TY - GEN A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Hanschke, Benjamin A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Efficient Generation of Engine Representative Tip Timing Data Based on a Reduced Order Model for Bladed Rotors T2 - Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power KW - Vibration KW - Blades KW - Deflection KW - Engines KW - Probes KW - Signals KW - Rotors KW - Uncertainty KW - Errors KW - Simulation Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040748 SN - 0742-4795 SN - 1528-8919 VL - 141 IS - 1 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Hanschke, Benjamin A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Efficient Generation of Engine Representative Tip Timing Data Based on a Reduced Order Model for Bladed Rotors T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 7C: Structures and Dynamics, Oslo, Norway, June 11–15, 2018 N2 - In modern compressors the assessment of blade vibration levels as well as health monitoring of the components are fundamental tasks. Traditionally, this assessment is done by the application of strain gauges to some blades of the assembly. In contrast to strain gauges, blade tip timing (BTT) offers a contactless monitoring of all blades of a rotor and there is no need of a telemetry system. A major issue in the interpretation of BTT data is the heavily undersampled nature of the signal. Usually, newly developed BTT algorithms are tested with sample data created by simplified structural models neglecting many of the uncertainties and disturbing influences of real applications. This work focuses on the creation of simulated BTT datasets as close as possible to real case measurements. For this purpose a subset of nominal system modes (SNM) representation of a compressor rotor is utilized. This model is able to include a large number of features present in real measurements, such as mistuning, static blade deflections due to centrifugal loads, aerodynamic damping and multiple mode resonances. Additionally, manufacturing deviations of the blade geometry, probe positioning errors in the BTT system and noise in the time of arrivals (TOAs) are captured by the BTT simulation environment. The main advantage of the created data is the possibility to steadily increase the signal complexity. Starting with a “perfect” signal the simulation environment is able to add different uncertainties one after the other. This allows the assessment of the influence of different features occurring in real measurements on the performance and accuracy of the analysis algorithms. Finally, a comparison of simulated BTT data and real data acquired from a rig test is shown to validate the presented approach of BTT data generation. Copyright © 2018 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Engines KW - Rotors Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-0-7918-5115-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2018-76342 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weber, Robby A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Mistuning Identification Approach With Focus on High-Speed Centrifugal Compressors T2 - Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power KW - Compressors KW - Blades KW - Vibration Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040999 SN - 1528-8919 SN - 0742-4795 VL - 14 IS - 3 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weber, Robby A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Beirow, Bernd T1 - Mistuning und Dämpfung radialer Turbinen- und Verdichterlaufräder T2 - MTZ - Motortechnische Zeitschrift N2 - Turbolader tragen erheblich zur Steigerung des Motorenwirkungsgrads bei. Rotierende Komponenten sind infolge der Fliehkraft, der zur Aufladung notwendigen Strömungsumlenkungen, der instationären Druckschwankungen der Strömung sowie von Temperaturgradienten als hochbelastete Laufräder einzustufen, die unter erheblicher Schwingungsanfälligkeit leiden. Am Lehrstuhl Strukturmechanik und Fahrzeugschwingungen der BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg wurde im Rahmen eines FVV-Forschungsvorhabens der Einfluss der fertigungsbedingten Toleranzen auf eben jenes Schwingungsverhalten untersucht. Es wird nachgewiesen, dass Intentional Mistuning zu signifikant niedrigeren Belastungen führen kann. KW - Mistuning KW - Dämpfung KW - Turbinen KW - Laufräder Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s35146-019-0094-2 SN - 0024-8525 SN - 2192-8843 VL - 80 IS - 9 SP - 74 EP - 78 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Franz, Falco A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Schrape, Sven A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix T1 - Influence of Inlet Distortions on the Forced Vibration of a High Pressure Compressor Rig T2 - ASME 2020 Turbo Expo - Virtual Conference, September 2020 N2 - The accurate prediction of blade vibrations is a key factor for the development of reliable turbomachines. This paper focusses on forced vibrations. The excitation frequency is an integer multiple of the rotor revolution frequency, which is commonly called engine order. Aerodynamic excitation of blades is created by stator wakes or the potential fields of downstream obstacles, which usually leads to high engine orders correlating to the number of vanes. Resonance crossings appear at higher frequencies corresponding to higher modes. Besides high engine orders, low engine orders not related to the number of vanes may exist. They can be caused by a disturbance of the perfect cyclic symmetry of the flow pattern due to geometry variations or inlet distortions. Inlet distortions result from installation effects, maneuvers or crosswind. Low engine orders affect fundamental modes at high engine speeds. High static loads due to centrifugal forces combined with dynamic excitation and low damping may lead to unacceptable high stresses. This paper aims at getting a better understanding of the simulative prediction of low engine order excitation with special focus on inlet distortions. Under investigation is a 4.5 stage research compressor rig, for which an extensive amount of test data is available. A three dimensional CFD-model of the compressor is used to compute the forcings generated by different distortion patterns. The first two stages are modeled as a full-annulus, which allows to fully resolve the spatial content of the inlet distortion patterns. The rotor 2 blisk is of special interest in this investigation. The propagation of the distortion after stage 2 with rotor 2 is not of interest, therefore the downstream stages are modeled as single passages in order to save computational time. The distortion patterns are the outcome of traversals of different screens with total pressure probes. During distortion measurements, the screens located in the inlet duct were rotated relative to the fixed instrumentation. The traversals in resonance of the first bending mode of rotor 2 with a low engine order four showed a dependency of the screen angle on the vibration amplitude. Acceleration and deceleration maneuvers through this resonance were conducted with screen angles set to those of smallest and highest response. Vibration amplitudes of the blisk rotor are measured by strain gauges and a blade tip timing system. Simulation results are compared against vibration measurements. Aerodynamic damping is calculated with the influence coefficient method. The effects of mistuning are included in the calculation of vibration amplitudes via a subset of nominal system modes model to give a meaningful comparison against real engine hardware. The mistuning distribution of the blisk was identified at rest for the fundamental bending mode. The presence of a 2nd excitation mechanism of unknown source explains the observed test data. This unknown source is not included in the CFD model. A direct comparison of simulation and measurement is still possible by leveraging the observed superposition effects of both excitation sources. The consequent approach is to identify and substract the forcing due to the unknown source, leaving only the delta forcing due to inlet distortions. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://asme-turboexpo.