CHARACTERIZATION OF OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TWO COOLANT TEMPERATURES

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Matthew Fuqua ◽  
James L. Rutledge
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Region Of Interest ◽  
Relative Difference ◽  
Temperature Gradients ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Double Row ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Nondimensional Parameter ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

Abstract A conjugate heat transfer analysis of the complex mechanisms of internal and external cooling of turbine blades can present a formidable task. Such an effort may be simplified somewhat by evaluating the normalized metal surface temperature of a turbine blade, also known as the cooling scheme's overall effectiveness. Investigations of turbine cooling effectiveness for scenarios with multiple rows typically assume a single coolant temperature. However, scenarios may exist in which a region of interest is affected by multiple local coolant temperatures, such as when coolant is injected from different internal passages. The present work develops an appropriate reference temperature for such a situation as well as a new nondimensional parameter indicating the relative difference between coolant temperatures. The effect of this new nondimensional parameter on overall effectiveness and streamwise temperature gradients is evaluated for two double row cooling hole configurations. Each row, consisting of 7-7-7 cooling holes set in an Inconel flat plate, exhausts coolant at independently controlled temperatures; effectiveness is also evaluated at different advective capacity and momentum flux ratios. Circumstances are identified in which different coolant temperatures may present an advantage in overall cooling effectiveness and in reducing streamwise temperature gradients.

scholarly journals Utilization of the Transient Liquid Crystal Technique for Film Cooling Effectiveness and Heat Transfer Investigations on a Flat Plate and a Turbine Airfoil

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Drost ◽  
A. Bölcs ◽  
A. Hoffs
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Double Row ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Single Row ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

The transient liquid crystal technique has been used to measure film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer on a flat plate in a free jet, and a turbine airfoil in a linear cascade. A multiple-test regression method has been developed for the data reduction, considering a transient coolant temperature evolution. Flat plate film cooling was investigated for a single row of 35° inclined holes at Mach numbers of 0.3 and 0.5, and two turbulence intensities. Downstream of injection heat transfer was increased in-between the holes due to enhanced turbulence caused by the shearing of the coolant and the mainstream. At higher turbulence intensity the range of blowing ratios was broader as lift-off was delayed. Rim cooling measurements on the airfoil were conducted at engine-representative flow conditions. A maximum effectiveness of 0.3 behind injection was observed on the suction side, with slightly higher values for a double row in comparison to a single row configuration. Due to a high coolant momentum, the effectiveness on the pressure side was very low at about 0.05 for a single row configuration.

Adiabatic and Overall Effectiveness for the Showerhead Film Cooling of a Turbine Vane

2013 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc L. Nathan ◽  
Thomas E. Dyson ◽  
David G. Bogard ◽  
Sean D. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Turbine Vane ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

There have been a number of previous studies of the adiabatic film effectiveness for the showerhead region of a turbine vane, but no previous studies of the overall cooling effectiveness. The overall cooling effectiveness is a measure of the external surface temperature relative to the mainstream temperature and the inlet coolant temperature, and consequently is a direct measure of how effectively the surface is cooled. This can be determined experimentally when the model is constructed so that the Biot number is similar to that of engine components, and the internal cooling is designed so that the ratio of the external to internal heat transfer coefficient is matched to that of the engine. In this study, the overall effectiveness was experimentally measured on a model turbine vane constructed of a material to match Bi for engine conditions. The model incorporated an internal impingement cooling configuration. The cooling design consisted of a showerhead composed of five rows of holes with one additional row on both pressure and suction sides of the vane. An identical model was also constructed out of low conductivity foam to measure adiabatic film effectiveness. Of particular interest in this study was to use the overall cooling effectiveness measurements to identify local hot spots which might lead to failure of the vane. Furthermore, the experimental measurements provided an important database for evaluation of computational fluid dynamics simulations of the conjugate heat transfer effects that occur in the showerhead region. Continuous improvement in both measures of performance was demonstrated with increasing momentum flux ratio.

Computational Study of Film Cooling With Mist and Air for a Flat Plate

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mallikarjuna Rao Pabbi Setty ◽  
Pratibha Biswal ◽  
Bhamidi Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Droplet Diameter ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Water Droplets ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Concentration Difference ◽  
Dry Air ◽  
Cooling Hole

The inlet air temperature of turbines are significantly high which may result in the damage of the blade material. As a consequence, it is required to cool the turbine blades and a number of cooling techniques are introduced in the past. The cooling technique involving evaporation of water droplets is the motivation and focus of this work. When the water droplets are injected along with the dry air, the existing concentration difference between the water droplets and dry air results in the evaporation leading in the drop of the coolant temperature. This phenomena does not occur when the coolant is dry air and this part is addressed for the first time in this study. The cooling performance is investigated on wall of straight channel in the presence of a film cooling hole. Dry air along with water droplets are supplied through the film cooling hole and the computations are carried out for different droplet diameters and mist concentrations. Results showed that, the overall cooling effectiveness is always larger for the mist-air case compared to that for the dry air case. Also, the cooling effectiveness increases with the percentage of mist in the mist-air system for a specific droplet diameter. At a specific mass flow rate and specific mist percentage, the increase in droplet diameter results in the decrease of cooling effectiveness.

