Film Cooling From Shaped Holes

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Bell ◽  
H. Hamakawa ◽  
P. M. Ligrani
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Momentum Flux ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Performance Parameter ◽  
Stanton Number ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Density Ratios ◽  
Compound Angle

Local and spatially averaged magnitudes of the adiabatic film cooling effectiveness, the iso-energetic Stanton number ratio, and film cooling performance parameter are measured downstream of (i) cylindrical round, simple angle (CYSA) holes, (ii) laterally diffused, simple angle (LDSA) holes, (iii) laterally diffused, compound angle (LDCA) holes, (iv) forward diffused, simple angle (FDSA) holes, and (v) forward diffused, compound angle (FDCA) holes. Data are presented for length-to-inlet metering diameter ratio of 3, blowing ratios from 0.4 to 1.8, momentum flux ratios from 0.17 to 3.5, and density ratios from 0.9 to 1.4. The LDCA and FDCA arrangements produce higher effectiveness magnitudes over much wider ranges of blowing ratio and momentum flux ratio compared to the three simple angle configurations tested. All three simple angle hole geometries, CYSA, FDSA, and LDSA, show increases of spanwise-averaged adiabatic effectiveness as the density ratio increases from 0.9 to 1.4, which are larger than changes measured downstream of FDCA and LDCA holes. Iso-energetic Stanton number ratios downstream of LDCA and FDCA holes (measured with unity density ratios) are generally increased relative to simple angle geometries for m⩾1.0 when compared at particular normalized streamwise locations, x/D, and blowing ratios, m. Even though this contributes to higher performance parameters and lower protection, overall film cooling performance parameter q˙″/q˙o″ variations with x/D and m are qualitatively similar to variations of adiabatic film cooling effectiveness with x/D and m. Consequently, the best overall protection over the widest ranges of blowing ratios, momentum flux ratios, and streamwise locations is provided by LDCA holes, followed by FDCA holes. Such improvements in protection are partly due to film diffusion from expanded hole shapes, as well as increased lateral spreading of injectant from compound angles. [S0022-1481(00)02202-7]

Film Cooling of the Gas Turbine Endwall by Discrete-Hole Injection

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Jabbari ◽  
K. C. Marston ◽  
E. R. G. Eckert ◽  
R. J. Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Hole Injection ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Density Ratios

Film cooling performance for injection through discrete holes in the endwall of a turbine blade is investigated. The effectiveness is measured at 60 locations in the region covered by injection. Three nominal blowing rates, two density ratios, and two approaching flow Reynolds numbers are examined. Analysis of the data reveals that even 60 locations are insufficient for the determination of the field of film cooling effectiveness with its strong local variations. Visualization of the traces of the coolant jets on the endwall surface, using ammonium-diazo-paper, provides useful qualitative information for the interpretation of the measurements, revealing the paths and interaction of the jets, which change with blowing rate and density ratio.

Effect of Density Ratio on Film-Cooling Effectiveness Distribution and Its Uniformity for Several Hole Geometries on a Flat Plate

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaxu Yao ◽  
Jin Xu ◽  
Ke Zhang ◽  
Jiang Lei ◽  
Lesley M. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Lateral Spread ◽  
Spanwise Direction ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cylindrical Holes ◽  
Density Ratios ◽  
Compound Angle

The film cooling effectiveness distribution and its uniformity downstream of a row of film cooling holes on a flat plate are investigated by pressure sensitive paint (PSP) under different density ratios. Several hole geometries are studied, including streamwise cylindrical holes, compound-angled cylindrical holes, streamwise fan-shape holes, compound-angled fan-shape holes, and double-jet film-cooling (DJFC) holes. All of them have an inclination angle (θ) of 35 deg. The compound angle (β) is 45 deg. The fan-shape holes have a 10 deg expansion in the spanwise direction. For a fair comparison, the pitch is kept as 4d for the cylindrical and the fan-shape holes, and 8d for the DJFC holes. The uniformity of effectiveness distribution is described by a new parameter (Lateral-Uniformity, LU) defined in this paper. The effects of density ratios (DR = 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5) on the film-cooling effectiveness and its uniformity are focused. Differences among geometries and effects of blowing ratios (M = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0) are also considered. The results show that at higher density ratios, the lateral spread of the discrete-hole geometries (i.e., the cylindrical and the fan-shape holes) is enhanced, while the DJFC holes is more advantageous in film-cooling effectiveness. Mostly, a higher lateral-uniformity is obtained at DR = 2.5 due to better coolant coverage and enhanced lateral spread, but the effects of the density ratio on the lateral-uniformity are not monotonic in some cases. Utilizing the compound angle configuration leads to an increased lateral-uniformity due to a stronger spanwise motion of the jet. Generally, with a higher blowing ratio, the lateral-uniformity of the discrete-hole geometries decreases due to narrower traces, while that of the DJFC holes increases due to a stronger spanwise movement.

