At the stall boundary condition of a transonic compressor rotor
numerical simulation method was used to study the effects on operation performance with different inlet fogging conditions. Correlation curves between performance parameters
including air flow
total pressure ratio
isentropic efficiency and specific work
and inlet fogging parameters
including water droplet diameter
velocity
temperature and water spray rate
were obtained. Results showed that inlet fogging can increase air flow
heighten total pressure ratio
enhance isentropic efficiency and reduce specific work. Through analyzing the flow field in detail
it was found that inlet fogging can inject high momentum water droplet to tip stagnation zone
decrease blockage region
move down the interface between main flow and leakage flow
weaken the strength of shock
reduce tip load and increase load at mainstream region. A parameter named water droplet area flow was taken to evaluate the effect on flow field with different fogging conditions quantitatively.