Work on rotating stall and its related disturbances have been in progress since the Second World War. During this period, certain “hot topics” have come to the fore—mostly in response to pressing problems associated with new engine designs. This paper will take a semihistorical look at some of these fields of study (stall, surge, active control, rotating instabilities, etc.) and will examine the ideas which underpin each topic. Good progress can be reported, but the paper will not be an unrestricted celebration of our successes because, after 75 years of research, we are still unable to predict the stalling behavior of a new compressor or to contribute much to the design of a more stall-resistant machine. Looking forward from where we are today, it is clear that future developments will come from CFD in the form of better performance predictions, better flow modeling, and improved interpretation of experimental results. It is also clear that future experimental work will be most effective when focussed on real compressors with real problems—such as stage matching, large tip clearances, eccentricity, and service life degradation. Today’s topics of interest are mostly associated with compressible effects and so further research will require more high-speed testing.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
January 2016
Research-Article
Stall, Surge, and 75 Years of Research
I. J. Day
I. J. Day
Whittle Laboratory,
University of Cambridge,
1 JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge CB3 0DY, UK
e-mail: ijd1000@cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge,
1 JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge CB3 0DY, UK
e-mail: ijd1000@cam.ac.uk
Search for other works by this author on:
I. J. Day
Whittle Laboratory,
University of Cambridge,
1 JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge CB3 0DY, UK
e-mail: ijd1000@cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge,
1 JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge CB3 0DY, UK
e-mail: ijd1000@cam.ac.uk
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY. Manuscript received August 20, 2015; final manuscript received August 25, 2015; published online October 13, 2015. Editor: Kenneth C. Hall.
J. Turbomach. Jan 2016, 138(1): 011001 (16 pages)
Published Online: October 13, 2015
Article history
Received:
August 20, 2015
Revised:
August 25, 2015
Citation
Day, I. J. (October 13, 2015). "Stall, Surge, and 75 Years of Research." ASME. J. Turbomach. January 2016; 138(1): 011001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031473
Download citation file:
Get Email Alerts
Related Articles
Experimental Evaluation of the Transient Behavior of a Compressor Station During Emergency Shutdowns
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power (June,2010)
Development of a One-Dimensional Modular Dynamic Model for the Simulation of Surge in Compression Systems
J. Turbomach (July,2007)
Effect of Impeller Blade Loading on Compressor Stage Performance in a High Specific Speed Range
J. Turbomach (July,2012)
An Enhanced Greitzer Compressor Model Including Pipeline Dynamics and Surge
J. Vib. Acoust (October,2011)
Related Chapters
Aerodynamic Performance Analysis
Axial-Flow Compressors
Other Components and Variations
Axial-Flow Compressors
Pulsation and Vibration Analysis of Compression and Pumping Systems
Pipeline Pumping and Compression Systems: A Practical Approach, Second Edition