In order to reduce the flow loss at the tip clearance of rotor,the shape of rotor tip clearance was optimized with NASA stage 35 as the research object. The effect mechanism of different rotor tip clearance shapes on single-stage compressor performance and flow field structure was studied by numerical simulation. The results show that the stability margin increases greatly with the decrease of tip clearance value, parallel-type tip clearance,hump-type tip clearance and concave-type tip clearance increase by 2.21%,2.30% and 2.54% respectively,and peak efficiency is almost constant. After the modification the total pressure ratio is increased,and high entropy generation area in the leading edge of the rotor is reduced. The inter-action between shock wave and tip leakage flow is weakened,the leading edge spillage phenomenon is suppressed,the high vorticity area in the rotor channel is reduced,the rotor channel blockage phenomenon is weakened,and the total pressure loss coefficient in the stator channel is reduced. After the modification the rotor stall mechanism changes. The rotor stall may be caused by tip leakage vortex breaking near the rotor pressure surface,large boundary layer separation area on the suction surface,and spanwise underflow accumulation in the corner region of the shroud.
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