Influence of Aerodynamic Loading on Rotor-Stator Aerodynamic Interaction in a Two-Stage Low Pressure Research Turbine

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
pp. 765-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Canepa ◽  
Piergiorgio Formosa ◽  
Davide Lengani ◽  
Daniele Simoni ◽  
Marina Ubaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turbulence Intensity ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Average Technique ◽  
High Lift ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Aerodynamic Loading ◽  
Aerodynamic Interaction ◽  
Blade Row

The unsteady flow within a two-stage low-pressure research turbine equipped with high lift profiles has been investigated in detail for three different aerodynamic loading conditions. Experiments have been carried out at low speed. Velocity and turbulence intensity in the blade-to-blade plane at midspan have been measured by means of a crossed hot-wire probe, upstream and downstream of each blade row. The probe has been traversed circumferentially over 1.5 bladings pitch and the phase-locked data acquisition and ensemble average technique have been used to reconstruct the flow in space and time. The effects of multistage configuration have been identified and analyzed by considering the velocity components and turbulence intensity. Potential interaction from the downstream blading in relative motion, periodic wake perturbations from the upstream blading and preceding stage perturbations make the flow in the second stage extremely complex. Overall the flow downstream of rotors is perturbed in space by upstream and downstream stators, while flow downstream of stators is mostly perturbed in time by rotor effects. As expected, high lift profiles are significantly sensitive to incidence variation, with this effect further enhanced by the multistage cumulative interactions.

Influence of Aerodynamic Loading on Rotor-Stator Aerodynamic Interaction in a Two-Stage Low Pressure Research Turbine

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Canepa ◽  
Piergiorgio Formosa ◽  
Davide Lengani ◽  
Daniele Simoni ◽  
Marina Ubaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turbulence Intensity ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Average Technique ◽  
High Lift ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Aerodynamic Loading ◽  
Aerodynamic Interaction ◽  
Blade Row

The unsteady flow within a two-stage low-pressure research turbine equipped with high lift profiles has been investigated in detail for three different aerodynamic loading conditions. Experiments have been carried out at low speed. Velocity and turbulence intensity in the blade-to-blade plane at midspan have been measured by means of a crossed hot-wire probe, upstream and downstream of each blade row. The probe has been traversed circumferentially over 1.5 bladings pitch and the phase-locked data acquisition and ensemble average technique have been used to reconstruct the flow in space and time. The effects of multistage configuration have been identified and analyzed by considering the velocity components and turbulence intensity. Potential interaction from the downstream blading in relative motion, periodic wake perturbations from the upstream blading and preceding stage perturbations make the flow in the second stage extremely complex. Overall the flow downstream of rotors is perturbed in space by upstream and downstream stators, while flow downstream of stators is mostly perturbed in time by rotor effects. As expected, high lift profiles are significantly sensitive to incidence variation, with this effect further enhanced by the multistage cumulative interactions.

Experimental Investigation of Multistage Interaction Gust Aerodynamics

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. R. Capece ◽  
S. Fleeter
Keyword(s):  
Axial Flow ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamics ◽  
Unique Data ◽  
Aerodynamic Loading ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Forcing Function ◽  
Reduced Frequency ◽  
Aerodynamic Interaction ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Potential Interactions

The fundamental flow physics of multistage blade row interactions are experimentally investigated at realistic reduced frequency values. Unique data are obtained that describe the fundamental unsteady aerodynamic interaction phenomena on the stator vanes of a three-stage axial flow research compressor. In these experiments, the effect on vane row unsteady aerodynamics of the following are investigated and quantified: (1) steady vane aerodynamic loading; (2) aerodynamic forcing function waveform, including both the chordwise and transverse gust components; (3) solidity; (4) potential interactions; and (5) isolated airfoil steady flow separation.

Blade stacking and clocking effects in two-stage high-pressure axial turbine

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 1133-1146
Author(s):  
Kaddour Touil ◽  
Adel Ghenaiet
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Axial Turbine ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Isentropic Efficiency

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize the blade–row interaction and investigate the effects of axial spacing and clocking in a two-stage high-pressure axial turbine. Design/methodology/approach Flow simulations were performed by means of Ansys-CFX code. First, the effects of blade–row stacking on the expansion performance were investigated by considering the stage interface. Second the axial spacing and the clocking positions between successive blade–rows were varied, the flow field considering the frozen interface was solved, and the flow interaction was assessed. Findings The axial spacing seems affecting the turbine isentropic efficiency in both design and off-design operating conditions. Besides, there are differences in aerodynamic loading and isentropic efficiency between the maximum efficiency clocking positions where the wakes of the first-stage vanes impinge around the leading edge of the second-stage vanes, compared to the clocking position of minimum efficiency where the ingested wakes pass halfway of the second-stage vanes. Research limitations/implications Research implications include understanding the effects of stacking, axial spacing and clocking in axial turbine stages, improving the expansion properties by determining the adequate spacing and locating the leading edge of vanes and blades in both first and second stages with respect to the maximum efficiency clocking positions. Practical implications Practical implications include improving the aerodynamic design of high-pressure axial turbine stages. Originality/value The expansion process in a two-stage high-pressure axial turbine and the effects of blade–row spacing and clocking are elucidated thoroughly.

