涡桨发动机进气组件结冰特性的数值研究

Numerical simulation for ice accretion on intake assembly of turboprop engine

  • 摘要: 为了对旋转螺旋桨下涡桨发动机进气组件进行合理的防冰设计,针对螺旋桨影响下的包括进气道、进气机匣、支板、轴流机匣和零级导叶在内的全环真实构型涡桨发动机进气组件开展三维结冰数值研究。计算获得了各部件表面的过冷水滴撞击特性和结冰分布规律,并进一步分析了螺旋桨转速对结冰特性的影响。结果表明:受螺旋桨逆时针旋转影响,进气组件流道内左侧的过冷水滴速度和液态水含量均高于右侧。各部件表面的过冷水滴撞击区域和结冰区域基本重合,严重区域集中在流道左侧的迎风表面。其中,位于流道最左侧的支板表面水滴撞击最严重,其最大结冰厚度达3.2 mm;该支板压力面对应下游位置的零级导叶表面结冰最严重,最大结冰厚度达3.25 mm。沿过冷水滴流动方向,进气部件表面的结冰总量依次减小。螺旋桨转速会引起结冰总量发生明显变化,转速增大10%可使结冰总量减少6%~8%。研究结果可为考虑螺旋桨旋转效应的涡桨发动机防冰系统设计提供一定参考。

     

    Abstract: To facilitate a rational anti icing design for turboprop engine intake assemblies subjected to propeller rotation, the ice accretion on a full annulus, real configuration turboprop intake assembly was numerically investigated. This assembly includes an intake duct, an intake casing, struts, an axial flow casing, and zero stage guide vanes. The simulations determine the impingement characteristics of supercooled water droplets and the icing distribution on the component surfaces, and further evaluate the effect of propeller rotational speed on icing characteristics. The results indicate that, due to the counterclockwise rotation of the propeller, both the velocity and the liquid water content (LWC) of the supercooled droplets on the left side of the intake assembly flow passage are higher than those on the right side. The impingement regions of supercooled droplets on the surfaces of each component essentially coincide with the icing distribution, and the most severe conditions are concentrated on the windward surfaces on the left side of the flow passage. Specifically, the strut located at the far left of the flow passage experiences the most severe droplet impingement, resulting in a maximum ice thickness of 3.2 mm. Correspondingly, the zero stage guide vane located downstream of the strut pressure surface exhibits the most severe icing, with a maximum ice thickness of 3.25 mm. Along the flow direction of the supercooled droplets, the total ice mass on the intake components surfaces decreases sequentially. Variations in propeller rotation induce significant changes in the total ice mass; notably, a 10% increase in rotational speed reduces the total ice mass by 6% to 8%. These findings provide a valuable reference for the design of anti icing systems in turboprop engines, particularly accounting for the effects of propeller rotation.

     

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