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Stall inception and warning in a single-stage transonic axial compressor with axial skewed slot casing treatment

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Characteristic changes in the stall inception in a single-stage transonic axial compressor with an axial skewed slot casing treatment were investigated experimentally. A rotating stall occurred intermittently in a compressor with an axial skewed slot, whereas spike-type rotating stalls occurred in the case of smooth casing. The axial skewed slot suppressed stall cell growth and increased the operating range. A mild surge, the frequency of which is the Helmholtz frequency of the compressor system, occurred with the rotating stall. The irregularity in the pressure signals at the slot bottom increased decreasing flow rate. An autocorrelation-based stall warning method was applied to the measured pressure signals. Results estimate and warn against the stall margin in a compressor with an axial skewed slot.

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  1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 21 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea

    Byeung Jun Lim & Sejin Kwon

  2. Engine Component Technology Team, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, 169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-806, Korea

    Byeung Jun Lim & Tae Choon Park

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Byeung Jun Lim is a Ph.D. candidate in Aerospace Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He received his B.S. degree from Inha University in 1996 and M.S. degree from Inha University in 1998. He has been working as a senior researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. His main research interests cover compressor instabilities, turbomachinery experiments, and aero gas turbine engine systems.

Se Jin Kwon is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at KAIST. He received his B.S. degree from Seoul National University, M.S. degree from KAIST, and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1982, 1984, and 1991, respectively. His research interests include satellite and spacecraft propulsion, MEMS technology, monopropellant systems, non-intrusive diagnostics of turbulent reacting flow, and propulsion systems.

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Lim, B.J., Park, T.C. & Kwon, S. Stall inception and warning in a single-stage transonic axial compressor with axial skewed slot casing treatment. J Mech Sci Technol 28, 3569–3581 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-0818-7

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