Andreou, T., White, C. , Kontis, K. , Shahpar, S. and Brown, N. (2021) Part 1: A Swirl Vane Generation Code for Fuel Spray Nozzles. In: ASME 2020 Turbo Expo Conference (TE20), 21-25 Sept 2020, ISBN 9780791884089 (doi: 10.1115/GT2020-15414)
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Abstract
Achieving an optimal level of flow swirl is required for efficient mixing of air and fuel in order to realise lean combustion. A novel method is devised to achieve a necessary level of swirl, using NACA airfoil profiles as the baseline for swirl stator blades. Formulas for achieving a required level of swirl have been derived and implemented in a computer program that generates aerodynamic vanes which meet the specified swirl. The usability of the program over a broad range of Reynolds numbers is verified. A curve fitting method has been developed, taking into account the trailing edge angles and blade solidity, in order to speed up the iterative process. A significant computational speed-up is achieved from this approach, and an excellent initial preliminary vane design can be obtained, which can later be introduced inside an automated optimisation process.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Additional Information: | We would like to thank Rolls-Royce Plc and the University of Glasgow for the provision of funding, high-performance computational resources, and software, without which this research could not have been completed. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Kontis, Professor Konstantinos and Andreou, Mr Thomas and White, Dr Craig |
| Authors: | Andreou, T., White, C., Kontis, K., Shahpar, S., and Brown, N. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity |
| ISBN: | 9780791884089 |
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