Research Article

Investigation of Performance and Rotor Tip Flow Field in a Low Speed Research Compressor with Circumferential Groove Casing Treatment at Varying Tip Clearance

Table 1

Data of the LSRC reference build.

Casing diameter 1500 mm
Hub-to-tip ratio 0.84
Blade count IGV 51
Blade count rotor 63
Blade count stator 83
Chord length rotor, MS 110 mm
Chord length stator, MS 89 mm
Solidity of rotor blades, tip 1.55
Mass flow, DP = 25.35 kg/s
Reynolds number rotor inlet, MS
Mach number rotor inlet, MS

DP: design point; MS: midspan.