{"title":"Influence of Spiral Angle on the Performance of Spiral Oil Wedge Sleeve Bearing","authors":"Li-li Wang, Q. Zeng, Xin Zhang","doi":"10.1155/2018/5051794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5051794","url":null,"abstract":"Spiral angel is an important structure parameter of spiral oil wedge sleeve bearing, which produces greater impact on bearing performance. Based on JFO boundary condition, the generalized Reynolds equations considering four slip conditions are established. Using the concept of partial derivatives, stiffness and damping coefficients of sleeve bearing are calculated. The results show that carrying capacity and friction drag of oil film decrease, temperature rise decreases first and then increases, and end leakage rate, stiffness, and damping coefficients generally increase first and then decrease with the increase of spiral angle. The carrying capacity, friction drag, temperature rise, stiffness, and damping coefficients are smaller and the end leakage rate is higher considering wall slip and JFO condition compared with reckoning with no slip and Reynolds boundary condition.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/5051794","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43296000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wall Pressure and Blade Surface Pressure in a Side Channel Blower","authors":"Sven Münsterjohann, S. Becker","doi":"10.1155/2018/2308759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2308759","url":null,"abstract":"In side channel blowers, the pressure field is the result of complex, inner flow mechanisms. While there are already experimental investigations on the wall pressure distributions, little is known about the pressure in the rotating system, i.e., on the blade surface. In this work, we present an experimental setup for measuring the unsteady blade surface pressure in several positions. The acquired data will be complemented by and compared to the additionally measured wall pressure on the side channel housing. Miniature pressure sensors are integrated into the impeller. It is modified to ensure flush mounted membranes of the sensors and to avoid impacting on the flow field. A telemetric system is used for a wireless transfer of the data from the rotating system to the data recorder. As a result, we show the time-resolved pressure distribution as well as its phase-locked ensemble average. The variations of the pressure field are related to the integral pressure difference across the turbomachine and to its rotational speed. Due to the high temporal resolution of the measurement data, an exact spatial localization of crucial flow phenomena is achieved. Low integral pressure differences show a nearly linear increase of the pressure in circumferential direction, while greater integral pressure differences evolve exponentially over the azimuth. The results confirm the circulatory flow theory. Different rotational speeds elicit a comparable behavior. The stripper is a dominant source for pressure fluctuations. Its individual geometric discontinuities are correlated to the flow field. Our results provide a deeper understanding of the flow phenomena in side channel blowers and the theory of pressure generation. Although the measurements were performed for only one type of side channel blower with a double-flow configuration and open blades, the energy transfer mechanism is the same for other modifications like single flow or closed blade versions.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/2308759","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43256682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Ortolan, Suk-kee Courty-Audren, Nicolas Binder, X. Carbonneau, Yannick Bousquet, F. Challas
{"title":"Assessment of Steady and Unsteady Full Annulus Simulations Predictivity for a Low-Speed Axial Fan at Load-Controlled Windmill","authors":"A. Ortolan, Suk-kee Courty-Audren, Nicolas Binder, X. Carbonneau, Yannick Bousquet, F. Challas","doi":"10.1155/2018/7572631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7572631","url":null,"abstract":"A steady mixing plane approach is compared with the time-averaged solution of an unsteady full annulus calculation for a conventional fan operating at load-controlled windmill. The objective is to assess the added value of a complete unsteady calculation compared with a more classical approach, especially concerning the effect of the spatial and temporal periodicity release in such an unusual operation as windmill. Experiment with global steady measurements and rotor radial characterizations was conducted. Numerical analysis demonstrates that windmilling global performances obtained with the time-averaged solution of the unsteady simulation are not far different from the steady case, especially in the rotor. Some differences arise in the stator, particularly regarding the velocity field. Temporal periodicity release in this row has clearly a significant effect on the flow unsteady response. A detailed analysis highlights that generic patterns of windmilling flows recorded on a steady approach are also reported on the unsteady case.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/7572631","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45936592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Feng, Shouyang Zhao, Chunming Qu, Yuedi Bai, Yuliang Zhang, Yan Li