Clocking in Low-Pressure Turbines

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn R. Evans ◽  
John P. Longley
Keyword(s):  
Leading Edge ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Low Pressure Turbine ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Stage 1

The effect of stator clocking has been experimentally and computationally investigated using a low-speed, two-stage, low-pressure turbine (LPT) which was specifically designed to maximize the clocking potential by aligning the stator 1 wake segments with the stator 2 leading edge along the span. It was verified that the wake segments are aligned to within 10% of stator pitch across the span. The measured clocking effect on the work extraction is 0.12% and on efficiency is 0.08%. Although the effect of clocking is small, it is repeatable, periodic across four stator pitches and consistent between independent measurements. Furthermore, factors to consider for a reliable clocking investigation are discussed. The measurements revealed that the majority of the clocking effect on the work extraction occurs in stage 2 and it originates at stator 2 exit. This indicates that the flow is being processed differently within stator 2. There is also an effect on the stage 1 work. In each blade row, the measured clocking effect on the lost work is similar across the span. The computations with meshed cavities do not capture any clocking effects in stage 1. This indicates that an unsteady viscid phenomenon within rotor 1 is not captured by the fully turbulent calculation, e.g., unsteady transition. However, the computations do capture the measured clocking effect on the stage 2 work extraction. It is hypothesized that the clocking effect on stator 2 flow turning is dominated by a steady, inviscid process.

Flow unsteadiness and rotor-stator interaction in a two-stage axial turbine

2021 ◽  
pp. 095765092096162
Author(s):  
Kaddour Touil ◽  
Adel Ghenaiet
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Axial Turbine ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Rotor Stator Interaction ◽  
Nozzle Guide ◽  
Isentropic Efficiency

This paper presents an in-depth investigation of the unsteady flows through two-stage high-pressure (hp) axial turbine with analyses of the rotor-stator interaction effects on the aerothermodynamic performance. The unsteady flow structures are characterized by the formation and convection of the tip leakage vortex and the hub corner vortices from the first stage blade-row through the second stage nozzle guide vanes (NGV) and blade-row. The modal decomposition of the circumferential distributions of static pressure depicts the modulation of the potential effect in the form of lobed structure propagating in both sides. Moreover, the blade pressure field shows that the first blade-row is exposed to a periodic overpressure induced by the first NGV while in the second blade-row the linear combination of both potential effects is dominant and results in a complex unsteady blade loading. FFT analyses of unsteady turbine performance for two-stage and part stages reveal that the total-to-total isentropic efficiency, torque-based efficiency and pressure ratio of the first stage depend strongly on the first blade-row passing frequency (BPF), whereas the total-to-total isentropic efficiency in second stage and two-stage turbine is related to the second blade-row BPF while the pressure ratio and the torque-based efficiency depend on the two rotors BPFs. Finally, the torque oscillations are mainly associated with the combination of frequencies of first stage NGV with that of second stage NGV. Furthermore, the obtained results show that Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) simulations are essential in analyzing the complex wakes and vortical structures through the two-stage turbine components and may produce better estimation of the performance.

Clocking in Low-Pressure Turbines

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Evans ◽  
J. P. Longley
Keyword(s):  
Leading Edge ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Low Pressure Turbine ◽  
Lost Work ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Stage 1

The effect of stator clocking has been experimentally and computationally investigated using a low-speed, two-stage, Low-Pressure Turbine which was specifically designed to maximise the clocking potential by aligning the Stator 1 wake segments with the Stator 2 leading edge along the span. It was verified that the wake segments are aligned to within 10% of stator pitch across the span. The measured clocking effect on the work extraction is 0.12% and on efficiency is 0.08%. Although the effect of clocking is small, it is repeatable, periodic across four stator pitches and consistent between independent measurements. Furthermore, factors to consider for a reliable clocking investigation are discussed. The measurements revealed that the majority of the clocking effect on the work extraction occurs in Stage 2 and it originates at Stator 2 exit. This indicates that the flow is being processed differently within Stator 2. There is also an effect on the Stage 1 work. In each blade row the measured clocking effect on the lost work is similar across the span. The computations with meshed cavities do not capture any clocking effects in Stage 1. This indicates that an unsteady viscid phenomenon within Rotor 1 is not captured by the fully turbulent calculation e.g. unsteady transition. However, the computations do capture the measured clocking effect on the Stage 2 work extraction. It is hypothesised that the clocking effect on Stator 2 flow turning is dominated by a steady, inviscid process.

