Research Article

Innovations in Body Force Modeling of Transonic Compressor Blade Rows

Table 5

Comparison of body force model rotor total pressure and isentropic efficiency changes from clean to distorted inflow versus Fidalgo et al. CFD [10].

URANS (clean) URANS (distorted) body force (clean) body force (distorted)

(rotor) 1.46 1.46 1.45 1.45
(%,rotor) 93.5 92.0 91.9 90.4
(%,rotor) -1.50 -1.46