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/105/sessiongallery/4675/application/46115 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Gambitta, Marco A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Schrape, Sven T1 - Geometrical Variability Modelling of Axial Compressor Blisk Aerofoils and Evaluation of Impact on the Forced Response Problem T2 - ASME 2020 Turbo Expo - Virtual Conference, September 2020 N2 - The manufacturing process always produces onto the components a certain amount of geometrical uncertainty. This results inevitably in the introduction of a certain amount of variability within the manufactured parts. Even if the differences are small, all the resulting geometries will differ from each other. The present work focuses on the effect of the manufacturing geometrical variability on the high pressure compressor of a turbofan engine for civil aviation. The deviations of the geometry over the axial compressor blades are studied and modelled for the representation in the computational models. Such variability is of particular interest for the forced response problem, where small deviations of the geometry from the ideal nominal model can imply significant differences in the vibrational responses. The information regarding the geometrical mistuning is extracted from a set of manufactured components surface scans of a blade integrated disk (blisk) rotor. The measured geometries are analyzed over a large amount of set radial sections, defining a set of opportune parameters to represent the deviations from the nominal design. A spline fit of the parameters over the radial sections allows the creation of a set of variables describing the geometry. The dimension of the variables domain is reduced using the principal component analysis approach, this allows to obtain an optimal subset of geometrical modes as linear combination of the above mentioned parameters. The reconstruction of the modelled geometries is performed for the implementation in complex CFD and FEM solvers. This is done via the application of the modelled delta nominal-to-measure geometrical offset to the hot geometry of the desired test case. The generated model allows a stochastic representation of the variability, providing an optimal set of variables to represent it. Moreover the approach as defined allows to apply the modelled variability to different blades, e.g. different stators or rotors, utilizing the nominal geometry as input. The aeroelastic analyses considering geometry based mistuning is carried on a test-rig case, focusing on how such variability can affect the modal forcing generated on the blades. A validated CFD model is used to extract the force generated by the unsteady pressure field over the selected vibrational mode shapes of the rotor blades. The blade mode shapes are extracted form a FEM model of the whole blisk and the blades displacements are mapped over the CFD model nodes. The uncertainty quantification of the geometrical variability effect on the modal forcing is performed utilizing Monte Carlo methods. A reduced model for the CFD solution is employed, utilizing a single passage multi blade row which assumes a time-space periodicity solving the governing equations in the frequency domain. This allows for conducting an uncertainty quantification considering the large domain of the variables used to describe the geometries compared to the computational resources needed for the single solution. The unsteady modal forcing is studied as amplitude and phase shift for the different engine orders (frequencies arising from the engine working condition as higher harmonics of the shaft speed). In particular the scatter of the main engine orders forcing amplitudes for the manufactured blades can be compared with the nominal responses to predict the possible amplification due to the geometrical variability. Finally the results are compared to a larger computational model to assess the influence of multiple variable blades in the assembly. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://asme-turboexpo.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/105/sessiongallery/5296/application/46289 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Heinrich, Christoph Rocky A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Steff, Klaus A1 - Petry, Nico T1 - Generalized Model for the Approximation of Coupled Acousto-Mechanical Natural Frequencies in High-Pressure Centrifugal Compressors T2 - ASME 2020 Turbo Expo - Virtual Conference, Spetember 2020 N2 - The oil and gas, chemical, and process industries employ centrifugal compressors for a wide range of applications. Due to this, the conditions, under which centrifugal compressors have to operate, vary significantly from case to case. Gas pipeline compressors, for example, may feature discharge pressures well over 100 bar (1450 psi). In other fields of application, like gas injection, which is used to enhance oil recovery, this quantity can reach considerably higher values. Here, discharge pressures over 600 bar (8702 psi) and gas densities over 300 kg/m3 (18.7284 lb/ft3) are not uncommon. During the last decades, comprehensive research was conducted on the impact of high pressure operating conditions on the vibrational behavior of centrifugal compressor wheels. Nowadays, it is well-known that an increase in gas pressure levels leads to a more pronounced interaction between the side cavities and the impeller, which results in a frequency shift of the acoustic and structural modes. For the safe operation of compressors, it is necessary to predict these coupled natural frequencies accurately. The state-of-the-art approach to achieve this objective is the finite element method. While this technique provides high-quality results, the simulation of acousto-mechanical systems is still a time-consuming process that incurs high computational costs. Therefore, finite element models are, in this case, not suitable for probabilistic studies, sensitivity analyses, and comprehensive simulations of the full operating range of the compressor. In 2013, Magara proposed a simplified model based on an annular plate between two cylindrical cavities to solve this problem. While this method reduces the required computational effort significantly, its use is limited to platelike impellers. The authors of the current paper propose a more generalized method to overcome the challenges mentioned above. It uses the uncoupled structural and acoustic modes of the actual impeller and side cavities in a modal superposition to approximate the natural frequencies of the coupled acousto-mechanical system. In this way, the intended design geometries of the impeller and side cavities are considered while maintaining the advantages of Magara's model regarding the computational effort. In a numerical study, Magara's method and the generalized model are applied to different systems of increasing complexity. The investigation starts with a simple annular plate in a cylindrical cavity and ends with two actual compressor impellers. At every complexity level, the results of both approaches are compared to a finite element analysis. Moreover, measurement data of a simplified rotor in a cylindrical cavity is used to validate the numerical models. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion of the limitations and benefits of all employed numerical methods. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://asme-turboexpo.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/105/sessiongallery/5323/application/46866 ER - TY - GEN A1 - ElMasry, Seif A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix T1 - Investigation of Working Line Variation Onto Forced Response Vibrations of a Compressor Blisk T2 - Turbo Expo 2021, Virtual Conference and Exhibition: September 21, 2020 N2 - Avoidance of high vibration amplitudes of rotor blades on the conventional working line of the compressor is a design requirement. However, rotors of aircraft engine compressors could temporarily operate near choke and stall conditions, due to transient manoeuvers or deterioration. As a result, the vibration levels might change, which could lead to a premature high cycle fatigue of the blades. This paper aims at studying the effect of different throttle positions at five constant aerodynamic speed lines ranging from 60% to 100% of the maximum speed onto the resulting vibration amplitudes and aerodynamic damping values on an integrally bladed disk (blisk) of a transonic research compressor. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are performed via an automated workflow, which reads aerodynamic data of the operating points of interest and runs all necessary aeromechanic computations along with their corresponding post-processing routines to calculate the resulting system response and amplitude frequency values. Using this workflow, Eigenfrequencies and mode-shapes of the rotor blades are obtained through multiple FEA simulations that are automatically executed at all relevant shaft speeds. The time-averaged flow pressure field on the blades is extracted from steady CFD simulations of the whole compressor and mapped onto the structural mesh of the rotor. Through a Spokes diagram, operating points in close proximity to resonance spots are identified, as well as their corresponding excited vibration modes. To obtain the time-variable flow pressure fields on the blades, unsteady CFD simulations are performed using a single passage model of the rotor with its upstream and downstream stators, as space-time periodicity of the flow data across the annulus is assumed. Additionally, a CFD rotor model with only a quarter section of the full annulus is built, where a unidirectional coupling approach between the structure and the fluid is applied to calculate the aerodynamic damping values. The calculated vibration amplitudes at engine orders of interest are then compared to strain gauge readings of a corresponding rig test. After validation of the simulation data, the sensitivity of the forced response due to working line variations is studied. Looking at the maximum aerodynamic speed line, it is clear that operating points near compressor stall are accompanied by high vibration response relative to the aerodynamic design point. A possible reason for this amplification is the change of flow incidence and the increase of pressure loss at the upstream blade-row. However, this effect becomes less articulated in the lower speed lines, where amplitudes of the forced vibrations change only slightly between different throttling positions. In this paper, the three-dimensional flow inside the passages is also carefully studied, which allows to better understand the relationship between flow characteristics and the resulting vibration response of compressor blades. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://asme-turboexpo.