叶轮机械叶栅多目标多学科设计优化算法

提出了基于多目标寻优的叶轮机械叶栅多学科设计优化算法,方法包括:采用并行多目标差分进化算法作为优化求解器来搜寻叶栅多学科设计优化问题的Paxeto解集,采用非均匀B样条方法对叶片型面进行参数化处理,通过求解Reynolds-Avergaed Navier-Stokes方程评估叶片的气动性能,耦合气动计算得到的叶片表面压力,应用有限元分析方法预测叶片的强度性能.为证明本文方法的实用性,选择叶片的等熵效率和叶片应力为目标函数,完成了NASA Rotor 37转子叶栅的多学科设计优化,结果表明本文提出的多学科设计优化算法具有良好的优化性能.     

多级轴流压气机气动特性优化

采用轴对称特性优化程序对四级轴流压气机进行气动特性优化,研究分析叶片几何参数变化对设计工况及(n)=1.0、0.9转速线上性能影响.指出在多级轴流压气机气动设计过程中,设计工况性能优化将对非设计工况性能产生关联,因而在追求设计点性能同时必须兼顾各折合转速线上性能.实施非设计工况下设计参数优化有望带来多级轴流压气机性能整体提升.     

Execution of a parallel edge-based Navier–Stokes solver on commodity graphics processor units

The implementation of an edge-based three-dimensional Reynolds Average Navier–Stokes solver for unstructured grids able to run on multiple graphics processing units (GPUs) is presented. Loops over edges, which are the most time-consuming part of the solver, have been written to exploit the massively parallel capabilities of GPUs. Non-blocking communications between parallel processes and between the GPU and the central processor unit (CPU) have been used to enhance code scalability. The code is written using a mixture of C++ and OpenCL, to allow the execution of the source code on GPUs. The Message Passage Interface (MPI) library is used to allow the parallel execution of the solver on multiple GPUs. A comparative study of the solver parallel performance is carried out using a cluster of CPUs and another of GPUs. It is shown that a single GPU is up to 64 times faster than a single CPU core. The parallel scalability of the solver is mainly degraded due to the loss of computing efficiency of the GPU when the size of the case decreases. However, for large enough grid sizes, the scalability is strongly improved. A cluster featuring commodity GPUs and a high bandwidth network is ten times less costly and consumes 33% less energy than a CPU-based cluster with an equivalent computational power.     

叶轮机械气动噪声的研究进展

从机理研究、数值预测和控制方法3方面对叶轮机械气动噪声的研究进展和现状进行综述.主要内容包括: 离散噪声和宽频噪声的机理研究,离散噪声包括叶轮旋转的自身噪声和动静干涉噪声,宽频噪声包括进气畸变噪声、叶顶间隙流动噪声、尾迹噪声、涡脱落噪声;基于声比拟理论的方法在噪声预测方面的应用;有源控制、叶片尾迹控制、非等距叶片和多孔材料等新型噪声控制技术的综述.最后对叶轮机械气动噪声的研究现状进行了总结并对今后的研究工作进行了展望.      

含尘流透平叶片冲蚀的数值分析

本文在含尘流透平叶片流道内气固两相流动数值模拟的基础上,发展了叶片冲蚀的数值分析方法,提出了便于工程应用的有限区域内质量加权、面积平均的冲蚀率统计分布计算方法;对建造中的江苏徐州贾旺增压流化床联合循环中试电站燃气轮机叶片冲蚀问题进行了数值模拟,给出了计算结果的数据图象资料,就叶片冲蚀状况进行了分析。     

Sequential feature‐based mesh movement and adjoint error‐based mesh refinement

Nowadays, aerodynamic computational modeling is carried out on a daily basis in an industrial setting. This is done with the aim of predicting the performance and flow characteristics of new components. However, limited resources in terms of time and hardware force the engineer to employ relatively coarse computational grids, thus achieving results with variable degree of inaccuracy. In this article, a novel combination of feature and adjoint‐based mesh adaptation methods is investigated and applied to typical three‐dimensional turbomachinery cases, such as compressor and fan blades. The proposed process starts by employing feature‐based mesh movement to improve the global flow solution and then adjoint refinement to tune the mesh for each quantity of interest. Comparison of this process with one utilizing only the adjoint refinement procedure shows significant benefits in terms of accuracy of the performance quantity.     