{"title":"Research on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Straight-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with S Series Airfoils","authors":"F. Feng, Shouyang Zhao, Chunming Qu, Yuedi Bai, Yuliang Zhang, Yan Li","doi":"10.1155/2018/8350243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8350243","url":null,"abstract":"Background. In order to investigate the effect of aerodynamic characteristics of S series airfoils on the straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine (SB-VAWT), numerical simulations and wind tunnel experiments were carried out using a small SB-VAWT model with three kinds of blade airfoils, which are asymmetric airfoil S809, symmetric airfoil S1046, and NACA0018 used for performance comparison among S series. The aerodynamics characteristics researched in this study included static torque coefficient, out power coefficient, and rotational speed performance. The flow fields of these three kinds of blade under static and dynamic conditions were also simulated and analyzed to explain the mechanism effect of aerodynamic performance. According to the results, the SB-VAWT with airfoil S1046 has better dynamic aerodynamic characteristics than other two airfoils, while the SB-VAWT with airfoil S809 is better in terms of the static characteristics. As the most suitable airfoil for SB-VAWT, the S series airfoil is worth researching deeply.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/8350243","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46229047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Filippo Cangioli, P. Pennacchi, L. Nettis, L. Ciuchicchi
{"title":"Design and Analysis of CFD Experiments for the Development of Bulk-Flow Model for Staggered Labyrinth Seal","authors":"Filippo Cangioli, P. Pennacchi, L. Nettis, L. Ciuchicchi","doi":"10.1155/2018/9357249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9357249","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, bulk-flow models are the most time-efficient approaches to estimate the rotor dynamic coefficients of labyrinth seals. Dealing with the one-control volume bulk-flow model developed by Iwatsubo and improved by Childs, the “leakage correlation” allows the leakage mass-flow rate to be estimated, which directly affects the calculation of the rotor dynamic coefficients. This paper aims at filling the lack of the numerical modelling for staggered labyrinth seals: a one-control volume bulk-flow model has been developed and, furthermore, a new leakage correlation has been defined using CFD analysis. Design and analysis of computer experiments have been performed to investigate the leakage mass-flow rate, static pressure, circumferential velocity, and temperature distribution along the seal cavities. Four design factors have been chosen, which are the geometry, pressure drop, inlet preswirl, and rotor peripheral speed. Finally, dynamic forces, estimated by the bulk-flow model, are compared with experimental measurements available in the literature.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"2018 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/9357249","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44888038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fault Tolerant Control of Internal Faults in Wind Turbine: Case Study of Gearbox Efficiency Decrease","authors":"Younes Ait El Maati, L. Bahir, K. Faitah","doi":"10.1155/2018/9538489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9538489","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a method to control the rotor speed of wind turbines in presence of gearbox efficiency fault. This kind of faults happens due to lack of lubrication. It affects the dynamic of the principal shaft and thus the rotor speed. The principle of the fault tolerant control is to find a bloc that equalizes the dynamics of the healthy and faulty situations. The effectiveness decrease impacts on not only the dynamics but also the steady state value of the rotor speed. The last reason makes it mandatory to add an integral term on the steady state error to cancel the residual between the measured and operating point rotor speed. The convergence of the method is proven with respect to the rotor parameters and its effectiveness is evaluated through the rotor speed.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"2018 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/9538489","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49407532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Shevchenko, N. Rogalev, A. Rogalev, A. Vegera, N. Bychkov
{"title":"Verification of Thermal Models of Internally Cooled Gas Turbine Blades","authors":"I. Shevchenko, N. Rogalev, A. Rogalev, A. Vegera, N. Bychkov","doi":"10.1155/2018/6780137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6780137","url":null,"abstract":"Numerical simulation of temperature field of cooled turbine blades is a required element of gas turbine engine design process. The verification is usually performed on the basis of results of test of full-size blade prototype on a gas-dynamic test bench. A method of calorimetric measurement in a molten metal thermostat for verification of a thermal model of cooled blade is proposed in this paper. The method allows obtaining local values of heat flux in each point of blade surface within a single experiment. The error of determination of local heat transfer coefficients using this method does not exceed 8% for blades with radial channels. An important feature of the method is that the heat load remains unchanged during the experiment and the blade outer surface temperature equals zinc melting point. The verification of thermal-hydraulic model of high-pressure turbine blade with cooling allowing asymmetrical heat removal from pressure and suction sides was carried out using the developed method. An analysis of heat transfer coefficients confirmed the high level of heat transfer in the leading edge, whose value is comparable with jet impingement heat transfer. The maximum of the heat transfer coefficients is shifted from the critical point of the leading edge to the pressure side.