Robust active flow control over a range of Reynolds numbers using an artificial neural network trained through deep reinforcement learning

H Tang, J Rabault, A Kuhnle, Y Wang, T Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
This paper focuses on the active flow control of a computational fluid dynamics simulation
over a range of Reynolds numbers using deep reinforcement learning (DRL). More …

[HTML][HTML] Development and loss mechanism of turbine secondary flows at a low Reynolds number: A synergy analysis

Z Shao, H Zhang, R Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
To further explore the development of turbine secondary flows and associated losses at a
low Reynolds number, a synergy analysis was developed and implemented. Loss is defined …

Nonuniform height endwall fence optimization of a low-pressure turbine cascade

H Yuan, Y Wu, S Zhou, M Wang, X Lu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the lift of turbine increases, the secondary flow in the endwall region seriously restricts
improvement of the aerodynamic performance of low-pressure turbine. The particle swarm …

Flow mechanism of a highly loaded low pressure turbine cascade with integrated-optimized end wall contouring and root lean

Y Xue, Y Wu, Z Li, Z Zhang, X Shi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The end wall loss of modern highly loaded low pressure turbine (LPT) has been greatly
increased, due to the enhanced secondary flow loss and boundary layer separation loss …

Effects of the installation location of a dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator on the active passage vortex control of a turbine cascade at low Reynolds numbers

T Matsunuma - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
Because axial flow turbines are widely used as the main components of jet engines and
industrial gas turbines, their energy reduction effect is significant, even with a slight …

Unsteady fluidic oscillators for active controlling boundary layer separation in an ultra-high-lift low-pressure turbine

X Qu, Y Zhang, X Lu, J Zhu, Y Zhang - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
This study used large eddy simulation (LES) to investigate the control mechanism of a fluidic
oscillator in the suppression of non-reattachment separation of a boundary layer from an …

[HTML][HTML] Active Flow Control for Passage Vortex Reduction in a Linear Turbine Cascade with Various Tip Clearance Sizes Using a Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma …

T Matsunuma, T Segawa - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
In an axial-flow turbine of a jet engine used for aircraft propulsion, the passage vortex (PV)
and tip leakage vortex (TLV) generated inside the blade passage deteriorate the …

Policy transfer of reinforcement learning-based flow control: From two-to three-dimensional environment

XJ He, YZ Wang, Y Hua, ZH Chen, YB Li, WT Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In the current paper, the zero-mass synthetic jet flow control combined with a proximal policy
optimization (PPO) algorithm in deep reinforcement learning is constructed, and a policy …

On the Development of High Lift, High Work Low-Pressure Turbines

JP Clark, G Paniagua… - … Expo: Power for …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Here we describe a combined design, numerical, and experimental program intended
substantially to increase the lift and work of low-pressure turbine stages. This exercise is …

Pulsed suction control in a highly loaded compressor cascade with low suction flowrates

H Zhang, S Chen - Journal of Turbomachinery, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The influence of pulsed suction (PS) on flow separation and aerodynamic performance in a
highly loaded compressor cascade is experimentally studied herein. The excitation …