Film Cooling of the Gas Turbine Endwall by Discrete-Hole Injection

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Jabbari ◽  
K. C. Marston ◽  
E. R. G. Eckert ◽  
R. J. Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Hole Injection ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Density Ratios

Film cooling performance for injection through discrete holes in the endwall of a turbine blade is investigated. The effectiveness is measured at sixty locations in the region covered by injection. Three nominal blowing rates, two density ratios, and two approaching flow Reynolds numbers are examined. Analysis of the data reveals that even sixty locations are insufficient for the determination of the field of film cooling effectiveness with its strong local variations. Visualization of the traces of the coolant jets on the endwall surface, using ammonium-diazo-paper, provides useful qualitative information for the interpretation of the measurements, revealing the paths and interaction of the jets which change with blowing rate and density ratio.

Influence of Coolant Density on Turbine Blade Film-Cooling With Compound-Angle Shaped Holes

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Liu ◽  
Shang-Feng Yang ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Momentum Flux ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Shaped Hole ◽  
Compound Angle

Adiabatic film-cooling effectiveness is examined systematically on a typical high pressure turbine blade by varying three critical flow parameters: coolant blowing ratio, coolant-to-mainstream density ratio, and freestream turbulence intensity. Three average coolant blowing ratios 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0; three coolant density ratios 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0; two turbulence intensities 4.2% and 10.5%, are chosen for this study. Conduction-free pressure sensitive paint (PSP) technique is used to measure film-cooling effectiveness. Three foreign gases — N2 for low density, CO2 for medium density, and a mixture of SF6 and Argon for high density are selected to study the effect of coolant density. The test blade features 45° compound-angle shaped holes on the suction side and pressure side, and 3 rows of 30° radial-angle cylindrical holes around the leading edge region. The inlet and the exit Mach number are 0.27 and 0.44, respectively. Reynolds number based on the exit velocity and blade axial chord length is 750,000. Results reveal that the PSP is a powerful technique capable of producing clear and detailed film effectiveness contours with diverse foreign gases. As blowing ratio exceeds the optimum value, it induces more mixing of coolant and mainstream. Thus film-cooling effectiveness reduces. Greater coolant-to-mainstream density ratio results in lower coolant-to-mainstream momentum and prevents coolant to lift-off; as a result, film-cooling increases. Higher freestream turbulence causes effectiveness to drop everywhere except in the region downstream of suction side. Results are also correlated with momentum flux ratio and compared with previous studies. It shows that compound shaped hole has the greatest optimum momentum flux ratio, and then followed by axial shaped hole, compound cylindrical hole, and axial cylindrical hole.

scholarly journals Film Cooling With Compound Angle Holes: Adiabatic Effectiveness

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Schmidt ◽  
Basav Sen ◽  
David G. Bogard
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Momentum Flux ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Flux Ratio ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Baseline Case ◽  
Adiabatic Effectiveness ◽  
Compound Angle

Film cooling effectiveness was studied experimentally in a flat plate test facility with zero pressure gradient using a single row of inclined holes which injected high density, cryogenically cooled air. Round holes and holes with a diffusing expanded exit were directed laterally away from the freestream direction with a compound angle of 60°. Comparisons were made with a baseline case of round holes aligned with the freestream. The effects of doubling the hole spacing to six hole diameters for each geometry were also examined. Experiments were performed at a density ratio of 1.6 with a range of blowing ratios from 0.5 to 2.5 and momentum flux ratios from 0.16 to 3.9. Lateral distributions of adiabatic effectiveness results were determined at streamwise distances from 3 D to 15 D downstream of the injection holes. All hole geometries had similar maximum spatially averaged effectiveness at a low momentum flux ratio of I = 0.25, but the round and expanded exit holes with compound angle had significantly greater effectiveness at larger momentum flux ratios. The compound angle holes with expanded exits had a much improved lateral distribution of coolant near the hole for all momentum flux ratios.

Film-Cooling Performance of Anti-Vortex Hole on a Flat Plate

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diganta P. Narzary ◽  
Christopher LeBlanc ◽  
Srinath Ekkad
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Density Ratios

Film cooling performance of two hole geometries is evaluated on a flat plate surface with steady-state IR (infrared thermography) technique. The base geometry is a simple cylindrical hole design inclined at 30° from the surface with pitch-to-diameter ratio of 3.0. The second geometry is an anti-vortex design where the two side holes, also of the same diameter, branch out from the root at 15° angle. The pitch-to-diameter ratio is 6.0 between the main holes. The mainstream Reynolds number is 3110 based on the coolant hole diameter. Two secondary fluids — air and carbon-dioxide — were used to study the effects of coolant-to-mainstream density ratio (DR = 0.95 and 1.45) on film cooling effectiveness. Several blowing ratios in the range 0.5 –4.0 were investigated independently at the two density ratios. Results indicate significant improvement in effectiveness with anti-vortex holes compared to cylindrical holes at all the blowing ratios studied. At any given blowing ratio, the anti-vortex hole design uses 50% less coolant and provides at least 30–40% higher cooling effectiveness. The use of relatively dense secondary fluid improves effectiveness immediately downstream of the anti-vortex holes but leads to poor performance downstream.

