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Effect of surface roughness on erosion wear of turboshaft engine compressor blades
Dunyuan Luo
School of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Guangfu Bin
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Andrew Ball
Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Fengshou Gu
Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Haiyan Miao
Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Chao Li
School of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Ahmed Hamood
Centre for Efficiency and Performance Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Wei Yuan
AECC HAPRI Aviation Key Laboratory of Aero-engine Vibration Technology, Zhuzhou 412002, China
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Short summary
Surface roughness has the greatest impact on the erosion wear of the rotor blade, followed by the stator blade, with the least on the guide blade. As surface roughness increases, the maximum wear rate rises and the concentrated erosion wear area expands, while its location does not shift significantly. The results can provide a basis for the erosion wear assessment of compressor blades at different service stages.
Surface roughness has the greatest impact on the erosion wear of the rotor blade, followed by...