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Turbo Charts
The following turbo charts are created by default:
 Hub to Shroud

 Inlet to Outlet

 Blade Loading

 Circumferential

To see a chart, double-click it in the Turbo tree view.

Type
Hub to Shroud
Mode
Set Mode to one of the following options:
 Two Points Linear

The Two Points Linear option causes the hub-to-shroud line to be a

straight line, specified by two points: one on the hub and one on the shroud.
The Point Type setting (described below) specifies the coordinate system for
interpreting the specified points.
 Blade Aligned Linear
The Blade Aligned Linear option causes the hub-to-shroud line to be
specified by a curve of constant Linear BA Streamwise Location coordinate. For
details, see Linear BA Streamwise Location Coordinates.
 Blade Aligned
The Blade Aligned option causes the hub-to-shroud line to be specified by a
curve of constant BA Streamwise Location coordinate. For details, see BA
Streamwise Location Coordinates.
 Streamwise Location
The Streamwise Location option causes the hub-to-shroud line to be
specified by a curve of constant streamwise coordinate. Here, the streamwise
coordinate system is derived from a “background mesh”. For details, see
Background Mesh Frame.

Note
Blade Aligned coordinates may not always be available, depending on the case
geometry. In particular, if the blade tip clearance is large or uneven between the
leading and trailing edges, CFD-Post may not be able to detect the blade edge lines.
In this case you will not be able to use Blade Aligned coordinates in turbo surface or
turbo chart specification.

Point Type
The Point Type setting is applicable when Mode is set to Two Points Linear.
It controls the coordinate system for defining the specified hub and shroud point
coordinates. The options for Point Type are:
 AR

When the AR option is selected, the hub and shroud points are specified in AR

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(axial, radial) coordinates.

 Blade Aligned Linear
When the Blade Aligned Linear option is selected, the hub and shroud
points are specified, each by a single Linear BA Streamwise Location
coordinate. For details, see Linear BA Streamwise Location Coordinates.
 Streamwise Location
When the Streamwise Location option is selected, the hub and shroud
points are specified, each by a single streamwise coordinate. Here, the
streamwise coordinate system is derived from a “background mesh”. For
details, see Background Mesh Frame.

Samples
The Samples setting controls the number of sampling points between the hub and
shroud.
Distribution
The Distribution setting controls the method used to distribute sampling points
from hub to shroud (at the same streamwise coordinate).
Set Distribution to one of:
 Equal Distance

The Equal Distance option (default) causes the sampling points to be

distributed at uniform distances along a hub-to-shroud path. For circumferential
averaging purposes, contiguous circular bands are internally constructed, one
for each sampling point, concentric about the rotation axis, width-centered (in
the spanwise direction) about each sampling point, each band having the same
width or spanwise extent.
 Equal Mass Flow

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The Equal Mass Flow option causes the sampling points to be distributed
along a hub-to-shroud path such that contiguous circular bands can be
internally constructed, one for each sampling point, concentric about the
rotation axis, width-centered (in the spanwise direction) about each sampling
point, with an equal mass flow through each band (except possibly the first and
last bands). See Include Boundary Points, below.
 Equal Area

The Equal Area option causes the sampling points to be distributed along a
hub-to-shroud path such that contiguous circular bands can be internally
constructed, one for each sampling point, concentric about the rotation axis,
width-centered (in the spanwise direction) about each sampling point, with an
equal area for each band (except possibly the first and last bands). See Include
Boundary Points, below.

When either Equal Mass Flow or Equal Area is set, there is a check box,

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Include Boundary Points, which, if selected, will shift all bands (and
consequently the sampling points) by “half” the band width (in the spanwise
direction) so that sampling points appear on the hub and shroud. (See Figure 1.)
The first and last bands are then half the size of the other bands in terms of the
particular measure used in the initial construction: distance, mass flow, or area.

Figure 1. Sampling Point Distribution with Include Boundary Nodes Option

X/Y Variable
Choose X and Y variables for the chart axes from the list.
Circumferential Averaging by Length
When the Circ. Average setting is set to Length, circumferential averaging of
values at a sampling point is carried out internally by forming a circular arc,
centered about the rotation axis, passing through the sampling point. Values are
interpolated to n equally-spaced locations along the arc, using values from nearby
nodes, where n is a number that is inversely proportional to the mesh length scale,
and limited by the Max. Samples setting. The n values are then averaged in order
to obtain a single, circumferentially-averaged value for the sampling point.

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Figure 2. Circumferential Averaging by Length

Circumferential Averaging by Area: Hub to Shroud Turbo Chart

When the Circ. Average setting is set to Area, a variable value at each sampling
point is calculated as an area average over the corresponding circular band that
was internally constructed as part of the process of distributing the sampling
points. For details, see Distribution.
Circumferential Averaging by Mass Flow: Hub to Shroud Turbo Chart
When the Circ. Average setting is set to Mass, a variable value at each sampling
point is calculated as a mass flow average over the corresponding circular band
that was internally constructed as part of the process of distributing the sampling
points. For details, see Distribution.
Linear BA Streamwise Location Coordinates
The Linear BA Streamwise Linear coordinates are defined as 0 (zero) at the
inlet, 0.25 at a straight line that approximates the blade leading edge, 0.75 at a
similar line for the trailing edge, and 1.0 at the outlet, adding 1.0 for each
successive turbomachinery component downstream of the first. Dashed lines in
Figure 3 show constant values of Linear BA Streamwise Linear coordinate.

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Figure 3. Blade Aligned Linear Coordinates

BA Streamwise Location Coordinates

The BA Streamwise Location coordinates are defined as 0 (zero) at the inlet,
0.25 at the blade leading edge, 0.75 at the trailing edge, and 1.0 at the outlet,
adding 1.0 for each successive turbomachinery component downstream of the
first.

Figure 4. Blade Aligned Coordinates

Inlet to Outlet
The distance between sampling points between the inlet and outlet is controlled by the
number you enter in the Samples box. Choose X and Y variables for the chart axes from
the list.
Circumferential Averaging by Length: Inlet to Outlet Turbo Chart
When the Circ. Average setting is set to Length, circumferential averaging of
values is carried out internally by creating arcs through sampling about the rotation

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axis. Values are interpolated to n equally-spaced locations along the arc, using
values from nearby nodes, where n is a number that is inversely proportional to the
mesh length scale, and limited by the Max. Samples setting. The n values are then
averaged in order to obtain a single, circumferentially-averaged value for the
sampling point.
Circumferential Averaging by Area or Mass: Inlet to Outlet Turbo Chart
When performing area average or mass-flow average calculations, surfaces of
constant-streamwise coordinate are used to carry out the averaging. Each surface
passes through its associated sampling point, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Inlet to Outlet Sample Points

Blade Loading
The Blade Loading feature plots pressure (or another chosen variable) on the blade at a
given spanwise location. A polyline is created at the given spanwise location.
A special variable, Streamwise (0-1) is available as the X Variable used in blade
loading plots. This is a streamwise coordinate that follows the blade surface; it can be used
as a substitute for the axial coordinate (for example, X) or the variable Chart Count. The
streamwise coordinate is based on the meridional coordinate, and is normalized so that it
ranges from 0 at the leading edge to 1 at the trailing edge of the blade.
Circumferential
Select a streamwise and spanwise location and a number of sampling points.
Note
The Theta extents of the chart line are set to the Theta extents of the domain. For this reason,
some of the sample points may fall outside the domain. To see the circumferential chart line,
edit the Plots > 3D View object and turn on Show chart location lines.

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