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    Prediction of axial compressor blade vibration by modelling fluid-structure interaction
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12) Brandsen, Jacobus Daniel; Van der Spuy, S. J.; Venter, Gerhard; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed a vibration excitation system. The system is designed to excite the rotor blades of an axial compressor in the specified vibration mode and at the specified frequency. The vibration excitation system was tested on Stellenbosch University’s Rofanco compressor test bench. A two-way staggered fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model was created that was capable of simulating the vibration of the rotor blades excited by the system. The results of the FSI model were verified using available experimental data. It was concluded that the FSI model is able to recreate the vibration excited by the system to within the desired level of accuracy. In addition, the results of the FSI model showed that the vibration excitation system should be able to excite the blades in the selected vibration mode and at the selected frequency provided that the excitation frequency is close the natural frequency of the first bending mode. The results also suggested that a transient computational fluid dynamics model should be sufficient for the prediction of the aerodynamic forces acting on the rotor blades. Furthermore, a one-way staggered FSI model should be adequate for calculating the motions of the blades.