Unsteady tip leakage characteristics and heat transfer on turbine blade tip and casing

Sung Kim, M. Hamidur Rahman, Ibrahim Hassan, Carole El Ayoubi

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Abstract

An unsteady numerical investigation was performed to examine time dependent behaviors of the tip leakage flow structures and heat transfer on the rotor blade tip and casing in a single stage gas turbine engine. A transonic, high-pressure
turbine stage was modeled and simulated using a stage pressure ratio of 3.2. The rotor’s tip clearance was 1.2 mm in height (3% of the rotor span) and its speed was set at 9500 rpm. Periodic flow is observed for each vane passing period. Tip leakage flow as well as heat transfer data showed highly time dependent behaviors. A stator trailing edge shock appears as the turbine stage is operating at transonic conditions. The shock alters the flow condition in the rotor section, namely, the tip leakage flow structures and heat transfer rate distributions. The instantaneous Nusselt number distributions are compared to the time averaged and steady-state results. The same patterns in tip leakage flow
structures and heat transfer rate distributions were observed in both unsteady and steady simulations. However, the unsteady simulation captured the locally time-dependent high heat transfer phenomena caused by the unsteady interaction with the upstream vane trailing-edge shock and the passing wake.
Original languageEnglish
Pages2353-2362
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event2010 Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo Conference - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 14 Jun 201018 Jun 2010

Conference

Conference2010 Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period14/06/201018/06/2010

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