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Influence of High Mainstream Turbulence on Leading Edge Film Cooling Heat Transfer: Effect of Film Hole Row Location
Authors: Ou S. , Mehendale A. B. , Han J. C.
Published: June 2008

The effect of film hole row location on leading edge film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient under high mainstream turbulence conditions was experimentally determined for flow over a blunt body with semicylinder leading edge and a flat afterbody. Two separate cases of film injection film holes located only at ± 15 or ± 40 deg were studied. The holes were spaced three hole diameters apart in the spanwise direction and inclined 30 and 90 deg to the surface in the spanwise and streamwise directions, respectively. A bar grid (Tu = 5.07 percent), a passive grid (Tu = 9.67 percent), and a jet grid (Tu = 12.9 percent) produced high mainstream turbulence. The incident mainstream Reynolds number based on cylinder diameter was 100,000. Spanwise and streamwise distributions of film effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient in the leading edge and the flat sidewall were obtained for three blowing ratios. The results show mainstream turbulence adversely affects leading edge film effectiveness for the low blowing ratio (B = 0.4), but the effect reduces for higher blowing ratios (B = 0.8 and 1.2). The leading edge heat transfer coefficient increases with mainstream turbulence level for B = 0.4 and 0.8, but the effect is not systematic for B = 1.2. Mainstream turbulence effect is more severe for ±15 deg one-row injection than for ± 40 deg one-row injection. The surface heat load reduction for ± 15 deg one-row injection or ± 40 deg one-row injection is smaller than that for two-row injection.
Film Cooling Research on the Endwall of a Turbine Nozzle Guide Vane in a Short Duration Annular Cascade: Part 1—Experimental Technique and Results
Authors: Harasgama S. P. , Burton C. D.
Published: June 2008

Heat transfer and aerodynamic measurements have been made on the endwalls of an annular cascade of turbine nozzle guide vanes in the presence of film cooling. The results indicate that high levels of cooling effectiveness can be achieved on the endwalls of turbine nozzle guide vanes (NGV). The NGV were operated at the correct engine nondimensional conditions of Reynolds number, Mach number, gas-to-wall temperature ratio, and gas-to-coolant density ratio. The results show that the secondary flow and horseshoe vortex act on the coolant, which is convected toward the suction side of the NG V endwall passage. Consequently the coolant does not quite reach the pressure side/casing trailing edge, leading to diminished cooling in this region. Increasing the blowing rate from 0.52 to 1.1 results in significant reductions in heat transfer to the endwall. Similar trends are evident when the coolant temperature is reduced. Measured heat transfer rates indicate that over most of the endwall region the film cooling reduces the Nusselt number by 50 to 75 percent.
Film Cooling Research on the Endwall of a Turbine Nozzle Guide Vane in a Short Duration Annular Cascade: Part 2—Analysis and Correlation of Results
Authors: Harasgama S. P. , Burton C. D.
Published: June 2008

Results have been presented on the heat transfer characteristics of the film cooled endwall (platform) of a turbine nozzle guide vane in an annular cascade at engine representative conditions in a companion paper by Harasgama and Burton (1992). The present paper reports on the analysis of these measurements. The experimental results are well represented by the superposition theory of film cooling. It is shown that high cooling effectiveness can be achieved when the data are corrected for axial pressure gradients. The data are correlated against both the slot-wall jet parameter and the discrete hole injection function for flat-plate, zero pressure gradient cases. The pressure gradient correction brings the present data to within ± 11 percent of the discrete hole correlation. Preliminary predictions of heat transfer reduction have been carried out using the STANCOOL program. These indicate that the code can predict the magnitude of heat transfer reduction correctly, although the absolute values are not in good agreement. This is attributed to the three-dimensional nature of the flow at the endwall.
The Influence of Density Difference Between Hot and Coolant Gas on Film Cooling by a Row of Holes: Predictions and Experiments
Authors: Haas W. , Rodi W. , Scho¨nung B.
Published: June 2008

The two-dimensional boundary-layer procedure of Scho¨nung and Rodi [1] for calculating film cooling by a row of holes was extended to account for density differences between hot gas and injected coolant gas. The extensions concern the injection model for leaping over the immediate blowing region in the boundary-layer calculation and also the dispersion model for taking into account three-dimensional effects. The extended model is tested for a density ratio of ρj/ρe ≈ 2 for both flat-plate situations and film cooling on a model turbine blade. The predicted laterally averaged film cooling effectiveness is compared with measurements for these cases. Results for the flat-plate experiments were taken from the literature, while experiments for a model turbine blade are also described in this paper. For a fixed injection angle of 32 deg, the film cooling effectiveness was measured for various spacings and velocity ratios Uj/Ue. The density ratio ρj/ρe ≈ 2 was achieved by adding Freon to the injection gas. The results are compared with those reported in [2] for negligible density difference. At the same blowing rate M = Uj/Ue, the film cooling effectiveness was found to increase with the density ratio ρj/ρe. In general, the influence of the density difference is well predicted by the model.
Computation of a Wall Boundary Layer With Discrete Jet Injections
Authors: Kulisa P. , Leboeuf F. , Perrin G.
Published: June 2008

