Flat Plate Honeycomb Seals Friction Factor Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Micio ◽  
Cosimo Bianchini ◽  
Daniele Massini ◽  
Bruno Facchini ◽  
Alberto Ceccherini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
High Rotational Speed ◽  
Experimental Campaign ◽  
Honeycomb Seals ◽  
Secondary Air

Among the various types of seals used in gas turbine secondary air system to guarantee sufficient confinement of the main gas path, honeycomb seals perform well in terms of enhanced stability and reduced leakage flow. Due to the large amount of honeycomb cells typically employed in real seals, it is generally convenient to treat the sealing effect of the honeycomb pack as an increased distributed friction factor on the plain top surface. That is why, this analysis is focused on a simple configuration composed by a honeycomb facing a flat plate. In order to evaluate the sealing performance of such honeycomb packs, an experimental campaign was carried out on a stationary test rig where the effects of shaft rotation are neglected. The test rig was designed to analyze different honeycomb geometries so that a large experimental database could be created to correlate the influence of each investigated parameter. Honeycomb seals were varied in terms of hexagonal cell dimension and depth in a range that represents well actual honeycomb packs employed in industrial compressors. For each geometry, seven different clearances were tested. This work reports the findings of such experimental campaign whose results were analyzed in order to guide actual seals design and effective estimates of shaft loads. Static pressure measurements reveal that the effects of investigated geometrical parameters on friction factor correlate well with a corrected Mach number based on the cell depth. The presence of acoustic effects in the seals was further investigated by means of hot wire anemometry. Acoustic forcing due to flow cavity interaction was found to be characterized by a constant Strouhal number based on cell geometry. Numerical simulations helped in the identification of system eigenmodes and eigenfrequencies providing an explanation to the friction factor enhancement triggered at a certain flow speed. Finally, the generated dataset was tested comparing the predicted leakage flow with experimental data of actual seals (with high pressure and high rotational speed) showing a very good agreement.

Flat Plate Honeycomb Seals Friction Factor Analysis

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirko Micio ◽  
Cosimo Bianchini ◽  
Daniele Massini ◽  
Bruno Facchini ◽  
Alberto Ceccherini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Cell Width ◽  
High Rotational Speed ◽  
Experimental Campaign ◽  
Honeycomb Seals ◽  
Secondary Air

Among the various type of seals used in gas turbine secondary air system to guarantee sufficient confinement of the main gas path, honeycomb seals well perform in terms of enhanced stability and reduced leakage flow. Due to the large amount of honeycomb cells typically employed in real seals, it is generally convenient to treat the sealing effect of the honeycomb pack as an increased distributed friction factor on the plain top surface. That is why this analysis is focused on a simple configuration composed by a honeycomb facing a flat plate. In order to evaluate the sealing performance of such honeycomb packs, an experimental campaign was carried out on a stationary test rig where the effects of shaft rotation are neglected. The test rig was designed to analyze different honeycomb geometries so that a large experimental database could be created to correlate the influence of each investigated parameter. Honeycomb seals were varied in terms of hexagonal cell dimension and depth in a range that well represents actual honeycomb packs employed in industrial compressors. For each geometry five different clearances were tested. This work reports the findings of such experimental campaign whose results were analyzed in order to guide actual seals design and effective estimates of shaft loads. Static pressure measurements reveal that the effects of investigated geometrical parameters on friction factor well correlate with a corrected Mach number based on the cell depth. The presence of acoustic effects in the seals was further investigated by means of hot wire anemometry. Acoustic forcing due to flow cavity interaction was found to be characterized by a constant Strouhal number based on cell width. Numerical simulations helped in the identification of system eigenmodes and eigenfrequencies providing an explanation to the friction factor enhancement triggered at a certain flow speed. Finally the generated dataset was tested comparing the predicted leakage flow with experimental data of actual seals (with high pressure and high rotational speed) showing a very good agreement.

Numerical Investigation to Support the Design of a Flat Plate Honeycomb Seal Test Rig

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cosimo Bianchini ◽  
Mirko Micio ◽  
Francesco Maiuolo ◽  
Bruno Facchini
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Friction Factor ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Pressure Probe ◽  
Relative Pressure ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Hexagonal Cell ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Geometrical Scaling

