| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2012-70081 |
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| Author | Search for: Wright, Alex1; Search for: Lei, Zhijun1; Search for: Mahallati, Ali1; Search for: Cunningham, Mark; Search for: Militzer, Julio |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Aerospace
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, GT 2012, 11 June 2012 through 15 June 2012, Copenhagen |
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| Subject | Computational investigation; Inlet swirls; Lower pressures; Mixing mechanisms; Reduced pressure; Separation bubble; Suction surfaces; Swirl angles; Computer simulation; Exhibitions; Gas turbines; Mixing; Molluscs; Vortex flow; Mixers (machinery) |
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| Abstract | This paper presents a detailed experimental and computational investigation of the effects of scalloping on the mixing mechanisms of a scaled 12-lobe turbofan mixer. Scalloping was achieved by eliminating approximately 70% of the lobe sidewall area. Measurements were made downstream of the mixer in a co-annular wind tunnel and the simulations were carried out using an unstructured RANS solver, Numeca FINE/Hexa, with k-ω SST model. In the core flow, the swirl angle was varied from 0° to 30°. At high swirl angles, a three-dimensional separation bubble was formed on the lobe's suction surface penetration region and resulted in the generation of a vortex at the lobe valley. The valley vortex quickly dissipated downstream. Most of the swirl was removed by the lobes, but scalloping allowed residual swirl to persist downstream of the mixer. The interaction of the swirling flow and the vortices resulted in improved mixing rates for the scalloped mixer. Inlet swirl up to 10° provided improved mixing rates, reduced pressure loss and thrust loss for both mixers. High inlet swirl resulted in improved mixing but produced higher pressure and thrust losses as compared to the zero swirl case. At high swirl, the scalloped mixer resulted in better mixing and lower pressure losses than the unscalloped mixer, but at the expense of reduced thrust. |
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| Publication date | 2012 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21270316 |
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| Record identifier | 9e883250-4b17-4f36-8a5e-d6ccb2ee6d10 |
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| Record created | 2014-01-24 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-21 |
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