Abstract
Induced fatigue has led to a large number of deviations of service failures in a wide range of applications, where the deterioration of properties occurs due to the slipping between surfaces at a small displacement. In this article, a numerical simulation of a semi-elliptical crack in the dovetail joint of the compressor was performed to understand the destruction of the blade due to the stress contour in the contact area. A three-dimensional crack is modelled using the ANSYS Finite Element Analysis program, and the blade profile is modelled by CATIA V5R20 software. The study considers a model of an open semi-elliptical crack, and the parameters of the movement of the crack tip are estimated using three-dimensional singular elements of the crack tip in ANSYS. Initially, a three-dimensional finite element model of a compressor blade with a dovetail contact area was simulated in CATIA V5 and analysed in the ANSYS working environment to determine the maximum principal stresses in the crack-free region. After the crack front has been precisely identified and confirmed, fracture modelling is used to determine the impact of crack size with one side, as well as rotation speed, on fracture parameters (stress intensity factors).
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