TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - On the Influence of Strain Gauge Instrumentation on Blade Vibrations of Integral Blisk Compressor Rotors Applying a Discrete Model T2 - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2009, presented at the 2009 ASME Turbo Expo, June 8 - 12, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-0-7918-4887-6 N1 - GT2009-59207 SP - 245 EP - 254 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schrape, S. A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Beirow, Bernd T1 - Application of Aeroelastic Methods in Compressor Cascade Configurations Using Partitioned Code Coupling Y1 - 2008 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schrape, S. A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Determination of Aerodynamic Damping of Axial-Compressor-Blades Using A Bidirectional Fluid-Structure-Simulation T2 - 1st CEAS European Air and Space Conference 2007, Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2007, 10 - 13 September 2007, Berlin, Germany, Bd. 1 Y1 - 2007 N1 - CEAS-2007-027 SP - 309 EP - 318 PB - Dt. Ges. für Luft- und Raumfahrt CY - Bonn ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Schrape, S. A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Bestimmung aeroelastischer Parameter einer Hochdruckverdichter Stufe mit Hilfe Fluid-Struktur gekoppelter Berechnungen Y1 - 2008 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Schrape, S. T1 - Application of Fluid-Structure-Coupling for the Determination of Aeroelastic Parameters of a High-Pressure-Compressor-Blisk-Stage Y1 - 2008 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schrape, S. A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Determination of Aerodynamic Damping of Axial-Compressor-Blades using Fluid-Structure-Interaction Methods Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Schwingungsverhalten integraler Hochdruckverdichterlaufräder unter Berücksichtigung von Fluid-Struktur-Wechselwirkung und Mistuning T2 - 61. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2012, 10. - 12. September 2012, Estrel Berlin KW - Mistuning KW - Blisk KW - Aeroelastik Y1 - 2012 UR - http://www.dglr.de/publikationen/2012/281219.pdf N1 - Beitrag DLRK2012-281219 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V. CY - Bonn ER - TY - GEN A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Forced Response Analysis of a Mistuned Compressor Blisk T2 - Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power N2 - The forced response of an E3E-type high pressure compressor (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 interblade 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 - Blisk Otimization KW - Mistuning Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026537 SN - 1528-8919 VL - 136 IS - 6 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Optimization-Aided Forced Response Analysis of a Mistuned Compressor Blisk T2 - Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power N2 - The forced response of the first rotor of an engine 3E (technology program) (E3E)-type high pressure compressor (HPC) blisk is analyzed with regard to varying mistuning, varying engine order (EO) excitations and the consideration of aero-elastic effects. For that purpose, subset of nominal system modes (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 (AIC) technique is employed to model aero-elastic 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 aero-elastic 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 interblade 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. KW - Mistuning KW - Forced Response KW - Compressor Blisk Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028095 SN - 1528-8919 VL - 137 IS - 1 SP - 012504-1 EP - 012504-10 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Forced Response Reduction of a Compressor Blisk Rotor Employing Intentional Mistuning T2 - Advances in Mechanism Design II, Proceedings of the XII International Conference on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 6.-8.9.2016, Liberec N2 - Using the example of a compressor test blisk with 29 blades different sources of mistuning and their consequences for the forced response are analysed under consideration of aeroelastic effects. In particular the impact of superimposing intentional structural mistuning by both random structural mistuning and aerodynamic mistuning is studied. For this purpose reduced order models of the blisk are adjusted for different mistuning distributions. The mistuning itself is characterized by assigning individual stiffness parameters to each blade. The aeroelastic coupling is included employing aerodynamic influence coefficients. By means of genetic algorithm optimizations, structural mistuning patterns are found which yield a mitigation of the forced response below that of the tuned design reference. Ideally a nearly 50 % reduction of maximum response magnitudes is computed for the fundamental bending mode and large mistuning. The solutions found have been proven to be robust with respect to additional random and aerodynamic mistuning in case of large intentional structural mistuning. Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-319-44087-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44087-3_29 SP - 223 EP - 229 PB - Springer International Publishing CY - Cham 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 - 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 - 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 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - An Equivalent Blisk Model Considering the Influence of the Air Flow on Blade Vibrations of a Mistuned Compressor Blisk T2 - Vibration Problems ICOVP 2011, The 10th International Conference on Vibration Problems, The 10th International Conference on Vibration Problems KW - Mistuned Compressor Blisk KW - Blade Vibrations KW - Air Flow Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-94-007-2068-8 SP - 549 EP - 555 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Beirow, Bernd T1 - Modal and Aeroelastic Analysis of a Mistuned Compressor Blisk Using an Equivalent Blisk Model KW - Blisk vibration KW - Mistuning KW - Aerodynamic Influence Coefficients Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold T1 - Modal and Aeroelastic Analysis of a Compressor Blisk Considering Mistuning T2 - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2011, presented at the ASME 2011 Turbo Expo, June 6 - 10, 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Vol. 6, part B KW - Mistuning KW - Compressor Blisk Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-0-7918-5466-2 N1 - GT2011-45849 SP - 1309 EP - 1319 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Schrape, S. T1 - Determination of Aeroelastic Parameters of a High-Pressure-Compressor Stage using Fluid-Structure Interaction Calculations T2 - Seminar: Simulation of Complex Flows (CFD), applications and trends, 10th - 11th March 2008, Wiesbaden, Germany Y1 - 2008 SN - 978-1-87437-633-0 PB - NAFEMS Contact DACH & Nordic Countries CY - Bernau am Chiemsee ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Johann, E. A1 - Mueck, B. A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - Experimental and Numerical Flutter investigation of the 1st Stage Rotor in 4-Stage High Speed Compressor T2 - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2008, presented at the 2008 ASME Turbo Expo, June 9 - 13, 2008, Berlin, Germany, Vol. 5, part A Y1 - 2008 SN - 978-0-7918-4315-4 N1 - GT2008-50698 SP - 769 EP - 778 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - GEN A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Schrape, Sven A1 - Nipkau, Jens T1 - An inverse approach to identify tuned aerodynamic damping, system frequencies and mistuning – Part 3: Application to engine data T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, June 17–21, 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA N2 - A novel approach for the identification of tuned aerodynamic damping, system frequencies, forcing and mistuning has been introduced in the first part of this paper. It is based on the forced response equations of motion for a blade dominated mode family. A least squares formulation allows to identify the system’s parameters directly from measured frequency response functions (FRFs) of all blades recorded during a sweep through a resonance. The second part has dealt with its modification and application to experimental modal analyses of blisks at rest. This 3rd part aims at presenting the application of the approach to blade tip timing (BTT) data acquired in rig tests. Therefore, blisk rotors of two different engines are studied: a single stage fan rig and a 4.5 stage high pressure compressor (HPC) rig. The rig test campaign of the fan blisk included also an intentional mistuning experiment that allows to study the performance of the identification approach for a similar rotor with two different mistuning levels. It is demonstrated that the approach can identify aerodynamic damping curves, system frequencies, mistuning pattern and forced travelling wave modes (TWMs) from state of the art BTT data monitored during rig or engine tests. All derived mistuning patterns could be verified with reference measurements at standstill. The derived aerodynamic damping curves and system frequencies show a reasonable agreement with simulations. For the HPC case a multitude of excited TWMs could be identified which also lines up with previous simulations. KW - Damping KW - Engines KW - Blades KW - Engineering simulation KW - Rotors KW - Compressors KW - Modal analysis Y1 - 2019 UR - https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/GT/proceedings-abstract/GT2019/58684/V07AT36A014/1067111 SN - 978-0-7918-5868-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-91337 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Figaschewsky, Felix A1 - Beirow, Bernd A1 - Kühhorn, Arnold A1 - Nipkau, Jens A1 - Giersch, Thomas A1 - Powers, Bronwyn T1 - Design and Analysis of an Intentional Mistuning Experiment Reducing Flutter Susceptibility and Minimizing Forced Response of a Jet Engine Fan T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2017, GT2017-64621, June 26-30, 2017, Charlotte, NC, USA, Volume 7B N2 - Recent demands for a reduction of specific fuel consumption of jet engines have been opposed by increasing propulsive efficiency with higher bypass ratios and increased engine sizes. At the same time the challenge for the engine development is to design safe and efficient fan blades of high aspect ratios. Since the fan is the very first rotor stage, it experiences significant distortions in the incoming flow depending on the operating conditions. Flow distortions do not only lead to a performance and stall margin loss but also to remarkable low engine order (LEO) excitation responsible for forced vibrations of fundamental modes. Additionally, fans of jet engines typically suffer from stall flutter, which can be additionally amplified by reflections of acoustic pressure waves at the intake. Stall flutter appears before approaching the stall line on the fan’s characteristic and limits its stable operating range. Despite the fact that this “flutter bite” usually affects only a very narrow speed range, it reduces the overall margin of safe operation significantly. With increasing aspect ratios of ultra-high bypass ratio jet engines the flutter susceptibility will probably increase further and emphasizes the importance of considering aeromechanical analyses early in the design phase of future fans. This paper aims at proving that intentional mistuning is able to remove the flutter bite of modern jet engine fans without raising issues due to heavily increased forced vibrations induced by LEO excitation. Whereas intentional mistuning is an established technology in mitigating flutter, it is also known to amplify the forced response. However, recent investigations considering aeroelastic coupling revealed that under specific circumstances mistuning can also reduce the forced response due to engine order excitation. In order to allow a direct comparison and to limit costs as well as effort at the same time, the intentional mistuning is introduced in a non-destructive way by applying heavy paint to the blades. Its impact on the blade’s natural frequencies is estimated via finite element models with an additional paint layer. In parallel, this procedure is experimentally verified with painted fan blades in the laboratory. A validated SNM (subset of nominal system modes) representation of the fan is used as a computational model to characterize its mistuned vibration behavior. Its validation is done by comparing mistuned mode shape envelopes and frequencies of an experimental modal analysis at rest with those obtained by the updated computational model. In order to find a mistuning pattern minimizing the forced response of mode 1 and 2 at the same time and satisfying stability and imbalance constraints, a multi-objective optimization has been carried out. Finally, the beneficial properties of the optimized mistuning pattern are verified in a rig test of the painted rotor. Copyright © 2017 by Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG KW - Flutter (Aerodynamics) KW - Desin KW - Jet engines Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-0-7918-5093-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2017-64621 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER -