Inlet to Outlet
Blade Loading
Circumferential
Type
Hub to Shroud
Mode
Set Mode to one of the following options:
Two Points Linear
Note
Blade Aligned coordinates may not always be available, depending on the case
geometry. In particular, if the blade tip clearance is large or uneven between the
leading and trailing edges, CFD-Post may not be able to detect the blade edge lines.
In this case you will not be able to use Blade Aligned coordinates in turbo surface or
turbo chart specification.
Point Type
The Point Type setting is applicable when Mode is set to Two Points Linear.
It controls the coordinate system for defining the specified hub and shroud point
coordinates. The options for Point Type are:
AR
When the AR option is selected, the hub and shroud points are specified in AR
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Samples
The Samples setting controls the number of sampling points between the hub and
shroud.
Distribution
The Distribution setting controls the method used to distribute sampling points
from hub to shroud (at the same streamwise coordinate).
Set Distribution to one of:
Equal Distance
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The Equal Mass Flow option causes the sampling points to be distributed
along a hub-to-shroud path such that contiguous circular bands can be
internally constructed, one for each sampling point, concentric about the
rotation axis, width-centered (in the spanwise direction) about each sampling
point, with an equal mass flow through each band (except possibly the first and
last bands). See Include Boundary Points, below.
Equal Area
The Equal Area option causes the sampling points to be distributed along a
hub-to-shroud path such that contiguous circular bands can be internally
constructed, one for each sampling point, concentric about the rotation axis,
width-centered (in the spanwise direction) about each sampling point, with an
equal area for each band (except possibly the first and last bands). See Include
Boundary Points, below.
When either Equal Mass Flow or Equal Area is set, there is a check box,
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Include Boundary Points, which, if selected, will shift all bands (and
consequently the sampling points) by “half” the band width (in the spanwise
direction) so that sampling points appear on the hub and shroud. (See Figure 1.)
The first and last bands are then half the size of the other bands in terms of the
particular measure used in the initial construction: distance, mass flow, or area.
Figure 1. Sampling Point Distribution with Include Boundary Nodes Option
X/Y Variable
Choose X and Y variables for the chart axes from the list.
Circumferential Averaging by Length
When the Circ. Average setting is set to Length, circumferential averaging of
values at a sampling point is carried out internally by forming a circular arc,
centered about the rotation axis, passing through the sampling point. Values are
interpolated to n equally-spaced locations along the arc, using values from nearby
nodes, where n is a number that is inversely proportional to the mesh length scale,
and limited by the Max. Samples setting. The n values are then averaged in order
to obtain a single, circumferentially-averaged value for the sampling point.
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Figure 2. Circumferential Averaging by Length
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Figure 3. Blade Aligned Linear Coordinates
Figure 4. Blade Aligned Coordinates
Inlet to Outlet
The distance between sampling points between the inlet and outlet is controlled by the
number you enter in the Samples box. Choose X and Y variables for the chart axes from
the list.
Circumferential Averaging by Length: Inlet to Outlet Turbo Chart
When the Circ. Average setting is set to Length, circumferential averaging of
values is carried out internally by creating arcs through sampling about the rotation
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axis. Values are interpolated to n equally-spaced locations along the arc, using
values from nearby nodes, where n is a number that is inversely proportional to the
mesh length scale, and limited by the Max. Samples setting. The n values are then
averaged in order to obtain a single, circumferentially-averaged value for the
sampling point.
Circumferential Averaging by Area or Mass: Inlet to Outlet Turbo Chart
When performing area average or mass-flow average calculations, surfaces of
constant-streamwise coordinate are used to carry out the averaging. Each surface
passes through its associated sampling point, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5. Inlet to Outlet Sample Points
Blade Loading
The Blade Loading feature plots pressure (or another chosen variable) on the blade at a
given spanwise location. A polyline is created at the given spanwise location.
A special variable, Streamwise (0-1) is available as the X Variable used in blade
loading plots. This is a streamwise coordinate that follows the blade surface; it can be used
as a substitute for the axial coordinate (for example, X) or the variable Chart Count. The
streamwise coordinate is based on the meridional coordinate, and is normalized so that it
ranges from 0 at the leading edge to 1 at the trailing edge of the blade.
Circumferential
Select a streamwise and spanwise location and a number of sampling points.
Note
The Theta extents of the chart line are set to the Theta extents of the domain. For this reason,
some of the sample points may fall outside the domain. To see the circumferential chart line,
edit the Plots > 3D View object and turn on Show chart location lines.
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