The unsteady flow and forced response for a variable nozzle turbine

Yi Xiong Liu, Da Zhong Lao, Yin Hong Liu, Ce Yang, Chao Chen Ma

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Abstract

Variable nozzle turbine (VNT) has become a popular technology for diesel application. While one of the major challenges for VNT is resonant vibration due to the fluctuating pressure in unsteady flow. Both the leakage flow forms inside the nozzle clearances and the shock produces under small nozzle openings increase the flow unsteadiness inside downstream rotor tunnel. In this paper, the unsteady simulation of the turbine was conducted to investigate the effects of nozzle clearances and openings on the transient load fluctuation of the blades. Then a finite element model of turbine wheel was built and blade forced response was simulated with harmonic analysis. The results showed that the decrease of nozzle opening would intensify rotor vibration and increase the blade dynamic stress. The simulation of blade resonance showed that the 1st order resonance located at the blade trailing edge while the 2nd order resonance happened at the leading edge, which was consistent with the blade actual crack.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Mechanics, Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Pages296-303
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event2013 International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Fluid and Solid Mechanics, AMFSM 2013 - , Singapore
Duration: 15 Nov 201316 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume871
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2013 International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Fluid and Solid Mechanics, AMFSM 2013
Country/TerritorySingapore
Period15/11/1316/12/13

Keywords

  • Forced response
  • Harmonic vibration
  • Unsteady flow
  • Variable nozzle turbine

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