Among the various type of seals used in gas turbine secondary air system to guarantee sufficient confinement of the main gas path, honeycomb seals well perform in terms of enhanced stability and reduced leakage flow. Reliable estimates of the sealing performance of honeycomb packs employed in industrial gas and steam turbines, are however missing in literature, thus, in order to evaluate the complete characteristic curve of the seals in the wide range of working conditions, an experimental campaign is planned. This work reports the findings of the numerical investigation exploited to properly design such test rig. Computations are performed with the steady-state RANS solver implemented in Ansys CFX ® using k-ω SST turbulence model with automatic wall treatment and exploiting symmetry condition when possible. Due to the generally large amount of honeycomb cells typically present in real seals, it would be convenient to treat the sealing effect of the honeycomb pack as an increased distributed friction factor on the plain top surface that is why the simplest configuration, the honeycomb facing a flat plate, is employed in this paper. The geometry of the hexagonal cell and the investigated clearances were chosen to well represent actual honeycomb packs employed in industrial compressors. First the pressure distribution within the seal was analysed verifying that downstream the first 5 rows of cells where entrance effects are predominant, the relative pressure drop is almost constant thus the use of an equivalent friction factor is appropriate to characterize the seal. Furthermore the calculated pressure field was used to assess potential effects of pressure probe positioning. Subsequent analysis focused on the characterization of the friction factor as function of the Reynolds number with the aim of establishing the proper geometrical scaling to achieve flow conditions similar to real turbine most critical ones. The eventual direct influence of both geometrical scaling and operating conditions was investigated as well. Additional CFD computations were used to assess the entrance length effects and the spanwise extension of the honeycomb pack. Finally the different behaviour of the honeycomb sealing depending on the hexagonal cell arrangement was evaluated both in terms of flow structure and friction factor showing an increase of 15% circa with the facing edge arrangement.

Churning losses of spiral bevel gears at high rotational speed

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Quiban ◽  
C Changenet ◽  
Y Marchesse ◽  
F Ville ◽  
J Belmonte
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Local Maximum ◽  
Immersion Depth ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Specific Test ◽  
High Rotational Speed ◽  
Spiral Bevel Gears ◽  
Bevel Gears ◽  
Spiral Bevel

In the present study, no-load losses of different splash lubricated spiral bevel gears were measured. The authors used a specific test rig, and a set of gears, to investigate churning losses at higher tangential speeds: up to 60 m/s. An uncommon behavior of the drag torque was highlighted: the torque increased with the rotational speed until a local maximum was reached; then the torque decreased and a local minimum was noticed; at higher rotational speed the torque increased. The torque decrease seems to be linked with a windage phenomenon, which becomes non-negligible at such speeds. In this work, efforts were made to characterize this reduction of gear immersion depth in order to be able to predict no-load losses. It was found that the evolution of oil immersion was linked to a Froude number. Finally a new analytical model of no-load losses was developed for churning losses combined with windage effects. This formulation takes into account several parameters such as rotational speed, gear immersion depth, oil properties, and gear geometrical parameters.

scholarly journals Approbation of the Laser Doppler Anemometer Lad-08 on the Secondary Standard Test Rig for Air Flow Speed

2020 ◽  
Vol 1675 ◽  
pp. 012082
Author(s):  
I K Kabardin ◽  
V G Meledin ◽  
S V Dvoinishnikov ◽  
V A Pavlov ◽  
G V Bakakin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Flow ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Laser Doppler Anemometer ◽  
Laser Doppler ◽  
Secondary Standard ◽  
Test Rig

Leakage Flow Investigations on a Through-Wall Crack Related to Thermal Fatigue of Nuclear Power Plant Piping

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Schmid ◽  
Rudi Kulenovic ◽  
Eckart Laurien
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Reduced Pressure ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Set Up

For the validation of empirical models to calculate leakage flow rates in through-wall cracks of piping, reliable experimental data are essential. In this context, the Leakage Flow (LF) test rig was built up at the IKE for measurements of leakage flow rates with reduced pressure (maximum 1 MPA) and temperature (maximum 170 °C) compared to real plant conditions. The design of the test rig enables experimental investigations of through-wall cracks with different geometries and orientations by means of circular blank sheets with integrated cracks which are installed in the tubular test section of the test rig. In the paper, the experimental LF set-up and used measurement techniques are explained in detail. Furthermore, first leakage flow measurement results for one through-wall crack geometry and different imposed fluid pressures at ambient temperature conditions are presented and discussed. As an additional aspect the experimental data are used for the determination of the flow resistance of the investigated leak channel. Finally, the experimental results are compared with numerical results of WinLeck calculations to prove specifically in WinLeck implemented numerical models.

Flow Velocity Coefficient Research on the Coexistence of Pipe Flow and Flow around Pipe

2011 ◽  
Vol 204-210 ◽  
pp. 746-749
Author(s):  
Hong Bing Gao ◽  
Nan Sun ◽  
Liao Yang ◽  
Yu Ma
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Flow Problems ◽  
Relative Roughness ◽  
Velocity Coefficient ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Test Result

Based on Darcy - Weisbach route losses equation, this test is focused on the mixed-flow problems at low speed in big flow field, designing the experiment scheme, introducing its principle, and setting up the test rig. According to the test result data, we put forward the definition of flow speed coefficient and draw its curves, and described some related issues, such as reverse pressure phenomenon，reliability of flow simulation, roughness, and so on. The results showed that the flow speed in the pipe will get higher with the flow field increasing, and smaller relative roughness pipes. The flow speed coefficient x≤1 and its curves is monotone decreasing function and will be closer to a fixed value at last with V0’s increasing. This test will provide theoretical basis for increasing fluid energy’s utilization.