Cooling of turbine blades is often achieved with cold discrete jets introduced at the wall. In this paper, a new method for computation of a wall boundary layer with discrete jet interactions is presented. The jets are assumed to be arranged in rows and the flow is assumed locally periodic in the row direction. The conservation equations are spatially averaged between two jet orifices. The resulting equations look like two-dimensional boundary layer equations, but with three-dimensional jet source terms. The numerical method solves the boundary layer equations with a Keller box method. A strong interaction with inviscid flow is also introduced in order to avoid numerical difficulty in the jet region. Three-dimensional jet conservation equations are solved with an integral method, under the boundary layer influence. A coupling of the two methods is performed. Comparisons with low-speed experimental data are presented, particularly near the jet orifices. It is shown that the agreement between the results of computation and the experiments depends on the jet behavior very near the jet exit.
Film Cooling on a Gas Turbine Rotor Blade
Authors: Takeishi K. , Aoki S. , Sato T. , Tsukagoshi K.
Published: June 2008

The film cooling effectiveness on a low-speed stationary cascade and the rotating blade has been measured by using a heat-mass transfer analogy. The film cooling effectiveness on the suction surface of the rotating blade fits well with that on the stationary blade, but a low level of effectiveness appears on the pressure surface of the rotating blade. In this paper, typical film cooling data will be presented and film cooling on a rotating blade is discussed.
Heat Transfer in Rotating Serpentine Passages With Trips Normal to the Flow
Authors: Wagner J. H. , Johnson B. V. , Graziani R. A. , Yeh F. C.
Published: June 2008

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of buoyancy and Coriolis forces on heat transfer in turbine blade internal coolant passages. The experiments were conducted with a large-scale, multipass, heat transfer model with both radially inward and outward flow. Trip strips on the leading and trailing surfaces of the radial coolant passages were used to produce the rough walls. An analysis of the governing flow equations showed that four parameters influence the heat transfer in rotating passages: coolant-to-wall temperature ratio, Rossby number, Reynolds number, and radius-to-passage hydraulic diameter ratio. The first three of these four parameters were varied over ranges that are typical of advanced gas turbine engine operating conditions. Results were correlated and compared to previous results from stationary and rotating similar models with trip strips. The heat transfer coefficients on surfaces, where the heat transfer increased with rotation and buoyancy, varied by as much as a factor of four. Maximum values of the heat transfer coefficients with high rotation were only slightly above the highest levels obtained with the smooth wall model. The heat transfer coefficients on surfaces where the heat transfer decreased with rotation, varied by as much as a factor of three due to rotation and buoyancy. It was concluded that both Coriolis and buoyancy effects must be considered in turbine blade cooling designs with trip strips and that the effects of rotation were markedly different depending upon the flow direction.
Computation of Laminar Flow and Heat Transfer Over an Enclosed Rotating Disk With and Without Jet Impingement
Authors: Nakata Y. , Murthy J. Y. , Metzger D. E.
Published: June 2008

Convection heat transfer phenomena on rotating disks are of general interest in relation to turbomachineray design. In gas turbine engines, for example, knowledge of the temperature distribution on turbine disks that are bounded by a fluid cavity is required to predict stresses and durability. Cooling air is generally provided by the compressor section and routed to the turbine disk cavities where it is utilized for cooling both the rotating and stationary components. Since the production and pumping of the compressed cooling air imposes performance penalties on the engine cycle, a goal of the designer is always to minimize cooling air consumption. This requirement produces a need for accurate and detailed knowledge of the convection heat transfer and flow characteristics associated with disk cavity flows for a large variety of possible cooling configurations. In the past, most reliable information on disk cavity flow and heat transfer has been derived from empirical studies, but the large range of possible geometries and flow conditions precludes a complete coverage by experiment alone. In the future, it should be possible to supplement disk cavity flow experiments with numerical computations both to aid in interpretation of and to extend empirical results. The present numerical study of laminar flow cases is intended to complement previous experimental information for disk convection with jet impingment. The computational method is described and applied first to a baseline case of a rotating disk in an enclosure where results are found to compare favorably with the experiments of Daily and Nece. The two-dimensional approach used to model the inclusion of an impinging jet is described, and the computational method is applied to predict both flow and heat transfer characteristics in the vicinity of the interaction between impinging jet and rotating disk. The computed results partition into impingment-dominated and rotational-dominated regimes similar to the findings of prior experimental studies.
Heat Transfer in Rotating Serpentine Passages With Trips Skewed to the Flow
Authors: Johnson B. V. , Wagner J. H. , Steuber G. D. , Yeh F. C.
Published: June 2008

