Endwall-pulsed blowing (EPB) is studied for three different excitation waveforms to improve the aerodynamic performance of highly loaded compressors. Some important excitation parameters include the excitation frequency and momentum coefficient, which were analyzed in detail. The results of the EPB are compared with the endwall steady blowing (ESB) case. For EPBs with the three excitation waveforms (Waveforms sine, triangle and trapezoid), excitation frequencies that are equal to an integral multiple of the natural frequency of the vortex shedding are optimal and provide better performances than the ESB with the same time-mean momentum coefficient. Moreover, the EPBs of the three excitation waveforms have significant differences in their aerodynamic performance improvements. The optimal case is achieved by the EPB with Waveform triangle and provides a total pressure loss coefficient with a reduction of 25.64%.
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