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Effect of inlet air distortion on the steady-state and surge characteristics of an axial-flow turbojet compressor
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Copyright Year | 1948 |
| Description | An investigation was conducted in an altitude test chamber to determine the effects of inlet airflow distortion on the compressor steady-state and surge characteristics of a high-pressure ratio, axial-flow turbojet engine. Circumferential-type inlet flow distortions were investigated, which covered a range of distortion sector angles from 20 deg to 168 deg and distortion levels up to 22 percent. The presence of inlet airflow distortions at the compressor face resulted in a substantial increase in the local pressure ratio in the distorted region, primarily for the inlet stages. The local pressure ratio in the distorted region for the inlet stages increased as either the distortion sector angle decreased or the percent distortion increased. The average compressor-surge pressure ratio was much more sensitive to inlet airflow distortions at lower engine speeds than at engine speeds near rated. Hence, compressor-surge margin reduction due to inlet airflow distortion was quite severe at the lower engine speeds. Although the average compressor-surge pressure ratio was generally reduced with inlet flow distortion, local pressure ratios across the distorted sector of the compressor were obtained during surge and were significantly greater than the normal compressor-surge pressure ratio. This was a result of increased loading of the inlet stages in the distorted region. |
| File Size | 1222264 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050040787 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1ng9048v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1948-01-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Propulsion And Power Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
