Direct numerical simulation of particle-laden flow in a linear compressor cascade: Unsteady boundary-layer effects on particle-blade interactions
Abstract
We perform point-particle direct numerical simulations (PP-DNS) of particle-laden flow through a linear compressor cascade subjected to synthetic free-stream turbulence. Monodisperse particles are advanced in a one-way coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian framework with drag-only dynamics. We use PP-DNS collision statistics together with empirical deposition and erosion models to estimate particle deposition and blade erosion. Collision hotspots and regions of predicted deposition are identified near the leading edge and over the pressure side. On the pressure side, for the intermediate Stokes number, the onset of frequent collisions and predicted deposition is spatially associated with elevated boundary-layer intermittency during bypass transition. Nevertheless, for the largest particles, impacts occur farther upstream. On the suction side, sparse collisions and predicted deposition events appear only for the smallest particles and are phase-modulated by separation-induced vortex shedding. Joint distributions of impact velocity and angle show that leading-edge impacts are faster and span wider angles than pressure-side impacts. For the two larger particle sizes, the higher normal impact velocities near the leading edge result in a greater likelihood of rebound than on the pressure side. Therefore, appreciable erosion is predicted primarily near the leading edge under the present conditions. The present results highlight the role of unsteady boundary-layer dynamics in affecting particle-blade interactions in compressor cascades.
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BibTeX
@misc{wang2026direct,
title = {{Direct numerical simulation of particle-laden flow in a linear compressor cascade: Unsteady boundary-layer effects on particle-blade interactions}},
author = {Taiyang Wang and Yaomin Zhao},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2605.27010},
eprint = {2605.27010},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.27010},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Direct numerical simulation of particle-laden flow in a linear compressor cascade: Unsteady boundary-layer effects on particle-blade interactions
AU - Taiyang Wang
AU - Yaomin Zhao
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/14
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2605.27010
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.27010
AB - We perform point-particle direct numerical simulations (PP-DNS) of particle-laden flow through a linear compressor cascade subjected to synthetic free-stream turbulence. Monodisperse particles are advanced in a one-way coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian framework with drag-only dynamics. We use PP-DNS collision statistics together with empirical deposition and erosion models to estimate particle deposition and blade erosion. Collision hotspots and regions of predicted deposition are identified near the leading edge and over the pressure side. On the pressure side, for the intermediate Stokes number, the onset of frequent collisions and predicted deposition is spatially associated with elevated boundary-layer intermittency during bypass transition. Nevertheless, for the largest particles, impacts occur farther upstream. On the suction side, sparse collisions and predicted deposition events appear only for the smallest particles and are phase-modulated by separation-induced vortex shedding. Joint distributions of impact velocity and angle show that leading-edge impacts are faster and span wider angles than pressure-side impacts. For the two larger particle sizes, the higher normal impact velocities near the leading edge result in a greater likelihood of rebound than on the pressure side. Therefore, appreciable erosion is predicted primarily near the leading edge under the present conditions. The present results highlight the role of unsteady boundary-layer dynamics in affecting particle-blade interactions in compressor cascades.
ER -