Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2026, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 67-82.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2696

• Mechanics and Civil Engineering • Previous Articles    

Large eddy simulation of aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performances of tandem blades

WEN Chuyi1,2, TANG Xiaolong1,2, DING Jue1,2, YANG Xiaoquan1,2, WENG Peifen1,2   

  1. 1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai 200444, China;
    2. School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • Received:2024-07-17 Published:2026-03-16

Abstract: To explore the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of a newly designed tandem blade configuration, numerical simulations were conducted using large eddy simulation (LES) combined with the Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) integral. The performance responsed to the change of blade spacing was also discussed. The results showed that under subsonic and moderate Reynolds number conditions (Ma = 0.21, Re = 7×105), the noise generated by tandem blades mainly originated from the aft blade and it carried a broadband characteristic. Influenced by the downwash and upwash flows from the blade tip and root, the noise generated by tandem blades tended to be concentrated near the blade mid-span. As the blade spacing increased, the wake behind the fore blade became stronger as a result of enhanced energy accumulation, and the time delayed between the upstream and downstream blades became longer. This led to an increase in the total sound pressure level (SPL) and a shift of the acoustic energy toward lower frequencies.

Key words: tandem blade noise, large eddy simulation (LES), Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) integral, blade spacing

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