Adiabatic and Overall Effectiveness for the Showerhead Film Cooling of a Turbine Vane

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc L. Nathan ◽  
Thomas E. Dyson ◽  
David G. Bogard ◽  
Sean D. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Turbine Vane ◽  
Engine Components ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

There have been a number of previous studies of the adiabatic film effectiveness for the showerhead region of a turbine vane, but no previous studies of the overall cooling effectiveness. The overall cooling effectiveness is a measure of the external surface temperature relative to the mainstream temperature and the inlet coolant temperature, and consequently is a direct measure of how effectively the surface is cooled. This can be determined experimentally when the model is constructed so that the Biot number is similar to that of engine components, and the internal cooling is designed so that the ratio of the external to internal heat transfer coefficient is matched to that of the engine. In this study, the overall effectiveness was experimentally measured on a model turbine vane constructed of a material to match Bi for engine conditions. The model incorporated an internal impingement cooling configuration. The cooling design consisted of a showerhead composed of five rows of holes with one additional row on both pressure and suction sides of the vane. An identical model was also constructed out of low conductivity foam to measure adiabatic film effectiveness. Of particular interest in this study was to use the overall cooling effectiveness measurements to identify local hot spots which might lead to failure of the vane. Furthermore, the experimental measurements provided an important database for evaluation of CFD simulations of the conjugate heat transfer effects that occur in the showerhead region. Continuous improvement in both measures of performance was demonstrated with increasing momentum flux ratio.

Aerothermal Effect of Cavity Welding Beads on a Transonic Squealer Tip

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Vieira ◽  
John Coull ◽  
Peter Ireland ◽  
Eduardo Romero
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
High Pressure Turbine ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Aerodynamic Loss ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Mass Flow Rates

Abstract High pressure turbine blade tips are critical for gas turbine performance and are sensitive to small geometric variations. For this reason, it is increasingly important for experiments and simulations to consider real geometry features. One commonly absent detail is the presence of welding beads on the cavity of the blade tip, which are an inherent by-product of the blade manufacturing process. This paper therefore investigates how such welds affect the Nusselt number, film cooling effectiveness and aerodynamic performance. Measurements are performed on a linear cascade of high pressure turbine blades at engine realistic Mach and Reynolds numbers. Two cooled blade tip geometries were tested: a baseline squealer geometry without welding beads, and a case with representative welding beads added to the tip cavity. Combinations of two tip gaps and several coolant mass flow rates were analysed. Pressure sensitive paint was used to measure the adiabatic film cooling effectiveness on the tip, which is supplemented by heat transfer coefficient measurements obtained via infrared thermography. Drawing from all of this data, it is shown that the weld beads have a generally detrimental impact on thermal performance, but with local variations. Aerodynamic loss measured downstream of the cascade is shown to be largely insensitive to the weld beads.

Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulations to Evaluate the Effect of Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity on Overall Cooling Effectiveness

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Carol E. Bryant ◽  
James L. Rutledge
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Conjugate Heat Transfer ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Conductivity Anisotropy ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
External Cooling ◽  
Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Overall Effectiveness

Abstract Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) show promise as higher temperature capable alternatives to traditional metallic components in gas turbine engine hot gas paths. However, CMC components will still require both internal and external cooling, such as film cooling. The overall cooling effectiveness is determined not only by the design of coolant flow, but also by the conduction through the materiel itself. CMCs have anisotropic thermal conductivity, giving rise to heat flow that differs somewhat relative to what we have come to expect from experience with traditional metallic components. Conjugate heat transfer computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed in order to isolate the effect anisotropic thermal conductivity has on a cooling architecture consisting of both internal and external cooling. Results show the specific locations and unique effects of anisotropic thermal conduction on overall effectiveness. Thermal conductivity anisotropy is shown to have a significant effect on the resulting overall effectiveness. As CMCs begin to make their way into gas turbine engines, care must be taken to ensure that anisotropy is characterized properly and considered in the thermal analysis.

Conjugate Heat Transfer Characteristics of Double Wall Cooling With Gradient Diameter of Film and Impingement Holes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan He ◽  
Qinghua Deng ◽  
Zhenping Feng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Total Pressure Loss ◽  
Advanced Technique ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Uniform Pattern ◽  
Double Wall

