| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C536207/1 |
| Title: |
An Experimental Study of Unsteady Wake-Induced Boundary Layer Transition in Turbomachinery |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hodson, Professor H |
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Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Cambridge |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2005 |
Ends: |
31 March 2009 |
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171,248
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
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Wake-induced transition typically occurs in multi-stage turbomachine. It affects the aerodynamic performance of turbine and compressor blades considerably. Although the various mechanisms of wake-induced transition have now been identified, the detailed processes are not yet understood. In this joint proposal, the University of Manchester will use a novel combination of PIV and liquid crystal flow visualization technique to conduct detailed measurements of wake-induced transitional events occurring in an attached laminar boundary layer and a separated boundary layer with a separation bubble. The University of Cambridge will use bar-passing cascades to study the breakdown mechanism initiated by incoming wakes in separated boundary layers and in the mixed-mode region of transitory separated/attached boundary layers that can arise when wake-induced transition begins before but is not complete by the point of laminar separation. The aims are to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms of wake-induced transition in attached, separating and separated flows and to provide benchmark quality data for developing and validating computational models.
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