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/105/sessiongallery/5322/application/45655 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hardenberg, Alexander A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Fanter, Maren T1 - Correlating and Updating Finite Element Models of Different Fidelity Using an Energy-Based Approach T2 - Turbo Expo 2020, Virtual Conference, Virtual Conference and Exhibition, Online, September 21 – 25, 2020 N2 - Building finite element models of complex structures requires the engineer to make various simplifying assumptions. While there exists no unique way of modeling, the resulting model depends to a level on experience and engineering judgement. The inherent model uncertainties can be subdivided into three categories: idealization errors, discretization errors and parameter errors. Understanding the effect of different modeling assumptions and minimizing these uncertainties is key for creating efficient and physical meaningful finite element models. In this paper the effects of different modeling assumptions are analyzed by comparing finite element models of an aero engine turbine casing. Various models of different fidelity are created reaching from simple shell element representations neglecting geometric features like bosses, fixings and holes, to higher fidelity mixed dimensional models using coupled shell and three-dimensional elements. To quantify their impact on the stiffness and mass properties, the different models are correlated with a high-fidelity three-dimensional finite element model using numerical modal data. A novel method is proposed based on the strain and kinetic energy distribution to assess the effect of different modeling assumptions on the model structure. This is done by splitting the discretized model into multiple sections of interest and calculating the perturbation of energies within the related splits. The derived strain and kinetic energy perturbations are then used in addition to other correlation criteria like the modal assurance criteria or the relative difference in eigenfrequencies to analyze the impact of the different modeling assumptions. Having quantified the differences, the difficulties of error localization using modal data are discussed in the context of the correlation results. Finally, the effectiveness of the derived perturbation values are demonstrated by updating a finite element model of an aero engine turbine casing in the presence of structural simplifications using an evolutionary optimization algorithm and comparing the model updating strategy to the standard sensitivity-based updating approach. If the resulting updated model is used to predict structural modifications or untested loading conditions, the updated parameters might lose their physical meaning when altering regions of the model not in error. Therefore, it is important to examine the physical significance of the updated parameters. It is shown how the energy-based approach can help to address this problem. All in all, the proposed energy-based approach can be used to compare various modeling strategies in order to build efficient finite element models as well as assist in the choice of parameters for subsequent model updating to validate the numerical model against test data. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://asme-turboexpo.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/105/sessiongallery/5346/application/45406 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Noack, Martin A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Kober, Markus A1 - Firl, Matthias T1 - A new stress-based topology optimization approach for finding flexible structures T2 - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization N2 - This paper presents a new FE-based stress-related topology optimization approach for finding bending governed flexible designs. Thereby, the knowledge about an output displacement or force as well as the detailed mounting position is not necessary for the application. The newly developed objective function makes use of the varying stress distribution in the cross section of flexible structures. Hence, each element of the design space must be evaluated with respect to its stress state. Therefore, the method prefers elements experiencing a bending or shear load over elements which are mainly subjected to membrane stresses. In order to determine the stress state of the elements, we use the principal stresses at the Gauss points. For demonstrating the feasibility of the new topology optimization approach, three academic examples are presented and discussed. As a result, the developed sensitivity-based algorithm is able to find usable flexible design concepts with a nearly discrete 0 − 1 density distribution for these examples. KW - Topology optimization KW - Flexible structure KW - Stress-based KW - SIMP KW - Conceptual design Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-021-02960-w SN - 1615-147X SN - 1615-1488 VL - 64 IS - 4 SP - 1997 EP - 2007 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - An Inverse Approach to Identify Tuned Aerodynamic Damping, System Frequencies, and Mistuning, Part 2: Application to Blisks at Rest T2 - Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics & Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, ISUAAAT15, 24-27 September 2018, University of Oxford, UK Y1 - 2018 UR - https://www-docs.b-tu.de/fg-strukturmechanik/public/ISUAAAT15-021-Beirow_Kuehhorn_Figaschewsky-SystemID_Part2.pdf PB - ISUAAAT Scientific Committee ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - An Inverse Approach to Identify Tuned Aerodynamic Damping, System Frequencies, and Mistuning, Part 1: Theory Under Rotating Conditions T2 - Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics & Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, ISUAAAT15, 24-27 September 2018, University of Oxford, UK Y1 - 2018 UR - https://www-docs.b-tu.de/fg-strukturmechanik/public/ISUAAAT15-048-Figaschewsky_Kuehhorn-SystemID_Part1.pdf PB - ISUAAAT Scientific Committee ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Koch, Ilja A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Filippatos, Angelos A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Gude, Maik T1 - Methodical Approach for Simulation the Vibration of Damaged Fibre Reinforced Composite Rotors Under Consideration of Aerodynamic Influences T2 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM18), Athen (Griechenland), 25.-28. Juni 2018 Y1 - 2018 UR - https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/eccm/program/Agenda/AgendaItemDetail?id=258960e5-a867-4c02-b01e-4c997026cf20 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Bornholm, Alfons A1 - Repetckii, Oleg V. T1 - Forced Response Reduction of a Blisk by Means of Intentional Mistuning T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2018: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 7C: Structures and Dynamics, Oslo, Norway, June 11–15, 2018 N2 - The effect of intentional mistuning has been analyzed for an axial turbocharger blisk with the objective of limiting the forced response due to low engine order excitation (LEO). The idea behind the approach was to increase the aerodynamic damping for the most critical fundamental mode in a way that a safe operation is ensured without severely losing aerodynamic performance. Apart from alternate mistuning a more effective mistuning pattern is investigated, which has been derived by means of optimization employing genetic algorithms. In order to keep the manufacturing effort as small as possible only two blade different geometries have been allowed which means that an integer optimization problem has been formulated. Two blisk prototypes have been manufactured for the purpose of demonstrating the benefit of the intentional mistuning pattern identified in this way: A first one with and a second one without employing intentional mistuning. The real mistuning of the prototypes has been experimentally identified. It is shown that the benefit regarding the forced response reduction is retained in spite of the negative impact of unavoidable additional mistuning due to the manufacturing process. Independently, further analyzes have been focused on the robustness of the solution by considering increasing random structural mistuning and aerodynamic mistuning as well. The latter one has been modeled by means of varying aerodynamic influence coefficients (AIC) as part of Monte Carlo simulations. Reduced order models have been employed for these purposes. KW - Engines KW - Manufactoring KW - Simulation KW - Turbochargers KW - Damping KW - Optimization Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-0-7918-5115-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2018-76584 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kober, Markus A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Keskin, Akin T1 - Instability problems in implicit transient FEM simulations of fast rotating elastic structures - Description of the phenomenon and possible solutions T2 - Proceedings of NAFEMS DACH Conference 2018, Bamberg, May 14-16, 2018 Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-1-910643-14-3 SP - 48 EP - 52 PB - NAFEMS Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz GmbH CY - Grafing ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Weber, Robby A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Mistuning und Dämpfung radialer Turbinen- und Verdichterlaufräder T2 - Abschluss- und Zwischenberichte der Forschungsstellen Turbomaschinen, Frühjahrstagung 2018, Tagungsband 2018, Bad Neuenahr Y1 - 2018 SP - 159 EP - 190 PB - Forschungsvereinigung Verbrennungskraftmaschinen e.V. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kober, Markus A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Keskin, Akin T1 - Optimization of Newmark-Euler Time-Integration Parameters for a Stable and Efficient Implicit Simulation of Rotating Elastic Structures T2 - Proceedings of 15th German LS-DYNA Forum Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-9816215-5-6 SP - 235 EP - 238 PB - DYNAmore GmbH CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Giersch, Thomas T1 - A Finite Element Based Least Square Fit for the Assessment of Integral and Non-Integral Vibrations With Blade Tip Timing T2 - Proceedings of ISROMAC 2017, Maui, Hawaii, December 16-21, 2017 N2 - This paper aims at improving the robustness and accuracy of the least square fit technique utilized in blade tip timing (BTT) measurements of blade vibrations by proposing two modifications. The first proposal is to replace the lines of the original least square problem by differences of consecutive lines. Thereby, the static deflection as well as the circumferential blade positioning error cancels out and the robustness is improved by removing these uncertainties inherently. The second proposal is to replace the fit of piecewise constant vibration amplitudes within the chosen block length by a linear or cubic spline in the frequency (integral) or time (non-integral) regime. This does not only suppress overshoots due to distorted acceleration or deceleration manoeuvres but also allows for a ”coarser analysis grid” (i.e. larger block length) without loosing amplitude accuracy. Thereby it smooths out random errors more efficiently and increases the orthogonality of the relevant EO or vibration frequency to unwanted signal components. KW - Blade Tip Timing KW - Non-Intrusive Measurements KW - Blade Vibration Y1 - 2017 UR - http://isromac-isimet.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?rubrique=abstract17_&num=2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Bornholm, Alfons T1 - Vibration Analysis of an Axial Turbine Blisk with Optimized Intentional Mistuning Pattern T2 - Proceedings of ISROMAC 2017, Maui, Hawaii, December 16-21, 2017 N2 - Aiming to limit the forced response of an axial turbine blisk for ship Diesel engine applications efforts have been made to increase the aerodynamic damping contribution for the most critical modes. In this regard the potential of intentional mistuning is investigated since it offers the opportunity to ensure a safe operation without a severe loss of aerodynamic performance. Genetic algorithms have been chosen to derive an optimized mistuning pattern. In order to keep the manufacturing effort within a limit only two possible blade geometries are allowed which means that an integer optimization problem has been formulated. For the purpose of demonstrating the benefit of the intentional mistuning pattern found, two blisk prototypes have been manufactured: One with and another one without employing intentional mistuning for purposes of comparison. Furthermore, this offers the opportunity for an experimental determination of mistuning being really manufactured and other modal properties as well. The experimental data basis is employed to update structural models which are well suited to demonstrate the forced response reduction under operational conditions. KW - Blisk KW - Intentional Mistuning KW - Low Engine Order Excitation Y1 - 2017 UR - http://isromac-isimet.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?rubrique=abstract17_&num=21 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hanschke, Benjamin A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Schrape, Sven A1 - Giersch, Thomas T1 - Consequences of Borescope Blending Repairs on Modern HPC Blisk Aeroelasticity T2 - Proceedings of ISROMAC 2017, Maui, Hawaii, December 16-21, 2017 N2 - Objective of this paper is to analyse the consequences of borescope blending repairs on the aeroelastic behaviour of a modern HPC blisk. To investigate the blending consequences in terms of aerodynamic damping and forcing changes, an exemplary blending of a rotor blade is modelled. Steady state flow parameters like total pressure ratio, polytropic efficiency and the loss coefficient are compared. Furthermore, aerodynamic damping is computed utilising the AIC approach for both geometries. Results are confirmed by SPF simulations for specific nodal diameters of interest. Finally, an unidirectional forced response analysis for the nominal and the blended rotor is conducted to determine the aerodynamic force exciting the blade motion. Fourier transformation of the forcing signal yields to the frequency content as well as the forcing amplitudes. As a result of the present analysis, the amplification of expected blade vibration amplitude is computed. KW - Aeroelasticity KW - Compressor Blisk KW - Blending Repair KW - Forced Response KW - Arodynamic Damping Y1 - 2017 UR - http://isromac-isimet.univ-lille1.fr/index.php?rubrique=abstract17_&num=2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kober, Markus A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Keskin, Akin A1 - Singh, Kai Navtej T1 - Challenges and opportunities of thermomechanical FEM simulations of high fidelity aero-engine models by implicit time-integration T2 - Proceedings of ISABE 2017, ISABE-2017-22568, Manchester, September 3.-8., 2017 Y1 - 2017 UR - https://isabe2017.org/ PB - ISABE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Schrape, Sven T1 - Analysis of Mistuned Forced Response in an Axial High Pressure Compressor Rig With Focus on Tyler-Sofrin Modes T2 - ISABE 2017, ISABE-2017-22614, Manchester, September 3.-8., 2017 Y1 - 2017 PB - ISABE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Hönisch, Peter A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Schrape, Sven T1 - Model Update and Validation of a Mistuned High Pressure Compressor Blisk T2 - Proceedings of ISABE 2017, ISABE-2017-22568, Manchester, September 3.-8., 2017 Y1 - 2017 UR - https://isabe2017.org/ PB - ISABE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Forced Response Prediction of an Axial Turbine Rotor With Regard to Aerodynamically Mistuned Excitation T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014, Paper GT2014-25896 N2 - The design of both efficient and reliable turbomachinery blades demands a detailed knowledge of static and dynamic forces during operation. This paper aims to contribute to the proper identification of dynamic excitation mechanisms acting on an axial turbine rotor, particularly with regard to deviations of the NGV’s nominal geometry due to the use of variable vanes or tolerances in manufacturing. As variations of the NGV’s geometry disturb the perfectly periodic pattern of the downstream flow features, other spectral components than those correlated with the number of stator vanes are possible to appear. These frequency components may lead to low engine order excitation of fundamental blade modes at high engine speeds. Under these operating conditions the rotor is already highly loaded with centrifugal forces and additional dynamic excitation may cause unacceptable stresses. Thus aerodynamic mistuning might be a limiting criterion for the design of a highly loaded turbine rotor. Within this paper 2 dimensional CFD-models are used to investigate both, the determination of the wake of a geometric mistuned stator guide vane and the influence of the resulting excitation on the adjacent rotor stage due to aerodynamically mistuned flow. In order to generate a mistuned NGV geometry, variations of pitch and stagger angle are taken into account and a mesh morpher is used to produce computational domains of the mistuned geometry on the basis of a nominal mesh. Additionally a simplified reconstruction process based on a set of CFD computations will be introduced, being able to reproduce the spectral components of the mistuned wake by specifying a certain geometric mistuning distribution. The prediction of the resulting modal forces is carried out in time domain and approaches with lower fidelity are investigated with respect to their capability of reproducing the key features of an aerodynamically mistuned excitation mechanism. KW - Rotors KW - Turbines Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4577-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-25896 PB - ASME ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rauer, Georg A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Springmann, Marcel T1 - Residual Stress Modelling and Inverse Heat Transfer Coefficients Estimation of a Nickel-Based Superalloy Disc Forging T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 6, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014, Paper GT2014-25827 N2 - Aero engine disc forgings are subjected to heat treatment operations, i.e., solution treatment followed by quenching and artificial aging, with the aim of achieving improved mechanical material properties. During heat treatment high inhomogeneous temperature gradients and long loading times at elevated temperatures occur and lead to the development and partial relaxation of bulk residual stresses. The intention of this paper is to describe the residual stress modelling of a nickel-based ATI 718Plus® superalloy disc forging. For this purpose, an uncoupled thermomechanical finite element problem is solved consisting of a thermal model based on transient, spatially varying heat transfer coefficients (HTCs) and a stress model incorporating the nonlinear material behaviour to account for thermal induced inelastic deformations. A graphical user interface based application has been created for the automatic estimation of