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of buoyancy and Coriolis forces on heat transfer in turbine blade internal coolant passages. The experiments were conducted with a large-scale, multipass, heat transfer model with both radially inward and outward flow. Trip strips, skewed at 45 deg to the flow direction, were machined on the leading and trailing surfaces of the radial coolant passages. An analysis of the governing flow equations showed that four parameters influence the heat transfer in rotating passages: coolant-to-wall temperature ratio, rotation number, Reynolds number, and radius-to-passage hydraulic diameter ratio. The first three of these four parameters were varied over ranges that are typical of advanced gas turbine engine operating conditions. Results were correlated and compared to previous results from similar stationary and rotating models with smooth walls and with trip strips normal to the flow direction. The heat transfer coefficients on surfaces, where the heat transfer decreased with rotation and buoyancy, decreased to as low as 40 percent of the value without rotation. However, the maximum values of the heat transfer coefficients with high rotation were only slightly above the highest levels previously obtained with the smooth wall model. It was concluded that (1) both Coriolis and buoyancy effects must be considered in turbine blade cooling designs with trip strips, (2) the effects of rotation are markedly different depending upon the flow direction, and (3) the heat transfer with skewed trip strips is less sensitive to buoyancy than the heat transfer in models with either smooth walls or normal trips. Therefore, skewed trip strips rather than normal trip strips are recommended and geometry-specific tests will be required for accurate design information.
The Solution-Adaptive Numerical Simulation of the Three-Dimensional Viscous Flow in the Serpentine Coolant Passage of a Radial Inflow Turbine Blade
Authors: Dawes W. N.
Published: June 2008

This paper describes the application of a solution-adaptive, three-dimensional Navier–Stokes solver to the problem of the flow in turbine internal coolant passages. First, the variation of Nusselt number in a cylindrical, multiribbed duct is predicted and found to be in acceptable agreement with experimental data. Then the flow is computed in the serpentine coolant passage of a radial inflow turbine including modeling the internal baffles and pin fins. The aerodynamics of the passage, particularly that associated with the pin fins, is found to be complex. The predicted heat transfer coefficients allow zones of poor coolant penetration and potential hot spots to be identified.
Influence of Surface Heating Condition on Local Heat Transfer in a Rotating Square Channel With Smooth Walls and Radial Outward Flow
Authors: Han J. C. , Zhang Y. M. , Lee C. P.
Published: June 2008

The effect of a surface heating condition on the local heat transfer coefficient in a rotating square channel with smooth walls and radial outward flow was investigated for Reynolds numbers from 2500 to 25,000 and rotation numbers from 0 to 0.352. The square channel, composed of six isolated copper sections, has a length-to-hydraulic diameter ratio of 12. The mean rotating radius to the channel hydraulic diameter ratio is kept at a constant value of 30. Four surface heating conditions were tested: (1) four walls at uniform temperature, (2) temperature ratio of leading surface to side wall and trailing surface to side wall is 1.05 and 1.10, respectively, (3) trailing surface hot and remaining three walls cold, and (4) leading surface hot and remaining three walls cold. The results show that the heat transfer coefficients on the leading surface are much lower than that of the trailing surface due to rotation. For case (1) of four walls at uniform temperature, the leading surface heat transfer coefficient decreases and then increases with increasing rotation numbers, and the trailing surface heat transfer coefficient increases monotonically with rotation numbers. However, the trailing surface heat transfer coefficients for cases (2) and (3) are slightly lower than case (1), and the leading surface heat transfer coefficients for cases (2) and (4) are significantly higher than for case (1). The results suggest that the local wall heating condition creates the local buoyancy forces, which reduce the effects of the bulk buoyancy and Coriolis forces. Therefore, the local heat transfer coefficients on the leading and trailing surfaces are altered by the surface local heating condition.
Effect of Trailing-Edge Ejection on Local Heat (Mass) Transfer in Pin Fin Cooling Channels in Turbine Blades
Authors: McMillin R. D. , Lau S. C.
Published: June 2008

Experiments are conducted to study the local heat transfer distribution and pressure drop in a pin fin channel that models the cooling passages in modern gas turbine blades. The detailed heat/mass transfer distribution is determined via the naphthalene sublimation technique for flow through a channel with a 16-row, staggered 3 × 2 array of short pin fins (with a height-to-diameter ratio of 1.0, and streamwise and spanwise spacing-to-diameter ratios of 2.5) and with flow ejection through holes in one of the side walls and at the straight flow exit (to simulate ejection through holes along the trailing edges and through tip bleed holes of turbine blades). The pin fin heat/mass transfer and the channel wall heat/mass transfer are obtained for the straight-flow-only and the ejection-flow cases. The results show that the regional pin heat/mass transfer coefficients are generally higher than the corresponding regional wall heat/mass transfer coefficients in both cases. When there is side wall flow ejection, a portion of the flow turns to exit through the ejection holes and the rate of heat/mass transfer decreases in the straight flow direction as a result of the reducing mass flow rate along the channel. The rate of cooling air flow through a pin fin channel in a gas turbine blade must be increased to compensate for the “loss” of the cooling air through trailing edge ejection holes, so that the blade tip is cooled sufficiently.
The Effects of Incident Turbulence and Moving Wakes on Laminar Heat Transfer in Gas Turbines
Authors: Dullenkopf K. , Mayle R. E.
Published: June 2008

