Experimental Investigation of Boundary Layer Characteristics on Blade Surface under Different Inlet Flow Conditions

Xiangfeng Bo, Bo Liu, Pengcheng Zhao, Zhiyuan Cao
DOI: 10.4236/epe.2010.24044                

Abstract

In this paper, an experimental study is conducted on cascade boundary layer under different inlet conditions. New method is used to measure the total pressure in blade surface boundary layer directly using total pressure probe. Total pressure in both suction and pressure surfaces are acquired at different inlet conditions by changing incidence angle and inlet Mach number. In addition, a series of parameters related to boundary layer characteristics are calculated. The objective of the experiment is to investigate the influence of inlet flow conditions on them. The results indicate that influence of incidence angle is significant when other conditions are the same. Displacement thickness, momentum thickness as well as other parameters display some disciplines for variation. In contrast, inlet Mach number has only a small influence in that boundary layer becomes a litter thinner with increasing Mach number. Comparisons of experimental results with theoretical expectations demonstrate that the method in this experiment is effective and reliable.

Keywords

Boundary Layer, Cascade, Inlet Flow Conditions, Total Pressure Probe

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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