Efficiency of two-stage heating of water on CHP plant with turbines of type T-250/300-240

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-219
Author(s):  
E. T. Ilin ◽  
S. P. Pechenkin ◽  
A. V. Svetushkov ◽  
J. A. Kozlova
Keyword(s):  
Transition Period ◽  
Steam Pressure ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Heat Extraction ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Permissible Level ◽  
Lower Heat ◽  
Operational Modes ◽  
Extraction Section ◽  
Supply Water

During non-heating and transition period, most of cogeneration turbines operate with a lower heat extraction section actuated only due to a number of restrictions on the maximum and minimum pressure levels in the upper and lower heat extraction sections at operation of the turbine. For turbines of model T-250/300-240, the minimum permissible level of steam pressure in the upper heat extraction section, according to manufacturer data, is set to 0.06 MPa. During the non-heating and transition period, the supply water temperature is usually set in the range of 70–75°С. In order to maintain that temperature of supply water, the steam pressure in the upper heat extraction section should be below the minimum permissible level. As a result, the turbine operates with only the low-pressure heat extraction section actuated, which ensures operation without restrictions, but with a lower efficiency. The authors have introduced a set of measures, which enable to avoid those restrictions and implement two-stage heating of supply water. In this case, on connection of the upper heating extraction section, the pressure in the same is maintained at the minimum permissible level. Heat output characteristics are provided by having some of supply water delivered bypassing the group of network heaters. This operational mode enables to increase the turbine actual heat drop, to reduce the cooling steam flow into the low-pressure section and, accordingly, into the condenser, and to reduce temperature drops in network water heaters. Results of the research of operational modes for turbines of type T-250/300-240 in the non-heating and transition period with one and two-stage heating are provided. The economic efficiency of proposed operational modes was researched, which shows the effectiveness of those modes during non-heating and transition period. The limits of the efficiency of using these modes are determined.

An Enhanced Two Stage MMSE Equalizer for Coded FBMC/OQAM Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rizk Assaf ◽  
Abdel-Nasser Assimi
Keyword(s):  
Error Propagation ◽  
Channel Model ◽  
Error Correcting Codes ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Probability Of Error ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mmse Equalizer ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Ici Cancellation

In this article, the authors investigate the enhanced two stage MMSE (TS-MMSE) equalizer in bit-interleaved coded FBMC/OQAM system which gives a tradeoff between complexity and performance, since error correcting codes limits error propagation, so this allows the equalizer to remove not only ICI but also ISI in the second stage. The proposed equalizer has shown less design complexity compared to the other MMSE equalizers. The obtained results show that the probability of error is improved where SNR gain reaches 2 dB measured at BER compared with ICI cancellation for different types of modulation schemes and ITU Vehicular B channel model. Some simulation results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed equalizer.

Personalised attraction recommendation for enhancing topic diversity and accuracy

2021 ◽  
pp. 016555152199980
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Lin ◽  
Chao Huang ◽  
Wei Yao ◽  
Yifei Shao
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Misclassification Cost ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Low Visibility ◽  
Recommendation Diversity ◽  
Optimisation Model ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Improved Methods

Attraction recommendation plays an important role in tourism, such as solving information overload problems and recommending proper attractions to users. Currently, most recommendation methods are dedicated to improving the accuracy of recommendations. However, recommendation methods only focusing on accuracy tend to recommend popular items that are often purchased by users, which results in a lack of diversity and low visibility of non-popular items. Hence, many studies have suggested the importance of recommendation diversity and proposed improved methods, but there is room for improvement. First, the definition of diversity for different items requires consideration for domain characteristics. Second, the existing algorithms for improving diversity sacrifice the accuracy of recommendations. Therefore, the article utilises the topic ‘features of attractions’ to define the calculation method of recommendation diversity. We developed a two-stage optimisation model to enhance recommendation diversity while maintaining the accuracy of recommendations. In the first stage, an optimisation model considering topic diversity is proposed to increase recommendation diversity and generate candidate attractions. In the second stage, we propose a minimisation misclassification cost optimisation model to balance recommendation diversity and accuracy. To assess the performance of the proposed method, experiments are conducted with real-world travel data. The results indicate that the proposed two-stage optimisation model can significantly improve the diversity and accuracy of recommendations.

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