the a priori unknown HTCs by using a serial solution procedure for the two dimensional inverse heat conduction problem (IHCP) based on the function specification method. The estimated temperature fields have been compared at the thermocouple positions with the corresponding measurement data and confirm the suitability of the inverse algorithm to this problem. A rate-independent elasto-plastic constitutive model is used to simulate the residual stress formation while quenching the disc forging. Two creep models have been adjusted to uniaxial tensile test data and applied to simulate the stress relaxation during aging. Finally, this paper presents the numerical results of the stress analysis. Copyright © 2014 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Nickel KW - Superalloys KW - Forging KW - Stress KW - Modeling Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4575-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-25827 PB - ASME ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Optimization-Aided Forced Response Analysis of a Mistuned Compressor Blisk T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014, Paper GT2014-25915 N2 - The forced response of the first rotor of an E3E-type high pressure compressor blisk is analyzed with regard to varying mistuning, varying engine order excitations and the consideration of aeroelastic effects. For that purpose, SNM-based reduced order models are used in which the disk remains unchanged while the Young’s modulus of each blade is used to define experimentally adjusted as well as intentional mistuning patterns. The aerodynamic influence coefficient technique is employed to model aeroelastic interactions. Furthermore, based on optimization analyses and depending on the exciting EO and aerodynamic influences it is searched for the worst as well as the best mistuning distributions with respect to the maximum blade displacement. Genetic algorithms using blade stiffness variations as vector of design variables and the maximum blade displacement as objective function are applied. An allowed limit of the blades’ Young’s modulus standard deviation is formulated as secondary condition. In particular, the question is addressed if and how far the aeroelastic impact, mainly causing aerodynamic damping, combined with mistuning can even yield a reduction of the forced response compared to the ideally tuned blisk. It is shown that the strong dependence of the aerodynamic damping on the inter-blade phase angle is the main driver for a possible response attenuation considering the fundamental blade mode. The results of the optimization analyses are compared to the forced response due to real, experimentally determined frequency mistuning as well as intentional mistuning. Copyright © 2014 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4577-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-25915 PB - ASME ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Hönisch, Peter A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Schrape, Sven T1 - Numerical Analysis and Validation of the Rotor Blade Vibration Response Induced by High Pressure Compressor Deep Surge T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014, Paper GT2014-26295 N2 - The following paper presents a numerical analysis of a deep surge cycle of a 4.5 stage research compressor. The resulting unsteady loads are used to determine the response of two particular rotor blade rows that are then compared to strain gauge data from measurements. Within a deep surge cycle the compressor experiences a rapid change of the flow field from forward to reversed flow. This rapid breakdown is linked to a new mean blade load. Hence, the rapid change in blade loads are able to excite fundamental blade modes similar to an impulse load. The resulting vibration magnitudes might reach critical levels. This paper demonstrates two different approaches to evaluate the unsteady flow during a surge cycle. The first uses a three dimensional, time accurate finite volume solver for viscid compressible flows to calculate the transient surge cycle of the compressor. The compressor itself is represented by a multi-blade-row sector model. The second approach makes use of the same solver and compressor domain to determine steady state characteristics of the HPC in forward, stalled and reversed flow. Based on these characteristics an one dimensional finite volume solver for inviscid compressible flows was developed to determine the transient compressor behavior. The one dimensional solver represents the compressor by source terms that are linked to the previously determined steady state characteristics. Copyright © 2014 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Compressors KW - High pressure (Physics) KW - Numerical analysis Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4577-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-26295 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rey Villazón, José Maria A1 - Wildow, Toni A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Benton, Robert A1 - Göhler, Moritz T1 - Impact of the Secondary Air System Design Parameters on the Calculation of Turbine Discs Windage T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 5C: Heat Transfer, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014, Paper GT2014-26050 N2 - The rotating components in gas turbines are very highly stressed as a result of the centrifugal and thermal loads. One of the main functions of the secondary air system (SAS) is to ensure that the rotating components are surrounded by air that optimizes disc lifing and integrity. The SAS is also responsible for the blade cooling flow supply, preventing hot gas ingestion from the main annulus into the rotor-stator cavities, and for balancing the net axial load in the thrust bearings. Thus, the SAS design requires a multidisciplinary compromise to provide the above functions, while minimizing the penalty of the secondary flows on engine performance. The phenomenon known as rotor-stator drag or windage is defined as the power of the rotor moment acting on its environment. The power loss due to windage has a direct impact on the performance of the turbine and the overall efficiency of the engine. This paper describes a novel preliminary design approach to calculate the windage of the rotor-stator cavities in the front of a typical aero engine HP turbine. The new method is applied to investigate the impact of the SAS design parameters on the windage losses and on the properties of the cooling flows leading to the main annulus. Initially, a theoretical approach is followed to calculate the power losses of each part of the HPT front air feed system. Then, a 1D-network integral model of the cavities and flow passages of the HPT front is built and enhanced with detailed flow field correlations. The new 1D-flow network model offers higher fidelity regarding local effects. A result comparison between the theoretical calculation and the prediction of the enhanced flow network model puts forward the relevance of the local flow field effects in the design concept of the SAS. Using the enhanced 1D-flow network models, the SAS design parameters are varied to assess their influence on the windage and pumping power calculation. As a conclusion, the paper shows how the SAS design can have a significant influence on the HPT overall power and the air that is fed back into the turbine blade rows. Controlling these features is essential to bid a competitive technology in the aero engine industry. Copyright © 2014 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Design KW - Turbines KW - Disks Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4573-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-26050 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Maywald, Thomas A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Mistuning and Damping Analysis of a Radial Turbine Blisk in Varying Ambient Conditions T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014, Paper GT2014-25521 N2 - A mistuned radial turbine impeller is analyzed with respect to the impact of varying ambient pressures and temperatures as well on frequency response functions and modal damping ratios. Beginning at room conditions, a finite element model of an impeller wheel at rest is updated based on experimentally determined mistuning in terms of blade dominated frequencies. The following numerical forced response analyses yield a maximum blade displacement amplification of 67% compared to the tuned reference. In addition, modal damping ratios are determined in dependence on the ambient pressure ranging from technical vacuum at 1 mbar up to 6000 mbar in a pressure chamber. Shaker excitation and laser Doppler vibrometry response measurement is employed in this context. A linear dependence of modal damping ratios on ambient pressure and a dominating damping contribution of the surrounding air even for higher modes could be proved. Moreover, the experimental determination of frequency response functions (FRF) at technical vacuum yields a better separation of resonance peaks compared to room conditions at 1013 mbar and hence, this data allows for more accurate model-updates in principle. It is proved that numerical models updated regarding mistuning at room conditions are well suited to predict the forced response at arbitrary pressures if measured modal damping ratios at these pressures are considered. Finally, within analyzing the effect of increasing structural temperatures with the surrounding air at 1013 mbar included slightly decreasing resonance frequencies but strongly increasing FRF-amplitudes are determined. Copyright © 2014 by ASME KW - Damping KW - Turbines Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-0-7918-4577-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-25521 PB - ASME ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Behnam, Nouri A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Automated CAE process for thermo-mechanical lifing prediction of a parameterized turbine blade with internal cooling T2 - Joined 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V), 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) conference Y1 - 2014 UR - http://www.wccm-eccm-ecfd2014.org/admin/files/fileabstract/a2070.