STALLING AND SURGING

Group-06

Bhawesh Prasad
Darshan M
Mrutyunjaya B
Parminder singh

2BV11ME025
2BV11ME033
2BV11ME062
2BV11ME066

Department of Mechanical Engineering, BVB College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli-31,

Karnataka, India

6th November 2013

Course seminar ()

Stalling and Surging

Compression stall is a situation of abnormal

airflow resulting from a stall of
the airfoil within the compressor of a jet
engine.
It occurs when there is disruption to the flow
of air in the engine compressor.

Engine surge occurs when the compressor

completely looses compression and the
explosive effect is herd.
Compressor stalls and surges are more
prominent in older jet engines.

Types of compressor stall

Rotational stall
It is a local disruption of airflow within the
compressor which continues to provide
compressed air but with reduced effectiveness.
Rotational stall arises when a small proportion
of airfoils experience airfoil stall disrupting the
local airflow without destabilising the
compressor.

The stalled airfoils create pockets of relatively

stagnant air (referred to as stall cells) which,
rather than moving in the flow direction, rotate
around the circumference of the compressor at
50%-70% of their speed, affecting subsequent
airfoils.
This reduce the efficiency of the compressor.

Axi-symmetric stall
It is a complete breakdown in compression
resulting in a reversal of flow and the violent
expulsion of previously compressed air out
through the engine intake, due to the
compressor's inability to continue working
against the already-compressed air behind it.

It is commonly known as compressor surge

or pressure surge.
The compressor will recover to normal flow
once the engine pressure ratio reduces to a
level at which the compressor is capable of
sustaining stable airflow.

Causes

Damaged compressor components caused by

ingestion of foreign objects.
Most common causes of compressor stalls in
commercial aviation aircraft is a bird strike.
Examples of foreign objects and debris on a
runway that can or have caused damage are
pieces of tire rubber, litter, or a metal piece
dropped from another airplane.

Worn or contaminated compressor

components such as eroded rotor blades,
seals or bleed valves.
Even dust and dirt in the compressor can
reduce its efficiency and lead to a stall if the
contamination is severe enough.

Effect

Produce one or more extremely loud bangs

from the engine.
Reports of jets of flame emanating from the
engine are common during this type of
compressor stall.

Reduces the efficiency of compressor.

Severe stresses occur within the engine and
aircraft, particularly from the intense
aerodynamic buffeting within the compressor.

Thank you.