Three-dimensional (3D) corner separation in a linear highly loaded compressor cascade is studied by using delayed detached-eddy simulation (DDES) method. This paper studies the flow mechanism of corner separation, including vortical structures and turbulence characteristics. The vortical structures are analyzed and the distributions of Reynolds stresses and turbulent anisotropy are also discussed in detail. The results show that there exist different kinds of vortical structures, such as horseshoe vortex, passage vortex, wake shedding vortex, and “corner vortex.” Before the corner separation forms, the passage vortex becomes the main secondary vortex and obviously enhances the corner separation. At approximate 35% chord position, the corner vortex begins to form, enlarges rapidly, and dominates the secondary flow in the cascade. The corner vortex is a compound vortex with its vortex core composed of multiple vortices. Streamwise normal Reynolds stress contributes greatest to the turbulence fluctuation in the corner region. The turbulence develops from two-dimensional (2D) turbulence in the near-wall region to one-component type turbulence in the corner region. The turbulence tends to be more anisotropic when the flow is close to the endwall within the corner separation region.
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Flows in Complex Systems
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