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rey Villazón, José Maria A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Adaptive CFD-Enhanced Windage Modelling for Aero Engine Turbine Rotor-Stator Cavities T2 - Joined 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V), 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) conference Y1 - 2014 UR - http://www.wccm-eccm-ecfd2014.org/admin/files/fileabstract/a1666.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Behnam, Nouri A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Interdisciplinary Analysis of a Turbine Blade With Internal Cooling Including Local Distribution and Rotation Effects T2 - 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA KW - gas turbine engines KW - cooling Y1 - 2014 UR - http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2014-2388 SN - 978-1-62410-281-3 PB - AIAA CY - Reston, VA ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Golze, Mark A1 - Klauke, Thomas T1 - Experimentelle Untersuchungen des strukturdynamischen Verhaltens von Hochdruckverdichterschaufeln in Integralbauweise (Blisks) mittels Laser-Doppler-Vibrometrie KW - Blisks KW - Integralbauweise Y1 - 2004 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rey Villazón, José Maria A1 - Berthold, Martin A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Adaptive Flow Field Thermal Modeling Techniques for Turbine Rotor-Stator Cavities T2 - Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA , June 3-7, 2013, Vol. 3C: Heat Transfer, Paper GT2013-94845 Y1 - 2013 UR - http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1776262 SN - 978-0-7918-5516-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2013-94845 PB - ASME CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Springmann, Marcel A1 - Scherzer, M. A1 - Kuna, M. A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Numerical simulation of localization phenomena in the frame of damage parameter identification T2 - Seminar: Materials modeling, FE simulations of the behavior of modern industrial materials including failure, 5th - 6th December 2006, Niedernhausen (Wiesbaden), Germany Y1 - 2006 SN - 1-874376-19-0 PB - NAFEMS Contact Nordic Countries CY - Grafing b. München ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weber, Robby A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Klauke, Thomas A1 - Schrape, Sven T1 - The Effect of Sand Erosion on a Compressor Blade and its Modal Properties T2 - Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2020, Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, GT2020, September 21-25, 2020, Virtual, Online N2 - The wear and damage of High-Pressure Compressor (HPC) blades due to erosion or Foreign Object Damage (FOD) have a significant influence on HPC aerodynamic performance, vibration resistance against High-Cycle Fatigue (HCF) and thus component lifetime. The changes in airfoil geometry reduce the overall engine efficiency. Furthermore extended off-wing engine maintenances due to blade failures are increasing the cost of ownership. The safe operation of every engine within a reduced number of shop visits requires a reliable prediction of future deterioration. This enables the optimization of services and off-wing time. One contribution to this is a better understanding of the component’s dynamics and based on this providing an improved wear modeling to reliably predict the remaining lifetime and the decreased efficiency. This contribution determines the material removal of HPC blades due to sand erosion. Originally, this stage was built as a blisk (Blade Integrated Disk). After sand erosion test completion, the blisk was cut into segments containing one airfoil only. First, the material removal is determined for ten blades of one exemplary rotor. A blue light fringe projector is employed to identify the geometrical differences between the eroded blades and the nominal design. Second, realistic finite element models are generated to enable comparable modal analyses of eroded blades. This procedure suffers from unavoidable and mostly random imperfections due to the manufacturing process, which significantly affects the blade surface before the erosion test can be conducted. Therefore, an already published approach is implemented in the third step to predict the blade surface after erosion based on nominal blade design. The investigation is completed by comparing measured and predicted surfaces. Finally, the aforementioned tool is employed to predict the locations and intensities of the material losses and the accompanying change in modal properties of this compressor blade concerning operational time. Y1 - 2020 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Keskin, Akin A1 - Kober, Markus A1 - Stelldinger, Enrico A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Böhm, Holger A1 - Hornig, Andreas A1 - Hufenbach, Werner T1 - On the quantification of errors of a pre-processing effort reducing contact meshing approach : AIAA 2015-0408 T2 - 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2015, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, 5 - 9 January 2015, held at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2015, vol. 4 Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-1-5108-0117-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2015-0408 SP - 3113 EP - 3124 PB - Curran CY - Red Hook, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rey Villazón, José Maria A1 - Wildow, Toni A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Benton, Robert A1 - Eydam, Tobias T1 - Advanced Turbine Preliminary Design Environment for the automatic Generation of Secondary Air System Models T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 7A: Structures and Dynamics Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 N2 - The design and development process of an aero engine is a complex and time-consuming task that involves many disciplines and company departments with different objectives and requirements. Along the preliminary design phase, multiple concepts are assessed in order to select a competitive technology. The engine design process, which was traditionally subdivided into modular component tasks, is nowadays considered as a multi-disciplinary workflow. Having recognized the need for developing advanced turbine preliminary design tools, this work focuses on enhancing the integration of turbine design disciplines, improving the accuracy of models and speeding the time to generate models. The proposed process facilitates an automated turbine Secondary Air System (SAS) and turbine discs concept definition. Furthermore, the process of CAD models and flow network models generation is accelerated via automation of the engineering workflow. This is accomplished through a novel Java based data model, where the design of turbine discs and SAS features is captured in a programmable framework. In the application section, the preliminary design definition of a reference HP turbine subsystem is replicated using the newly developed common design environment. The automated workflow is then used to generate the corresponding CAD models, recognize the subsystem flow network, and generate the 1D flow network model. The results are then compared to the experimentally validated model of a reference engine. As conclusion, the automated workflow offers a quick and parametric model generation process, while providing a good level of fidelity for the preliminary design phase. Copyright © 2015 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Design KW - Turbines Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0-7918-5676-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-42661 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wagner, Frank A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Response surface based robust design optimization on the example of a high pressure turbine blade T2 - 8. Dresdner Probabilistik-Workshop, Technische Universität Dresden, 08.