Evaluation of Flowfield and Flow Losses insied Axial Turbomachinery Using Numerical Calculation [Evaluation of Tip Leakage Loss and Reduction of Efficiency by Tip Clearance]

수치계산에 의한 축류터보기계의 유동장과 유동온실의 평가 III [회전차 익말단의 누설손실과 효율저하에 대한 평가]

Leakage vortices formed near blade tip causes an increase of total pressure loss near casing endwall region and as a result, the efficiency of rotor decreases. The reduction of rotor efficiency is related to the size of tip clearance. In this study, the three-dimensional flowfields in an axial flow rotor were calculated with varying tip clearance under various flow rates, and the numerical results were compared with experimental ones. The effects of tip clearance and attack angle on the leakage vortex and overall performance, and the less distributions were investigated through numerical calculations. In this study, tip leakage flow rate and total pressure loss by tip clearance were evaluated using numerical results and aprroximate equations were presented to evaluate the reduction of rotor efficiency by tip leakage flow.