Numerical modelling and flow analysis of a centrifugal pump running as a turbine: Unsteady flow structures and its effects on the global performance

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the flow patterns in a centrifugal pump when it works as a centripetal turbine, with special interest in the unsteady behavior in order to explain the shape of the performance curves. Also, we focus on the determination of the radial thrust and other mechanical loads over a pump‐designed machine. The pump studied is commercial, with single axial suction and a vaneless spiral volute casing. A numerical study has been carried out in order to obtain more information about the flow into the volute and the impeller. A numerical three‐dimensional unsteady simulation has been developed using a commercial code that solves the URANS set of equations with a standard k–ε turbulence model. The results show the non‐axisymmetric flow developed in the volute, responsible for a significant radial thrust; the interaction between the tongue and the impeller, generating force fluctuations; the velocity and pressure distributions inside the impeller; and the exit flow, characterized with post‐rotation and low‐pressure. These flow results allow us to understand the behavior of the machine by comparing it with the pump mode. Complementarily, an experimental study was conducted to validate the numerical model and characterize the pump‐turbine performance curves at constant head. Fast‐response pressure taps and a three‐hole pneumatic pressure probe were employed to obtain a complete data set of non‐stationary and stationary measurements throughout the centrifugal machine. As a result, loss of efficiency or susceptibility to cavitation, detected numerically, was confirmed experimentally. The study demonstrates that the numerical methodology presented here has shown its reliability and possibilities to predict the unsteady flow and time‐mean characteristics of centrifugal pumps working as turbines. In particular, it is shown that the commercial design of the pump allows a reasonable use of the impeller as a turbine runner, due to the suitable adaptation of the inflow distributions to the volute casing. Moreover, the efficiency for the inverse mode is shown to be as high as achieved for the pumping operational mode. In addition, it is concluded that both axial and radial thrusts are controlled, though important unsteady fluctuations—up to 25%—clocked with the blade passing frequency appear beyond the nominal conditions. In that case, a moderate use of the pump as a turbine is recommended in order to minimize risks of fatigue failure of the bearings. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Transitional Flows in Turbomachinery Components Based on a RANS Approach

This paper presents results of the numerical simulation of periodically unsteady flows with focus on turbomachinery applications. The unsteady CFD solver used for the simulations is based on the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations. The numerical scheme applies an extended version of the Spalart–Allmaras one-equation turbulence model coupled with a transition correlation. The first example of validation consists of boundary layer flow with separation bubble on a flat plate, both under steady and periodically unsteady main flow conditions. The investigation includes a variation of the major parameters Strouhal number, amplitude, and Reynolds number. The second, more complex test case consists of the flow through a cascade of turbine blades which is influenced by wakes periodically passing over the cascade. The computations were carried out for two different blade loadings. The results of the numerical simulations are discussed and compared with experimental data in detail. Special emphasis is given to the investigation of boundary layers with regard to transition, separation and reattachment under the influence of main flow unsteadiness. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

用扰动涡方法模拟叶轮机内动静叶的相互作用

发展了一种研究叶轮机内动、静叶间的相互作用的新方法———扰动涡方法，它利用全三维的定常解为基础解，并由此给出非定常扰动场的初始解．为计算叶片对扰动场的响应过程，采用拉格朗日方法追踪扰动涡团的对流流动过程，用确定性涡方法来描述流体的粘性扩散过程．发展了代数湍流模型（Ｂａｌｄｗｉｎ Ｌｏｍａｘ湍流模型）在尾迹中的应用方法，克服了其它数值方法中无法准确捕捉尾迹中心线的运动轨迹，以及计算出的边界层外的湍流涡粘性系数偏大的缺陷．利用该方法计算轴流叶轮机内由于动、静叶间的相互作用而引起的非定常流动过程，与实验的对照表明，模拟结果与实验数据吻合得相当好，从而说明本文发展的方法是可信的，为更直观地描述尾迹等非定常因素的流动及叶轮机内的掺混问题提供依据．     

关于叶轮机时均(准四维)和非定常(四维)气动设计体系的初步诠释

本文以考虑非定常流动的完整性为线索,总结概述了先前气动设计体系的困难与限制,在此基础上,以描述叶轮机流动的时均和时间精确模型为核心分别从其构成和标志性技术对叶轮机时均和非定常气动设计体系进行了初步诠释。文章认为促成时均(准四维)和非定常(四维)气动设计体系现实应用是叶轮机发展的最后契机。