-09. Okt. 2015 N2 - Nowadays in a product design process the manufacturing tolerances have to be considered. Therefore a deterministic optimization needs to be converted into a robust design optimization. Usually the reference geometry is represented by a parametric model and an appropriate set of default parameters. In the robust design approach this set is replaced by a set of distributed parameters. These distributions are known from a previous design or needs to be estimated. This work is about a robust design and multi objective optimization of a high pressure turbine blade (first row) from an actual aero engine. The multidisciplinary objectives are the combined life of the aero-foil (LCF and creep) for the outer and inner geometry, the efficiency and the mass of the blade. For the input set different kinds of parameter will be examined. Apart from the major geometry parameters, which represent the external surface of the blade, parameters for material and boundary conditions will be investigated as well. The used workflow contains the Rolls-Royce tool parablading for the creation of the external aero-foil, Siemens NX for general geometry manipulation, Hydra as Navier-Stokes solver and SC03 for the structural problem and is set up in the automation software ISight. Focus of this work is the creation of response surfaces and physical integrity of the delivered results. Therefore, different validation criteria will be consulted. These are implemented in a Matlab toolbox and tested on typical optimization test problems. Based on the validated response surfaces a huge number of evaluations is possible, which is necessary for a robust design optimization. As the major result a set of Pareto optimal designs will be delivered. Y1 - 2015 UR - http://www.probabilistik.de/abstract/abstract_15_wagner.html UR - http://www.probabilistik.de/prog_15.html CY - Dresden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix T1 - Probabilistic Analysis of Low Engine Order Excitation Due to Geometric Perturbations of Upstream Nozzle Guide Vanes : ISABE-2015-20165 T2 - Conference Proceedings from the 22nd International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, October 25-30, 2015, Phoenix, Arizona Y1 - 2015 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2374.UC/745749 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - ISABE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Maywald, Thomas A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Heinrich, Christoph Rocky A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Vacuum Spin Test Series of a Turbine Impeller with Focus on Mistuning and Damping by Comparing Tip Timing and Strain Gauge Results T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 N2 - This paper describes preparation, execution and evaluation of a comprehensive bladed disk spin test series. At the example of an turbine impeller the effects of rotation and temperature are analyzed with special focus on mistuning and damping. The forced response is measured synchronously via 13 identical positioned strain gauges on each blade as well as via blade tip-timing. Subsequently it is possible to compare the results of both systems. During the test series rotational speed varies in the range from 10.000 up to 19.000 RPM. Simultaneously, the wheel is heated up to 820 K by an oven. A number of pre-selected natural frequencies, damping ratios and operating deflection shapes are evaluated and compared with respect to different rotational speeds and impeller temperatures. Copyright © 2015 by ASME KW - Rotation KW - Vacuum KW - Impellers KW - Damping KW - Turbines KW - Strain gages Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0-7918-5677-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-42649 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wagner, Frank A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Parchem, Roland T1 - Robust design optimization applied to a high pressure turbine blade based on surrogate modelling techniques T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 7A: Structures and Dynamics Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 N2 - To achieve reverse objectives in engine design, advanced modelling and analysis methods are among the key research technologies. In the presented work, a robust design optimization of a first stage high pressure turbine blade has been carried out. This blade derives from a current production of a Rolls-Royce aero engine. The motivation of this work is to show that the methodology of robust design optimization can be applied to high pressure turbine blades. A fully automated workflow, which encapsulated the integral blade design and analysis process, has been used. The main workflow objective is a representative life value of the external surface of the blade. In addition, the workflow enables the engineering uses to consider sub objectives like mass, efficiency and life at critical locations of the blade. These can also be taken into account in the multi-objective robust design optimization. This research also focuses on the use of surrogate models, with attention to the delivery of a physically correct result. For this purpose, the validation of the applied methods has a huge significance and a toolbox was created to generate and evaluate the quality of the surrogate models. In the present case sixteen geometry parameters were considered. In order to show that this methodology is not limited to geometry variation, parameters for material specification and for boundary conditions were varied in addition. The surrogate model was trained by the workflow generated DoE-data and could be used for different kinds of optimization. As a conclusion, it has been demonstrated that the methodology can be used for the engineering design process of turbine blades, while delivering physically correct results. The different techniques for surrogate modelling were examined and compared. With the help of these surrogate models, an optimization of life, mass and efficiency with 22.5 million evaluations was possible. Finally, an overview of the methodology for the case of a real world turbine blade could be given, and an improved blade in the sense of multi-objective robust design was found. Copyright © 2015 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Turbine blades KW - High pressure (Physics) KW - Design KW - Modeling KW - Optimization Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0-7918-5676-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-42365 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Effect of Mistuning and Damping on the Forced Response of a Compressor Blisk Rotor T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 7A: Structures and Dynamics Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 N2 - The forced response of an E3E-type high pressure compressor blisk front rotor is analyzed with regard to intentional mistuning and its robustness towards additional random mistuning. Both a chosen alternating mistuning pattern and artificial mistuning patterns optimized concerning the forced response are considered. Focusing on three different blade modes, subset of nominal system mode-based reduced order models are employed to compute the forced response. The disk remains unchanged while the Young’s modulus of each blade is used to define the particular mistuning pattern. The well established aerodynamic influence coefficient technique is employed to model aeroelastic coupling and hence to consider the strongly mode- and inter blade phase angle-dependent aerodynamic damping contribution. It has been found that a reduction of the maximum forced response beyond that of the tuned reference can be achieved for particular mistuning patterns and all modes considered. This implies an exciting engine order which would cause a low nodal diameter mode in case of a tuned blisk. At best a nearly 50% reduction of maximum response magnitudes is computed for the fundamental bending mode and large mistuning. The solution proved to be robust towards additional random mistuning of reasonable magnitude, which is of particular interest with regard to a potential technical realization. In case of small mistuning as assumed for the first torsion and the longitudinal bending mode the advantage of achieving response magnitudes beyond the tuned reference gets lost indeed, if random mistuning is superimposed. However, mostly a lower response level is calculated compared to responses obtained from models adjusted to mistuning determined by experiment. Copyright © 2015 by ASME KW - Compressors KW - Damping KW - Rotors Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0-7918-5677-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-42036 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Analysis of Mistuned Blade Vibrations Based on Normally Distributed Blade Individual Natural Frequencies T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 N2 - With increasing demands for reliability of modern turbomachinery blades the quantification of uncertainty and its impact on the designed product has become an important part of the development process. This paper aims to contribute to an improved approximation of expected vibration amplitudes of a mistuned rotor assembly under certain assumptions on the probability distribution of the blade’s natural frequencies. A previously widely used lumped mass model is employed to represent the vibrational behavior of a cyclic symmetric structure. Aerodynamic coupling of the blades is considered based on the concept of influence coefficients leading to individual damping of the traveling wave modes. The natural frequencies of individual rotor blades are assumed to be normal distributed and the required variance could be estimated due to experiences with the applied manufacturing process. Under these conditions it is possible to derive the probability distribution of the off-diagonal terms in the mistuned equations of motions, that are responsible for the coupling of different circumferential modes. Knowing these distributions recent limits on the maximum attainable mistuned vibration amplitude are improved. The improvement is achieved due to the fact, that the maximum amplification depends on the mistuning strength. This improved limit can be used in the development process, as it could partly replace probabilistic studies with surrogate models of reduced order. The obtained results are verified with numerical simulations of the underlying structural model with random mistuning patterns