The effect of free-stream turbulence and moving wakes on augmenting heat transfer in accelerating laminar boundary layers is considered. First, the effect of free-stream turbulence is re-examined in terms of a Nusselt number and turbulence parameter, which correctly account for the free-stream acceleration and a correlation for both cylinders in crossflow and airfoils with regions of constant acceleration is obtained. This correlation is then used in a simple quasi-steady model to predict the effect of periodically passing wakes on airfoil laminar heat transfer. A comparison of the predictions with measurements shows good agreement.
Tip Clearance Effect on Heat Transfer and Leakage Flows on the Shroud-Wall Surface in an Axial Flow Turbine
Authors: Kumada M. , Iwata S. , Obata M. , Watanabe O.
Published: June 2008

An axial flow turbine for a turbocharger is used as a test turbine, and the local heat transfer coefficient on the surface of the shroud is measured under uniform heat flux conditions. The nature of the tip clearance flow on the shroud surface and a flow pattern in the downstream region of the rotor blades are studied, and measurements are obtained by using a hot-wire anemometer in combination with a periodic multisampling and an ensemble-averaging technique. Data are obtained under on-and off-design conditions. The effects of inlet flow angle, rotational speed, and tip clearance on the local heat transfer coefficient are elucidated. The mean heat transfer coefficient is correlated with the tip clearance, and the mean velocity is calculated by the velocity triangle method for approximation. A leakage flow region exists in the downstream direction beyond the middle of the wall surface opposite the rotor blade, and a leakage vortex is recognized at the suction side near the trailing edge.
Heat Transfer on a Flat Surface Under a Region of Turbulent Separation
Authors: Rivir R. B. , Johnston J. P. , Eaton J. K.
Published: June 2008

Fluid dynamics and heat transfer measurements were performed for a separation bubble formed on a smooth, flat, constant-heat-flux plate. The separation was induced by an adverse pressure gradient created by deflection of the opposite wall of the wind tunnel. The heat transfer rate was found to decline monotonically approaching the separation point and reach a broad minimum approximately 60 percent below zero-pressure-gradient levels. The heat transfer rate increased rapidly approaching reattachment with a peak occurring slightly downstream of the mean reattachment point. The opposite wall shape was varied to reduce the applied adverse pressure gradient. The heat transfer results were similar as long as the pressure gradient was sufficient to cause full separation of the boundary layer.
Interactions Between Embedded Vortices and Injectant From Film Cooling Holes With Compound Angle Orientations in a Turbulent Boundary Layer
Authors: Ligrani P. M. , Mitchell S. W.
Published: June 2008

Experimental results are presented that describe the effects of embedded, longitudinal vortices on heat transfer and film injectant downstream of two staggered rows of film cooling holes with compound angle orientations. Holes are oriented so that their angles with respect to the test surface are 30 deg in a spanwise/normal plane projection, and 35 deg in a streamwise/normal plane projection. A blowing ratio of 0.5, nondimensional injection temperature parameter θ of about 1.5, and free-stream velocity of 10 m/s are employed. Injection hole diameter is 0.945 cm to give a ratio of vortex core diameter to hole diameter of 1.6–1.67 just downstream of the injection holes (x/d = 10.2). At the same location, vortex circulation magnitudes range from 0.15 m2/s to 0.18 m2/s. By changing the sign of the angle of attack of the half-delta wings used to generate the vortices, vortices are produced that rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed looking downstream in spanwise/normal planes. The most important conclusion is that local heat transfer and injectant distributions are strongly affected by the longitudinal embedded vortices, including their directions of rotation and their spanwise positions with respect to film injection holes. Differences resulting from vortex rotation are due to secondary flow vectors, especially beneath vortex cores, which are in different directions with respect to the spanwise velocity components of injectant after it exits the holes. When secondary flow vectors near the wall are in the same direction as the spanwise components of the injectant velocity (clockwise rotating vortices R0–R4), the film injectant is more readily swept beneath vortex cores and into vortex upwash regions than for the opposite situation in which near-wall secondary flow vectors are opposite to the spanwise components of the injectant velocity (counter-clockwise rotating vortices L0–L4). Consequently, higher St/St0 are present over larger portions of the test surface with vortices R0–R4 than with vortices L0–L4. These disruptions to the injectant and heat transfer from the vortices are different from the disruptions that result when similar vortices interact with injectant from holes with simple angle orientations. Surveys of streamwise mean velocity, secondary flow vectors, total pressure, and streamwise mean vorticity are also presented that further substantiate these findings.
The Unstable Behavior of Low and High-Speed Compressors
Authors: Day I. J. , Freeman C.
Published: June 2008