Modelling of Thermoacoustic Combustion Instabilities Phenomena: Application to an Experimental Rig for Testing Full Scale Burners

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Laera ◽  
Giovanni Campa ◽  
Sergio M. Camporeale ◽  
Edoardo Bertolotto ◽  
Sergio Rizzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Fem Analysis ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
System Modelling ◽  
Combustion Instabilities ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Pressure Oscillations ◽  
Secondary Air ◽  
Actual Geometry

This paper concerns the acoustic analysis of self–sustained thermoacoustic pressure oscillations that occur in a test rig equipped with full scale lean premixed burner. The experimental work is conducted by Ansaldo Energia and CCA (Centro Combustione Ambiente) at the Ansaldo Caldaie facility in Gioia del Colle (Italy), in cooperation with Politecnico di Bari. The test rig is characterized by a longitudinal development with two acoustic volumes, plenum and combustion chamber, coupled by the burner. The length of both chambers can be varied with continuity in order to obtain instability at different frequencies. A previously developed three dimensional finite element code has been applied to carry out the linear stability analysis of the system, modelling the thermoacoustic combustion instabilities through the Helmholtz equation under the hypothesis of low Mach approximation. The heat release fluctuations are modelled according to the κ-τ approach. The burner, characterized by two conduits for primary and secondary air, is simulated by means of both a FEM analysis and a Burner Transfer Matrix (BTM) method in order to examine the influence of details of its actual geometry. Different operating conditions, in which self–sustained pressure oscillations have been observed, are examined. Frequencies and growth rates of unstable modes are identified, with good agreement with experimental data in terms of frequencies and acoustics pressure wave profiles.

scholarly journals Leakage Characteristic Identification of Labyrinth Seals on Reciprocating Piston through Transient Simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Lingzi Wang ◽  
Jianmei Feng ◽  
Mingfeng Wang ◽  
Zenghui Ma ◽  
Xueyuan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Piston Compressor ◽  
Pressure Change ◽  
Labyrinth Seal ◽  
Relative Molecular Mass ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Leakage Flow ◽  
Reciprocating Motion ◽  
Leakage Flow Rate

In the reciprocating labyrinth piston compressor, the characteristic of the internal leakage is crucial for the leakage management and performance improvement of the compressor. However, most of the published studies investigated the rotor-stator system, and those who study the reciprocating piston-cylinder system basically focus on the effects of the geometrical parameters. These conclusions could not directly be applied to predict the real-time leakage flow rate through the labyrinth seal because of the fast reciprocating motion of the piston, which will cause continually pressure change in two compression chambers, and then the pressure fluctuation will affect the flow through the labyrinth seal. A transient simulation model employing the multiscale dynamic mesh, which considers the effect of the reciprocating motion of the piston in the cylinder, is established to identify the characteristics of the internal leakage. This model was verified by a specially designed compressor, and the influence of various parameters was analyzed in detail. The sealing performance decreased linearly with the increase in the pressure ratio, and higher pressure inlet leads to higher leakage flow under the same pressure ratio. The labyrinth seal performance positively correlated to the increase of the rotational speed. Leakage characteristics of five working mediums were carried out, and the results indicated that the relative leakage decreased with an increase in the relative molecular mass. From this study, the realistic internal leakage flow rate under different operating parameters in the reciprocating labyrinth piston compressor could be predicated.

Flow Field Analysis of Under-Expanded Supersonic Jets Impinging on an Inclined Flat Plate: Analysis With PSP/Schlieren Images and CFD Simulations

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kozo Fujii ◽  
Akira Oyama ◽  
Nobuyuki Tsuboi ◽  
Moto Tsukada ◽  
Hirofumi Ouchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Flow Structure ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Fields ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Plate Analysis ◽  
Complex Flow Structure

Flow fields of Mach number 2.2 jet impinging on an inclined flat plate are experimentally investigated using the Pressure Sensitive Paints (PSP) and Schlieren flow visualization. The flow filed structure is mainly determined by two geometrical parameters (nozzle-plate distance and plate angle against the jet) and one flow parameter (pressure ratio). The results suggest that all the observed flow fields can actually be classified into three types of flow structure based on the three parameters above. As an extension of the authors’ earlier work, experiments are carried out for higher plate angles. The new results show the effectiveness and limitation of the classification that we proposed. To find out the flow structure, some of the flow fields are computationally simulated. Good agreement of the pressure distributions with the experiment validates the simulation. Although analysis so far is limited, the result reveals three dimensional complex flow structure that created pressure peaks over the plate surface.

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