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"2018 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/6780137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42665589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interpreting Aerodynamics of a Transonic Impeller from Static Pressure Measurements","authors":"Fangyuan Lou, John C. Fabian, N. Key","doi":"10.1155/2018/7281691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7281691","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the aerodynamics of a transonic impeller using static pressure measurements. The impeller is a high-speed, high-pressure-ratio wheel used in small gas turbine engines. The experiment was conducted on the single stage centrifugal compressor facility in the compressor research laboratory at Purdue University. Data were acquired from choke to near-surge at four different corrected speeds (Nc) from 80% to 100% design speed, which covers both subsonic and supersonic inlet conditions. Details of the impeller flow field are discussed using data acquired from both steady and time-resolved static pressure measurements along the impeller shroud. The flow field is compared at different loading conditions, from subsonic to supersonic inlet conditions. The impeller performance was strongly dependent on the inducer, where the majority of relative diffusion occurs. The inducer diffuses flow more efficiently for inlet tip relative Mach numbers close to unity, and the performance diminishes at other Mach numbers. Shock waves emerging upstream of the impeller leading edge were observed from 90% to 100% corrected speed, and they move towards the impeller trailing edge as the inlet tip relative Mach number increases. There is no shock wave present in the inducer at 80% corrected speed. However, a high-loss region near the inducer throat was observed at 80% corrected speed resulting in a lower impeller efficiency at subsonic inlet conditions.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"2018 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/7281691","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46290269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin-Woo Kim, J. Suh, Young-Seok Choi, Kyoung-Yong Lee, T. Kanemoto, Jin-Hyuk Kim
{"title":"Optimized Blade Design of Counter-Rotating-Type Pump-Turbine Unit Operating in Pump and Turbine Modes","authors":"Jin-Woo Kim, J. Suh, Young-Seok Choi, Kyoung-Yong Lee, T. Kanemoto, Jin-Hyuk Kim","doi":"10.1155/2018/6069780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6069780","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a counter-rotating-type pump-turbine unit was optimized to improve the pump and turbine mode efficiencies simultaneously. Numerical analysis was carried out by solving three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations using the shear stress turbulence model. The hub and tip blade angles of the rear impeller (in the pump mode) were selected as the design variables by conducting a sensitivity test. An optimization process based on steady flow analysis was conducted using a radial basis neural network surrogate model with Latin hypercube sampling. The pump and turbine mode efficiencies of the unit were selected as the objective functions and they combined into a single specific objective function with the weighting factors. Consequently, the pump and turbine mode efficiencies of the optimum design increased simultaneously at overall range of flow rate, except for low flow rate of turbine mode, compared to the reference design.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"2018 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/6069780","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42489054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Reza Golafshan, G. Jacobs, Matthias Wegerhoff, P. Drichel, J. Berroth
{"title":"Investigation on the Effects of Structural Dynamics on Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis by Means of Multibody Simulation","authors":"Reza Golafshan, G. Jacobs, Matthias Wegerhoff, P. Drichel, J. Berroth","doi":"10.1155/2018/5159189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5159189","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aims to combine the fields modal analysis and signal processing and to show the use of Frequency Response Function (FRF), as a vibration transfer path, in enhancing reliability and abilities of the next generation vibration-based rolling bearing condition monitoring (CM) systems in complex mechanical systems. In line with this purpose, the hereby-presented paper employs an appropriate numerical model, that is, Multibody Simulation (MBS) of a vehicle’s drivetrain as a manner for numerical modal and structural analyses. For this, first, the principles of vibration-based bearing fault detection are reviewed and presented. Following that, a summary of MBS modelling and validating strategies are given. Then, the validated MBS model is used as a case study for further investigations. The results can confirm existence of challenges in fault detection of rolling bearings, in particular in complex mechanical systems. In further discussions, the capability of FRFs in fault localization and determination of ideal sensor positions is discussed in some detail. Finally, concluding remarks and suggestions for future works are summarized.","PeriodicalId":46335,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Rotating Machinery","volume":"2018 1","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2018-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2018/5159189","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45377699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}