By far the greater part of our understanding about stall and surge in axial compressors comes from work on low-speed laboratory machines. As a general rule, these machines do not model the compressibility effects present in high-speed compressors and therefore doubt has always existed about the application of low-speed results to high-speed machines. In recent years interest in active control has led to a number of studies of compressor stability in engine-type compressors. The instrumentation used in these experiments has been sufficiently detailed that, for the first time, adequate data are available to make direct comparisons between high-speed and low-speed compressors. This paper presents new data from an eight-stage fixed geometry engine compressor and compares them with low-speed laboratory data. The results show remarkable similarities in both the stalling and surging behavior of the two machines, particularly when the engine compressor is run at intermediate speeds. The engine results also show that, as in the laboratory tests, surge is precipitated by the onset of rotating stall. This is true even at very high speeds where it had previously been thought that surge might be the result of a blast wave moving through the compressor. This paper therefore contains new information about high-speed compressors and confirms that low-speed testing is an effective means of obtaining insight into the behavior of high-speed machines.
A Review of Nonsteady Flow Models for Compressor Stability
Authors: Longley J. P.
Published: June 2008

This paper presents a review of the different approaches to modeling the nonsteady fluid dynamics associated with two-dimensional compressor flow fields. These models are used to predict the time development of flow field disturbances and have been found useful in both the study of rotating stall and the development of active control. The opportunity to digest the earlier investigations has now made it possible to express the modeling ideas using only a very simple mathematical treatment. Here, the emphasis is on the underlying physical processes that the models simulate and how the assumptions within the models affect predictions. The purpose of this work is to produce, in a single document, a description of compressor modeling techniques, so that prospective users can assess which model is the most suitable for their application.
The Operational Stability of a Centrifugal Compressor and Its Dependence on the Characteristics of the Subcomponents
Authors: Hunziker R. , Gyarmathy G.
Published: June 2008

A centrifugal compressor was tested with three different diffusers with circular-arc vanes. The vane inlet angle was varied from 15 to 30 deg. Detailed static wall pressure measurements show that the pressure field in the diffuser inlet is very sensitive to flow rate. The stability limit regularly occurred at the flow rate giving the maximum pressure rise for the overall stage. Mild surge arises as a dynamic instability of the compression system. The analysis of the pressure rise characteristic of each individual subcomponent (impeller, diffuser inlet, diffuser channel,...) reveals their contribution to the overall pressure rise. The diffuser channels play an inherently destabilizing role while the impeller and the diffuser inlet are typically stabilizing. The stability limit was mainly determined by a change in the characteristic of the diffuser inlet. Further, the stability limit was found to be independent of the development of inducer-tip recirculation.
A Rotating Laser-Doppler Anemometry System for Unsteady Relative Flow Measurements in Model Centrifugal Impellers
Authors: Abramian M. , Howard J. H. G.
Published: June 2008

The behavior of the relative flow in centrifugal turbomachines is extremely complex due to the existence of various fluid dynamic phenomena and their interaction. At design and off-design operating conditions, the relative flow is subject to stationary unsteadiness, which includes the flow separation and wakes associated with passage pressure gradients, secondary flows, and boundary layer stability. It is also subject to periodic unsteadiness from the rotating stall and the cyclic flow phenomena induced by the casing. This paper describes the mechanical and optical design of a rotating laser-Doppler anemometry system, which allows direct measurement of the relative flow by means of an optical derotator. By isolating the impeller rotational frequency from the sampling frequency, it allows direct time-averaged measurements of the stationary behavior of the relative flow along with the ensemble (phase)-averaged measurements of its periodic behavior. Its success is demonstrated with measurements conducted in a low specific speed centrifugal impeller fitted with a single volute. Sample results of the time-averaged blade-to-blade variation of total relative velocities along with their associated turbulence intensities are reported. The (periodic) cyclic variations of the impeller exit flow, induced by the volute at low flow rates, are also presented for the suction and pressure sides.
Experimental Investigation of the Steady and Unsteady Relative Flow in a Model Centrifugal Impeller Passage
Authors: Abramian M. , Howard J. H. G.
Published: June 2008

The behavior of the relative flow in centrifugal turbomachines is extremely complex due to the existence of various fluid dynamic phenomena and their interaction. At design and off-design operating conditions, the relative flow is subject to stationary unsteadiness, which includes flow separation and wakes associated with passage pressure gradients, secondary flows, and boundary layer stability. It may also be subject to periodic unsteadiness, as are the rotating stall and cyclic flow phenomena induced by the casing. This paper describes detailed measurements of the relative velocity field in a very low specific speed centrifugal pump impeller (Ns = 515). Measurements were conducted by means of a recently developed rotating laser-Doppler anemometry system. Detailed quantitative descriptions of the mean and fluctuating components of the primary and secondary velocity fields are presented for an impeller without volute at design, 50 percent design, and shut-off conditions. The flow pattern in this low specific speed impeller with high blade loading is dominated by the relative eddy (a phenomenon also present in potential flow), which has suppressed suction side separation. The cyclic variation of the impeller exit flow, induced by the volute at low flow rates, is also presented for an impeller fitted with a volute.
Advanced Transonic Fan Design Procedure Based on a Navier–Stokes Method
Authors: Rhie C. M. , Zacharias R. M. , Hobbs D. E. , Sarathy K. P. , Biederman B. P. , Lejambre C. R. , Spear D. A.
Published: June 2008

A fan performance analysis method based upon three-dimensional steady Navier–Stokes equations is presented in this paper. Its accuracy is established through extensive code validation effort. Validation data comparisons ranging from a two-dimensional compressor cascade to three-dimensional fans are shown in this paper to highlight the accuracy and reliability of the code. The overall fan design procedure using this code is then presented. Typical results of this design process are shown for a current engine fan design. This new design method introduces a major improvement over the conventional design methods based on inviscid flow and boundary layer concepts. Using the Navier–Stokes design method, fan designers can confidently refine their designs prior to rig testing. This results in reduced rig testing and cost savings as the bulk of the iteration between design and experimental verification is transferred to an iteration between design and computational verification.
Detailed Flow Measurements and Predictions for a Three-Stage Transonic Fan
Authors: Calvert W. J. , Stapleton A. W.
Published: June 2008

Detailed flow measurements were taken at DRA Pyestock on a Rolls-Royce three-stage transonic research fan using advanced laser transit velocimetry and holography techniques to supplement the fixed pressure and temperature instrumentation. The results have been compared with predictions using the DRA S1-S2 quasi-three-dimensional flow calculation system at a range of speeds. The agreement was generally encouraging, both for the overall performance and for details of the internal flow such as positions of shock waves. Taken together with the computational efficiency of the calculations and previous experience on single-stage transonic fans and core compressors, this establishes the S1-S2 system as a viable design tool for future multistage transonic fans.
Ingestion Into the Upstream Wheelspace of an Axial Turbine Stage
Authors: Green T. , Turner A. B.
Published: June 2008

The upstream wheelspace of an axial air turbine stage complete with nozzle guide vanes (NGVs) and rotor blades (430 mm mean diameter) has been tested with the objective of examining the combined effect of NGVs and rotor blades on the level of mainstream ingestion for different seal flow rates. A simple axial clearance seal was used with the rotor spun up to 6650 rpm by drawing air through it from atmospheric pressure with a large centrifugal compressor. The effect of rotational speed was examined for several constant mainstream flow rates by controlling the rotor speed with an air brake. The circumferential variation in hub static pressure was measured at the trailing edge of the NGVs upstream of the seal gap and was found to affect ingestion significantly. The hub static pressure distribution on the rotor blade leading edges was rotor speed dependent and could not be measured in the experiments. The Denton three-dimensional C.F.D. computer code was used to predict the smoothed time-dependent pressure field for the rotor together with the pressure distribution downstream of the NGVs. The level and distribution of mainstream ingestion, and thus the seal effectiveness, was determined from nitrous oxide gas concentration measurements and related to static pressure measurements made throughout the wheelspace. With the axial clearance rim seal close to the rotor the presence of the blades had a complex effect. Rotor blades in connection with NGVs were found to reduce mainstream ingestion seal flow rates significantly, but a small level of ingestion existed even for very high levels of seal flow rate.
A Study of Rotor Cavities and Heat Transfer in a Cooling Process in a Gas Turbine
Authors: Amano R. S. , Wang K. D. , Pavelic V.
Published: June 2008

A high-temperature flow through a gas turbine produces a high rate of turbulent heat transfer between the fluid flow field and the turbine components. The heat transfer process through rotor disks causes thermal stress due to the thermal gradient just as the centrifugal force causes mechanical stresses; thus an accurate analysis for the evaluation of thermal behavior is needed. This paper presents a numerical study of thermal flow analysis in a two-stage turbine in order to understand better the detailed flow and heat transfer mechanisms through the cavity and the rotating rotor-disks. The numerical computations were performed to predict thermal fields throughout the rotating disks. The method used in this paper is the “segregation” method, which requires a much smaller number of grids than actually employed in the computations. The results are presented for temperature distributions through the disk and the velocity fields, which illustrate the interaction between the cooling air flow and gas flow created by the disk rotation. The temperature distribution in the disks shows a reasonable trend. The numerical method developed in this study shows that it can be easily adapted for similar computations for air cooling flow patterns through any rotating blade disks in a gas turbine.
Three-Dimensional Wake Decay Inside of a Compressor Cascade and Its Influence on the Downstream Unsteady Flow Field: Part II—Unsteady Flow Field Downstream of the Stator
Authors: Poensgen C. , Gallus H. E.
Published: June 2008

A measuring technique based on multisensor hot-wire anemometry has been developed to determine the unsteady three-dimensional velocity vector and the structure of turbulent flows. It then has been applied to the passage and the exit flow of an annular compressor cascade, which is periodically disturbed by the wakes of a cylinder rotor, located about 50 percent of blade chord upstream. In Part I of this paper the decay of the rotor wakes has been described first without stator and secondly through a stator passage. The time-dependent turbulent flow field downstream of this stator is discussed in Part II of this paper. The rotor wakes have a major influence on the development of three-dimensional separated regions inside the compressor cascade, and this interaction will be addressed in both parts of the paper.
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Three-Dimensional Viscous Flows and Vortex Motion Inside an Annular Compressor Blade Row
Authors: Gallus H. E. , Hah C. , Schulz H. D.
Published: June 2008

