Effect of the distribution of the upstream probe support on performance of compressor cascade

Abstract Aiming at the problem of aerodynamic coupling interference between disturbance of the built-in measurement probe and internal flow of high load compressor, the experiment of axial position and structure dimension of cylindrical probe support effect on the performance of the compressor cascade was carried out on the transonic plane cascade test facility. The effect characteristics of the distribution of probe support on aerodynamic performance of downstream cascade under different inlet Mach numbers were analyzed through the experimental data. The experimental results show that the axial position of probe support has little impact on the total pressure loss coefficient of cascade under the low-speed inlet flow condition. However, the variety of the axial position of probe support has a great impact on the total pressure loss coefficient of cascade under the high-speed inlet flow condition. With the decrease of the axial distance between probe support and cascade, the total pressure loss coefficient of cascade increases. Under different inlet flow conditions, the variety of the structure dimension of probe support has a significant impact on the total pressure loss coefficient of cascade. With the increase of the structure dimension of probe support, the total pressure loss coefficient of cascade increases.