Experimental Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic Investigation of a Highly-Loaded 1.5-Stage Transonic Compressor with Tandem Stator

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Abstract
This paper experimentally investigates a highly-loaded 1.5-stage transonic axial compressor, which comprises a variable inlet guide vane, a BLISK rotor, and a variable stator in tandem arrangement. A detailed comparison between the newly designed compressor stage and a reference stage with a conventional stator design was conducted by using extensive instrumentation. Thus, steady and unsteady phenomena—focusing on the aerodynamic and aeroelastic behavior—were analyzed. Due to the new stator vane design, a higher aerodynamic stator vane loading was pursued, while the vane count was reduced. This, in turn, allowed a rotor design with an increased work coefficient. This experimental study revealed several effects of the optimized compressor stage in terms of both performance and the corresponding aerodynamics, as well as the aeroelastic behavior.
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  • Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (03ET7071L and 03ET7070G)

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