A detailed experimental and numerical investigation was carried out to examine the three-dimensional flow field, secondary flows, and vortex motion in an annular compressor cascade. Various flow visualizations near the blade surface and endwalls, wall static pressure and loss measurements, as well as hot-film and hot-wire measurements inside the blade boundary layers were performed at various flow rates to understand the complex flow phenomena. A Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equation was solved to investigate the flow numerically. The detailed comparison between measurement and numerical prediction indicates that the complex three-dimensional flow phenomena (corner stall, vortex motion, radial mixing, etc.) are very well predicted with the numerical method.
Temporally and Spatially Resolved Flow in a Two-Stage Axial Compressor: Part 1—Experiment
Authors: Stauter R. C. , Dring R. P. , Carta F. O.
Published: June 2008

The fluid dynamics of turbomachines are extremely complex, due in part to the aerodynamic interactions between rotors and stators. It is necessary to acquire fluid dynamic data that reflect the interactive nature of a turbomachine to correlate with the fluid dynamics predicted from modern analyses. The temporal and spatial variations in the midspan aerodynamics of the second stage of a two-stage compressor have been studied with a two-component LDV system. Spatial variations were examined by traversing the LDV probe volume through a dense matrix of both axial and circumferential positions, while temporal resolution was achieved by acquiring all data as a function of the instantaneous rotor position. Hence, the data set reveals rotor and stator wake structure and decay in both the stationary and rotating frames of reference. The data also compared very favorably with extensive pneumatic measurements previously acquired in this compressor. In Part 2 of the paper, the data are used in the assessment of a prediction of the flow in the compressor using a time-accurate, thin-layer, two-dimensional Navier–Stokes analysis.
Temporally and Spatially Resolved Flow in a Two-Stage Axial Compressor: Part 2—Computational Assessment
Authors: Gundy-Burlet K. L. , Rai M. M. , Stauter R. C. , Dring R. P.
Published: June 2008

Fluid dynamics of turbomachines are complicated because of aerodynamic interactions between rotors and stators. It is necessary to understand the aerodynamics associated with these interactions in order to design turbomachines that are both light and compact as well as reliable and efficient. The current study uses an unsteady, thin-layer Navier–Stokes zonal approach to investigate the unsteady aerodynamics of a multistage compressor. Relative motion between rotors and stators is made possible by the use of systems of patched and overlaid grids. Results have been computed for a 2 1/2-stage compressor configuration. The numerical data compare well with experimental data for surface pressures and wakes. In addition, the effect of grid refinement on the solution is studied.
The Influence of Inlet Swirl Distortions on the Performance of a Jet Propulsion Two-Stage Axial Compressor
Authors: Pazur W. , Fottner L.
Published: June 2008

Aeroengine intakes containing S-shaped diffusers produce different types of inlet swirl distortions and essentially a combination of a twin swirl and a bulk swirl. The main object of this investigation was to assess the influence of inlet swirl distortions on the performance of a transonic two-stage axial compressor installed in a turbo jet bypass engine Larzac 04. A typical inlet swirl distortion was simulated by a delta-wing in front of the engine. An experimental method was investigated to measure the performance map of the installed low-pressure compressor for different engine operating lines. The influence of an inlet swirl distortion with different strengths on the performance map of the compressor was investigated experimentally. It is shown that the performance parameters decrease and a temperature distortion is generated behind the compressor. As the basis of the theoretical investigations of the performance map, including inlet swirl distortions, a computing model considering four compressors working in parallel was established. The model is based on the idea that an inlet swirl distortion can be substituted by two fundamental types of swirl components, i.e., a bulk swirl corotating, and a bulk swirl counterrotating to the revolution of the compressor. Computed performance maps of the compressor will be discussed and compared with the experimental data.
Rotating Waves as a Stall inception Indication in Axial Compressors
Authors: Garnier V. H. , Epstein A. H. , Greitzer E. M.
Published: June 2008

Stall inception has been studied in two low-speed compressors (a single-stage and a three-stage) and in a high-speed three-stage compressor, using temporally and spatially resolved measurements. In all three machines, rotating stall was preceded by a period in which small-amplitude waves were observed traveling around the circumference of the machine at a speed slightly less than the fully developed rotating stall cell speed. The waves evolved smoothly into rotating stall without sharp changes in phase or amplitude, implying that, in the machines tested, the prestall waves and the fully developed rotating stall are two stages of the same phenomenon. The growth rate of these disturbances was in accord with that predicted by current analytical models. The prestall waves were observed both with uniform and with distorted inflow, but were most readily discerned with uniform inflow. Engineering uses and limitations of these waves are discussed.
High-Speed Compressor Surge With Application to Active Control
Authors: Cargill A. M. , Freeman C.
Published: June 2008

