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A compressor stall occurs when there is a disruption to the flow of air in the engine compressor.
A jet engine is driven by pulling large volumes of air into the inlet. Some of this air is bypassed around the engine core, and some enters the core. Air that enters the core is compressed considerably in stages (compressed more and more as air travels toward the back) before it is mixed with fuel, ignites, and expands out the rear of the engine.
A compressor stall occurs when the pressure of air entering the engine drops below the pressure in the compressor or air within the compressor drops momentarily as a result of stalling air (disruption in air pressure). When this happens the compressed air expands and travels toward the area of less pressure (toward the front and out the back). This happens quite fast and can be explosive. In fact, many people who are lucky enough to be on a plane when a compressor stall occurs may first believe a bomb went off.
When a compressor stalls momentarily (often goes unnoticed by pilots or passengers) this is known as a compressor stall. An engine surge occurs when the compressor completely looses compression and the explosive effect is herd.
Compressor stalls and surges where more prominent in older jet engines.
Fortunately, compressor stalls or surges are extremely rare, and don't cause harm to the engine or plane. A compressor stall often will correct itself as soon as the flow of air in the engine is restored. Often times the corrective action by the pilots is to reduce engine power till the engine stabilizes. Today, with the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD), improved engine design and understanding this problem has virtually vanished.
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What is stalling in gas turbine compressor?
the engine is having high pressure inside the combustion chamber.the flow has to move trough nozzle.incase the pressure is very high at nozzle compared to the intake pressure the flow moves forward.then the compressors shape changed it is not enough to compress the intake air.it is compressor stall
What is jet engine engine pressure ratio?
The pressure ratio in jet engines is the ratio of pressure between the entrance of the compressor and the exit of the compressor.
What is the hot section of a jet engine the compressor or the turbine?
the hottest point of the jet engine is the combustion chamber
What is compressor stall about wing?
Compressor stall and a wing stall are different and unrelated. Compressor stall refers to the compressor section of a jet engine. The compressor section is comprised of several spinning round discs attached to a shaft that runs through the engine. Blades attached to each disc compress the intake air, which is later mixed with fuel and burned in the combustion chamber. If the intake flow of air is disrupted, compressor stall can occur, allowing high pressure gasses to move forward through the engine, making a loud banging noise. Compressor stalls are usually momentary and do not cause any damage or significant reduction in power. A wing stalls when the angle between the chord of the wing and the relative wind becomes excessive and the airflow over the top of the wing is disrupted. The disruption results in a sudden loss of lift and the aircraft will descend and may become uncontrollable.
What is suck in front of a compressor in a jet engine?
The large opening of the compressor sucks in air to be compressed and burnt in the engine.
What is sucked into the front of a compressor of a jet engine?
The large opening of the compressor sucks in air to be compressed and burnt in the engine.
What is sucked into the front of a compressor in a jet engine?
The large opening of the compressor sucks in air to be compressed and burnt in the engine.
What is sucked into the front of the compressor in a jet engine?
Air and everything else nearby.
What are the types of stator?
the types of statore are compressor, gas turbine, turboprop, and jet engine
What is stall in axial flow compressor?
This type of compressor moves air by the use of rotating airfoils countered against static (nonmoving) airfoils. All airfoils are designed to move air "downward", or rearward in a jet engine. Since the purpose of a compressor is to compress, conditions can sometimes develop where the airfoils try to compress more than their design. Air begins to try to flow backwards to relieve the excess pressure. This backpressure is the same as an airplane wing increasing it's angle of attack (say by flying too slowly). The airfoil can't move enough air to maintain the pressure and the result is a stalled airfoil. Modern jet engines will bleed air out the middle or back of such a compressor to prevent such stalls. Early jet engines had no such protections. A stalled compressor is actually easier to turn. This relieves the load on the turbine powering the whole thing and the engine overspeeds. The pilot sees a surge in the engine. If it overspeeds enough, catastrophic damage may occur to the turbine (it explodes). The compressor bleed lines help prevent such failure.
What is stall in axial compressor?
This type of compressor moves air by the use of rotating airfoils countered against static (nonmoving) airfoils. All airfoils are designed to move air "downward", or rearward in a jet engine. Since the purpose of a compressor is to compress, conditions can sometimes develop where the airfoils try to compress more than their design. Air begins to try to flow backwards to relieve the excess pressure. This backpressure is the same as an airplane wing increasing it's angle of attack (say by flying too slowly). The airfoil can't move enough air to maintain the pressure and the result is a stalled airfoil. Modern jet engines will bleed air out the middle or back of such a compressor to prevent such stalls. Early jet engines had no such protections. A stalled compressor is actually easier to turn. This relieves the load on the turbine powering the whole thing and the engine overspeeds. The pilot sees a surge in the engine. If it overspeeds enough, catastrophic damage may occur to the turbine (it explodes). The compressor bleed lines help prevent such failure.
The condition that rapidly reduces the efficiency of a centrifugal jet engine compressor would be?
Pressure pulsations