Abstract Double wall cooling, consisting of internal impingement cooling and external film cooling, is believed to be the most advanced technique in modern turbine blades cooling. In this paper, to improve the uniformity of temperature distribution, a flat plate double wall cooling model with gradient diameter of film and impingement holes was proposed, and the heat transfer and flow characteristics were investigated by solving steady three-dimensional Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with SST k-ω turbulence model. The influence of gradient diameter on overall cooling effectiveness and total pressure loss was studied by comparing with the uniform pattern at the blowing ratios ranging from 0.5 to 2. For gradient diameter of film hole patterns, results show that −10% film pattern always has the lowest film flow non-uniformity coefficient. The laterally averaged overall cooling effectiveness of uniform pattern lies between that of +10% and −10% film patterns, but the intersection of three patterns moves upstream from the middle of flow direction with the increase of blowing ratio. Therefore, the −10% film pattern exerts the highest area averaged cooling effectiveness, which is improved by up to 1.6% and 1% at BR = 0.5 and 1 respectively compared with a uniform pattern. However, at higher blowing ratios, the +10% film pattern maintains higher cooling effectiveness and lower total pressure loss. For gradient diameter of impingement hole patterns, the intersection of laterally averaged overall cooling effectiveness in three patterns is located near the middle of flow direction under all blowing ratios. The uniform pattern has the highest area averaged cooling effectiveness and the smallest non-uniform coefficient, but the −10% jet pattern has advantages of reducing pressure loss, especially in the laminated loss.

Effects of Hole Pitch to Diameter Ratio P/D of Impingement and Film Hole on Laminated Cooling Effectiveness

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilun Zhou ◽  
Qinghua Deng ◽  
Wei He ◽  
Zhenping Feng
Keyword(s):  
Mass Flux ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Hole Diameter ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Internal Cooling ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
The Difference

The laminated cooling, also known as impingement-effusion cooling, is believed to be a promising gas turbine blade cooling technique. In this paper, conjugate heat transfer analysis was employed to investigate the overall cooling effectiveness and total pressure loss of the laminated cooling configuration. The pitch to film hole diameter ratio P/Df of 3, 4, 5, 6, combined with pitch to impingement hole diameter ratio P/Di of 4, 6, 8, 10, are studied at the coolant mass flux G of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 kg/(sm2bar) respectively. The results show that overall cooling effectiveness of laminated cooling configuration increases with the decreasing of P/Df and the increasing of the coolant mass flux in general. However P/Df smaller than 3 may leads to a serious blocking in first few film holes at low coolant mass flux. The large P/Di that makes the Mach number of impingement flow greater than 0.16 may cause unacceptable pressure loss. The increment of overall cooling effectiveness depends on the difference between the deterioration of external cooling and the enhancement of internal cooling. Pressure loss increases exponentially with P/Di and G, and it increases more slowly with P/Df that compared to P/Di and G. The mixing loss takes up the most pressure loss at low coolant mass flux. With the increasing of the whole pressure loss, the proportion of throttling loss and laminated loss becomes larger and finally takes up the most of the whole pressure loss. When the sum of throttling loss and laminated loss is greater than mixing loss, the increment of system pressure ratio is unreasonable that compared to the increment of overall cooling effectiveness.

scholarly journals The Application of Adiabatic Film Cooling Effectiveness to Non-Adiabatic Blade Cooling Design

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Lee ◽  
J. C. Han
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Adiabatic Wall ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Transfer Parameter ◽  
Adiabatic Effectiveness ◽  
C 32 ◽  
Heat Transfer Parameter

The effect of heat transfer on film cooling has been studied analytically. The proposed model shows that the non-adiabatic film cooling effectiveness will increase with increasing of the heat transfer parameter, Ū / (ρVCp)2, on the convex, the flat and the concave walls over the entire range of film cooling parameter, X/MS. On the convex wall with a blowing rate, M, of 0.51 and a heat transfer parameter of 10−3 at the typical engine conditions, the non-adiabatic effectiveness can be higher than the adiabatic effectiveness by 45% at a film cooling parameter of 103; while the film temperature can be lower than the adiabatic wall by 18°C (32°F) at a dimensionless distance of 500. The model can be extended and applied to the heat transfer analysis for any kind of turbine blade with film cooling.

scholarly journals Analysis of the energetic/environmental performances of gas turbine plant: Effect of thermal barrier coatings and mass of cooling air

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ion Ion ◽  
Anibal Portinha ◽  
Jorge Martins ◽  
Vasco Teixeira ◽  
Joaquim Carneiro
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Thermal Barrier Coatings ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Barrier Coatings ◽  
Cooling Air Flow ◽  
Cooling Air

Zirconia stabilized with 8 wt.% Y2O3 is the most common material to be applied in thermal barrier coatings owing to its excellent properties: low thermal conductivity, high toughness and thermal expansion coefficient as ceramic material. Calculation has been made to evaluate the gains of thermal barrier coatings applied on gas turbine blades. The study considers a top ceramic coating Zirconia stabilized with 8 wt.% Y2O3 on a NiCoCrAlY bond coat and Inconel 738LC as substrate. For different thickness and different cooling air flow rates, a thermodynamic analysis has been performed and pollutants emissions (CO, NOx) have been estimated to analyze the effect of rising the gas inlet temperature. The effect of thickness and thermal conductivity of top coating and the mass flow rate of cooling air have been analyzed. The model for heat transfer analysis gives the temperature reduction through the wall blade for the considered conditions and the results presented in this contribution are restricted to a two considered limits: (1) maximum allowable temperature for top layer (1200?C) and (2) for blade material (1000?C). The model can be used to analyze other materials that support higher temperatures helping in the development of new materials for thermal barrier coatings.

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