This paper discusses the mechanics of surge as observed on the high-speed axial compressors of modern aero-engines. It argues that the initial stage of the instability consists of a high-amplitude blast wave that develops nonlinearly from a small-scale disturbance and is thus not correctly described by traditional small perturbation stability theories. It follows from this that active control schemes of the global type may be inappropriate, since to be effective, control would have to be applied in a short time and in a very detailed manner, requiring a large number of transducers and actuators. Active control may, though, be effective in controlling the disturbances that grow into the above blast wave and in the control of other phenomena such as rotating stall, given an adequate number of transducers.
Inviscid-Viscous Interaction Analysis of Compressor Cascade Performance
Authors: Barnett M. , Hobbs D. E. , Edwards D. E.
Published: June 2008

An inviscid-viscous interaction technique for the analysis of quasi-three-dimensional turbomachinery cascades has been developed. The inviscid flow is calculated using a time-marching, multiple-grid Euler analysis. An inverse, finite-difference viscous-layer analysis, which includes the wake, is employed so that boundary layer separation can be modeled. This analysis has been used to predict the performance of a transonic compressor cascade over the entire incidence range. The results of the numerical investigation in the form of cascade total pressure loss, exit gas angle, and blade pressure distributions are compared with existing experimental data and Navier–Stokes solutions for this cascade, and show that this inviscid-viscous interaction procedure is able to predict cascade loss and airfoil pressure distributions accurately. Several other aspects of the present interaction analysis are examined, including transition and wake modeling, through comparisons with data.
Design and Testing of a Controlled Diffusion Airfoil Cascade for Industrial Axial Flow Compressor Application
Authors: Steinert W. , Eisenberg B. , Starken H.
Published: June 2008

Similar to jet engine development, modern design methods are used today to improve the performance of industrial compressors. In order to verify the loading limits, a cascade profile representative for the first rotor hub section of an industrial compressor has been designed by optimizing the suction surface velocity distribution using a direct boundary layer calculation method. The blade shape was computed with an inverse full potential code and the resulting cascade was tested in a cascade wind tunnel. The experimental results confirmed the design intent and resulted in a low loss coefficient of 1.8 percent at design condition and an incidence range of nearly 12 deg (4 percent loss level) at an inlet Mach number of 0.62.
Wake Measurements and Loss Evaluation in a Controlled Diffusion Compressor Cascade
Authors: Shreeve R. P. , Elazar Y. , Dreon J. W. , Baydar A.
Published: June 2008

The results of two component laser-Doppler velocimeter (LDV) surveys made in the near wake (to one fifth chord) of a controlled diffusion (CD) compressor blade in a large-scale cascade wind tunnel are reported. The measurements were made at three positive incidence angles from near design to angles thought to approach stall. Comparisons were made with calibrated pressure probe and hot-wire wake measurements and good agreement was found. The flow was found to be fully attached at the trailing edge at all incidence angles and the wake profiles were found to be highly skewed. Despite the precision obtained in the wake velocity profiles, the blade loss could not be evaluated accurately without measurements of the pressure field. The blade trailing edge surface pressures and velocity profiles were found to be consistent with downstream pressure probe measurements of loss, allowing conclusions to be drawn concerning the design of the trailing edge.
The Effects of Wake Mixing on Compressor Aerodynamics
Authors: Dring R. P. , Spear D. A.
Published: June 2008

A methodology based on wake mixing has been developed that enables more accurate predictions of compressor airfoil pressure distributions when the airfoil is operating downstream of an airfoil row that has strong wakes. The methodology has an impact on throughflow analysis, on airfoil-to-airfoil flow analysis, and on the interpretation of experimental data. It is demonstrated that the flow in the endwall region is particularly sensitive to mixing due to the strong wakes caused by the secondary flow and corner separation that commonly occur in this region. It is also demonstrated that wake mixing can have a strong impact on both airfoil incidence and deviation as well as on loading. Differences of up to 13 deg and 30 percent in loading are demonstrated.
Essential Ingredients for the Computation of Steady and Unsteady Blade Boundary Layers
Authors: Jang H. M. , Ekaterinaris J. A. , Platzer M. F. , Cebeci T.
Published: June 2008

Two methods are described for calculating pressure distributions and boundary layers on blades subjected to low Reynolds numbers and ramp-type motion. The first is based on an interactive scheme in which the inviscid flow is computed by a panel method and the boundary layer flow by an inverse method that makes use of the Hilbert integral to couple the solutions of the inviscid and viscous flow equations. The second method is based on the solution of the compressible Navier–Stokes equations with an embedded grid technique that permits accurate calculation of boundary layer flows. Studies for the Eppler-387 and NACA-0012 airfoils indicate that both methods can be used to calculate the behavior of unsteady blade boundary layers at low Reynolds numbers provided that the location of transition is computed with the en method and the transitional region is modeled properly.