based on a normal distribution of individual blade frequencies. Copyright © 2015 by ASME KW - Vibration KW - Blades Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0-7918-5677-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-43121 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hardenberg, Alexander A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Fanter, Maren T1 - Bewertung der Auswirkungen von Strukturmodifikationen und Modellvereinfachungen unter Einsatz der FEA-FEA Korrelation auf das Modalverhalten einer Triebwerksgehäusestruktur T2 - 2. VDI-Fachtagung Schwingungen 2019 : Würzburg, 05. und 06. November 2019 Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-18-092366-6 N1 - 1 CD-ROM PB - VDI-Verlag CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nouri, Behnam A1 - Lehmann, Knut A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Investigations on Nusselt Number Enhancement in Ribbed Rectangular Turbine Blade Cooling Channels of Different Aspect Ratios and Rotation Numbers T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 3–7, 2013, Vol. 3A, Heat Transfer, Paper GT2013-94710 N2 - In the drive for higher cycle efficiencies in gas turbine engines, turbine blades are seeing an increasingly high heat load. This in turn demands improvements in the internal cooling system and a better understanding of both the level and distribution of the internal heat-transfer. A typical approach to enhance the internal cooling of the turbine blade is by casting angled ‘low blockage’ ribs on the walls of the cooling channels. The objective of the present paper is to determine the detailed Nusselt number distribution in rectangular internal channels with ribs. This knowledge can be used to guide the overall design e.g. to achieve high levels of heat-transfer where required. The effects of rotation as well as the interaction effects of the position and direction of ribs on opposite walls of the cooling channel have been investigated. Numerical calculations have been carried out using the commercial CFD code Fluent to investigate the local Nusselt number enhancement factor in rectangular ducts of different aspect ratios (0.5, 1 and 2) which have 45° or 90° angled ribs located on two opposite walls. This has been studied for different Rotation number Ro (0–0.45) and with a Reynolds number >30000. The first series of studies has been carried out with the same experimental setup as by Han [1]. The geometry was slightly changed to avoid the effect of high heat transfer at the entry. This study identifies important vortical structures, which are dependent on the direction and the position of the ribs. This has a profound effect on the distribution of heat-transfer within the passage. It is shown that the two smooth walls of the duct have different average Nusselt number ratio Nu/NuFD enhancement depending on the rib angle. In addition, based on numerical investigations, simple correlations have been developed for the rotational influence of the internal Nusselt number distribution. A major finding is that the effect of rotation is dominant for low aspect ratio channels and the local enhancement due to the rib position and angle is more dominant for high aspect ratio channels. Y1 - 2013 UR - http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1776088 SN - 978-0-7918-5514-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2013-94710 PB - ASME CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Forced Response Analysis of a Mistuned Compressor Blisk T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, USA, June 3–7, 2013, Vol. 7B, Structures and Dynamics, Paper GT2013-94142 N2 - The forced response of an E3E-type HPC-blisk front rotor is analyzed with regard to varying mistuning and the consideration of the fluid-structure interaction (FSI). For that purpose, a reduced order model is used in which the disk remains unchanged and mechanical properties of the blades namely stiffness and damping are adjusted to measured as well as intentional blade frequency mistuning distributions. The aerodynamic influence coefficient technique is employed to model the aeroelastics. Depending on the blade mode, the exciting engine order and aerodynamic influences it is sought for the worst mistuning distributions with respect to the maximum blade displacement based on optimization analyses. Genetic algorithms using blade alone frequencies as design variables are applied. The validity of the Whitehead-limit is assessed in this context. In particular, the question is addressed if and how far aeroelastic effects, mainly caused by aerodynamic damping, combined with mistuning can even cause a reduction of the forced response compared to the ideally tuned blisk. It is shown that the strong dependence of the aerodynamic damping on the inter-blade phase angle is the main driver for a possible response attenuation considering the fundamental as well as a higher blade mode. Furthermore, the differences to the blisk vibration response without a consideration of the flow and an increase of the disk’s stiffness are discussed. Closing, the influence of pure damping mistuning is analyzed again using optimization. KW - Compressors KW - Blades KW - Blisks KW - Mistuning Y1 - 2013 UR - http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1776795 SN - 978-0-7918-5527-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2013-94142 PB - ASME CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Popig, Frederik A1 - Hönisch, Peter A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Geometrical Induced Mistuning T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition Volume 7B: Structures and Dynamics Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 15–19, 2015 N2 - The application of high pressure compressor (HPC) rotors manufactured as blisk (Blade Integrated Disk) is ever-expanding in modern jet engine designs. Despite the major advantages of less mass and higher efficiency, the most challenging problem is lower mechanical damping due to the loss of damping between blades root’s and the disk. Mistuning is induced by material inhomogeneities, manufacturing tolerances or wear during use and leads to amplitude magnification and mode localization. From the experimental point of view mistuning can be evaluated via experimental vibration analysis in terms of frequency deviations. Furthermore optical measurements can be evaluated in terms of geometrical deviations between the real and designed geometry. From the structural point of view a mistuned blisk model can be obtained by morphing the nodes of the geometrical tuned FE model or by performing blade individual stiffness mistuning due to modification of Young’s modulus. The following work is focused on the numerical prediction of mistuned blisk vibrations. Therefore, the research blisk of the 4 stage research compressor, manufactured as job-production, is analyzed. For this research blisk optical measurement data as well as experimentally obtained frequency patterns are available. In a first part mistuning identification in terms of experimental vibration analysis and Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of the geometrical deviations is presented. In a second part mistuning modeling in terms of stiffness mistuning and geometrical mistuning is applied to the tuned FE-model and the numerical results are evaluated against experimental data regarding accuracy. Furthermore, the impact of geometrical deviations on mistuning is analyzed. Copyright © 2015 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Numerical analysis KW - Blades KW - Finite element model KW - Disks KW - Stiffness KW - Damping Y1 - 2015 UR - http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleID=2428632 SN - 978-0-7918-5677-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2015-43272 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Golze, Mark A1 - Studener, Johannes T1 - Strukturmechanische Analyse einer Triebwerksverdichter-Schaufelscheibe N2 - Die Verbesserung von Kalibriermethoden für Hochdruckverdichterstufen in ausgeführter Integralbauweise verlangt von den Ingenieuren ein detaillierteres Verständnis der strukturdynamischen Zusammenhänge dieses komplexen Bauteils. Als Ausgangsbasis werden zunächst für das perfekte Normdesign bei Ausnutzung der vorliegenden zyklischen Rotationssymmetrie numerische Ergebnisse vorgestellt. Dabei stehen bezüglich des Schwingverhaltens die Kopplungseffekte zwischen Scheibe und Schaufeln im Mittelpunkt, wobei experimentelle Untersu-chungen am realen Bauteil ergänzend hinzugezogen werden. Zukünftig wird in einem weiteren Schritt im Rahmen erheblich aufwendigerer Berechnungen mit der Berücksichtigung von Imperfektionen hinsichtlich der filigranen Schaufeln die Rotationssymmetrie aufgegeben und somit die Basis für eine gezielte Beeinflussung des Schwingverhaltens infolge von Mistuning - Effekten geschaffen. KW - FEM-Simulation KW - Experimentelle Modalanalysen KW - Kopplungseffekte Y1 - 2002 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weber, Robby A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Mistuning und Dämpfung radialer Turbinen- und Verdichterlaufräder T2 - Abschluss- und Zwischenberichte der Forschungsstellen Turbomaschinen : Frühjahrstagung 2019 : Tagungsband : 2019 - Würzburg T2 - Final and interim reports presented by the RTD performers Turbomachinery : FFV 2019 Spring conference : proceedings / N2 - Abschlussbericht zum FVV-Projekt Mistuning und Dämpfung III Y1 - 2019 SP - 75 EP - 109 PB - Forschungsvereinigung Verbrennungskraftmaschinen e.V. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -