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LI Litao, LI Ziliang, CHANG Yaxin, et al. Research on the influence and mechanism of diffusers on the aerodynamic performance of high-load axial compressors[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2026, 41(6):20250081 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20250081
Citation: LI Litao, LI Ziliang, CHANG Yaxin, et al. Research on the influence and mechanism of diffusers on the aerodynamic performance of high-load axial compressors[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2026, 41(6):20250081 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20250081

Research on the influence and mechanism of diffusers on the aerodynamic performance of high-load axial compressors

doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20250081
  • Received Date: 2025-02-18
    Available Online: 2026-02-05
  • To investigate the influence and mechanisms of the diffuser on the aerodynamic performance of an advanced high-load axial flow compressor, a 2.5-stage high-load axial flow compressor coupled with a diffuser was selected as the research subject, using validated numerical simulation methods. A systematic and deep study was carried out on the impact and mechanism of the introduction of the diffuser and divergence angle distribution on the performance of the compressor/diffuser coupling matching. The results showed that the divergence angle distribution of the diffuser upper/lower wall can significantly affect the aerodynamic performance of the high-load axial flow compressor. Under a constant area ratio, as the divergence angle α of the diffuser lower wall changed from small to large, the coupled stall margin of the compressor and diffuser initially increased and then decreased. There was an optimal lower wall divergence angle (α ≈ 7°), which increased the coupling stall margin by 11.5%. The divergence angle distribution of the diffuser upper/lower wall adjusted the first unstable part of the flow and the coupled stall margin by changing the radial distribution of the compressor outlet airflow parameters. When the lower wall divergence angle α was smaller, the compressor final stage stator blade root was the first to become unstable due to angle zone separation, and the increase in α could inhibit the migration and accumulation of low fluid at the root of the final stator blade and improve the inflow incidence, thereby continuously improving the compressor/diffuser coupled stall margin until the final stage rotor of the compressor became unstable before the final stage stator due to tip flow separation blockage when α ≈ 7°; further increasing the lower wall divergence angle α could induce intensified flow separation in the diffuser, causing the diffuser to become unstable before the compressor, leading to a gradual decrease in the coupling stall margin of the compressor and diffuser.

     

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