Abstract Quantifying and predicting free-stream turbulence effects on the aerodynamic performance of turbomachinery flows continue to be of primary interest to advance the physical understanding and the modeling of the loss mechanisms. This work is motivated by the need to expose turbine flows to a wide class of inlet turbulence fields, characterized by the peculiarity of setting the turbulence intensity levels and yet tuning the turbulence scales independently. This paper describes the development and the experimental characterization of an active turbulence generator concept that provides the authority for enabling future experimental measurements in turbine cascade rigs. The study has been conducted in an auxiliary low-speed test bench with a small cross-sectional area, testing at low Mach numbers (∼ 0.05) and ambient conditions. Pressure, hot-wire anemometry and particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements are presented. The results indicate that the active turbulence generator is capable of generating a wide range of homogeneous and isotropic free-stream turbulence. Values from low to high turbulence levels (1.5-13%) with minimum pressure losses and a low degree of non-uniformity (&amp;lt;5%) have been obtained with the ability to independently control the integral length scale within the range of 6-25 mm.

Federico Bertelli

Mizuki Okada

Sergio Lavagnoli

Koen Hillewaert

Journal of Turbomachinery

The Journal of Turbomachinery publishes archival-quality, peer-reviewed technical papers that advance the state-of-the-art of turbomachinery technology related to gas turbine engines. The broad scope of the subject matter includes the fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and aeromechanics technology associated with the design, analysis, modeling, testing, and performance of turbomachinery. Emphasis is placed on gas-path technologies associated with axial compressors, centrifugal compressors, and turbines.

Topics: Aerodynamic design, analysis, and test of compressor and turbine blading; Compressor stall, surge, and operability issues; Heat transfer phenomena and film cooling design, analysis, and testing in turbines; Aeromechanical instabilities; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to turbomachinery, boundary layer development, measurement techniques, and cavity and leaking flows.

The Journal of Turbomachinery publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed technical papers that advance the state-of-the-art in turbomachinery technology related to gas turbine engines. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and aeromechanics technology associated with the design, analysis, modeling, testing, and performance of turbomachinery. Emphasis is placed on gas-path technologies related to axial compressors, centrifugal compressors, and turbines.\n\nTopics include: aerodynamic design, analysis, and testing of compressor and turbine blades; compressor stall, surge, and operability issues; heat transfer phenomena and film cooling design, analysis, and testing in turbines; aeromechanical instabilities; and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to turbomachinery, boundary layer development, measurement techniques, and cavity and leaking flows.

《Journal of Turbomachinery》致力于发表高质量的、经过同行评审的技术论文，推动与燃气涡轮发动机相关的涡轮机械技术的最新进展。该期刊的主题范围广泛，包括与涡轮机械的设计、分析、建模、测试和性能相关的流体动力学、热传递和气动机械技术。特别强调与轴流压缩机、离心压缩机和涡轮相关的气流路径技术。\n\n研究主题包括：压缩机和涡轮叶片的气动设计、分析和测试；压缩机失速、涡旋和可操作性问题；涡轮中的热传递现象及膜冷却的设计、分析和测试；气动机械不稳定性；应用于涡轮机械的计算流体动力学（CFD）、边界层发展、测量技术以及腔体和泄漏流动。

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