters
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
James H. Leylek
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Paper No:
GT2003-38680, pp. 565-578; 14 pages
Published Online:
February 4, 2009
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Walters, DK, & Leylek, JH. "A CFD Study of Wake-Induced Transition on a Compressor-Like Flat Plate." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference. Volume 6: Turbo Expo 2003, Parts A and B. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 16–19, 2003. pp. 565-578. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2003-38680
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