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Low speed axial compressor stall margin improvement by unsteady plasma actuation

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This research investigates the use of single dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) actuators for energizing the tip leakage flow to suppress rotating stall inception and extend the stable operating range of a low speed axial compressor with a single rotor. The jet induced by the plasma actuator adds momentum to the flow in the tip region and has a significant impact on the tip-gap flow. Experiments are carried out on a low speed axial compressor with a single rotor. The static pressure is measured at both the rotor inlet and outlet. The flow coefficient and pressure rise coefficient are calculated. Then the characteristic line is acquired to show the overall performance of the compressor. With unsteady plasma actuation of 18kV and 60W the compressor stability range improvement is realized at rotor speed of 1500 r/min — 2400 r/min.

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  1. Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2706, Beijing, 100190, China

    Gang Li, Yanji Xu, Lingyuan Yang, Wei Du, Junqiang Zhu & Chaoqun Nie

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, project No. 50906085 and International S&T Cooperation Program of China, project No. 2013DFR61080.

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Li, G., Xu, Y., Yang, L. et al. Low speed axial compressor stall margin improvement by unsteady plasma actuation. J. Therm. Sci. 23, 114–119 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-014-0684-8

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