Film Cooling Performance of Sharp Edged Diffuser Holes With Lateral Inclination

2011 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Heneka ◽  
Achmed Schulz ◽  
Hans-Jörg Bauer ◽  
Andreas Heselhaus ◽  
Michael E. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Contour Plots ◽  
Compound Angle

An experimental study on film cooling performance of laterally inclined diffuser shaped cooling holes is presented. The measurements have been conducted on a flat plate with coolant ejected from a plenum. The film cooling effectiveness downstream of a row of four laidback fanshaped holes with sharp edged diffusers has been determined by means of infrared (IR) thermography. A variety of geometric parameters has been tested, including the inclination angle, the compound angle, the area ratio, and the pitch to diameter ratio. All tests have been performed over a wide range of engine typical blowing ratios (M=0.5–3.0). The hot gas Reynolds number and the coolant to hot gas density ratio have been kept constant close to engine realistic conditions. The results, presented in terms of contour plots of related adiabatic film cooling effectiveness as well as laterally averaged related values, clearly show the influences of the cooling hole geometry. Increasing the area ratio and the compound angle, in general, leads to higher values of the effectiveness, whereas steeper injection causes a reduction of the effectiveness.

Film Cooling Performance of Sharp-Edged Diffuser Holes With Lateral Inclination

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Heneka ◽  
Achmed Schulz ◽  
Hans-Jo¨rg Bauer ◽  
Andreas Heselhaus ◽  
Michael E. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Contour Plots ◽  
Compound Angle

An experimental study on film cooling performance of laterally inclined diffuser shaped cooling holes is presented. The measurements have been conducted on a flat plate with coolant ejected from a plenum. The film cooling effectiveness downstream of a row of four laidback fanshaped holes with sharp-edged diffusers has been determined by means of IR thermography. A variety of geometric parameters has been tested, including the inclination angle, the compound angle, the area ratio, and the pitch to diameter ratio. All tests have been performed over a wide range of engine typical blowing ratios (M = 0.5–3.0). The hot gas Reynolds number and the coolant to hot gas density ratio have been kept constant close to engine realistic conditions. The results, presented in terms of contour plots of related adiabatic film cooling effectiveness as well as laterally averaged related values, clearly show the influences of the cooling hole geometry. Increasing the area ratio and the compound angle, in general, leads to higher values of the effectiveness, whereas steeper injection causes a reduction of the effectiveness.

Film-Cooling Performance of Antivortex Hole on a Flat Plate

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher LeBlanc ◽  
Diganta P. Narzary ◽  
Srinath Ekkad
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Diameter Ratio ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Density Ratios

Improved film cooling performance and coolant flow usage have a significant effect on overall engine performance. In the current study, film cooling performance of an improved antivortex or tripod hole geometry is evaluated on a flat plate surface with steady-state IR (infrared thermography) technique and compared to traditional baseline geometry. The baseline geometry is a simple cylindrical hole design inclined at 30 deg from the surface with pitch-to-diameter ratio of 3.0. The proposed improvement is a tripod design where the two side holes, also of the same diameter, branch out from the root of the main hole at 15 deg angle with a larger pitch-to-diameter ratio of 6.0 between the main holes. The third geometry studied is the same tripod design embedded in a trench to enhance two-dimensional film performance. The mainstream Reynolds number is 3110 based on the coolant hole inlet diameter. Two secondary fluids, air and carbon dioxide, were used to study the effects of coolant-to-mainstream density ratio (DR = 0.95 and 1.45) on film cooling effectiveness. Several blowing ratios in the range 0.5–4.0 were investigated independently at the two density ratios. Results indicate significant improvement in effectiveness with the tripod holes compared to cylindrical holes at all the blowing ratios studied. The trenched design shows improved effectiveness in the trench region and reduced effectiveness in the downstream region. At any given blowing ratio, the tripod hole designs use 50% less coolant and provide at least 30%–40% overall averaged higher cooling effectiveness. The use of relatively dense secondary fluid improves effectiveness immediately downstream of the antivortex holes but leads to poor performance downstream.

Assessment of a Double Hole Film Cooling Geometry Using S-PIV and PSP

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Stephen T. McClain ◽  
Charles P. Brown ◽  
Weston V. Harmon
Keyword(s):  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Cylindrical Hole ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Hole Geometry ◽  
Compound Angle

A novel, double hole film cooling configuration is investigated as an alternative to traditional cylindrical and fanshaped, laidback holes. This experimental investigation utilizes a Stereo-Particle Image Velocimetry (S-PIV) to quantitatively assess the ability of the proposed, double hole geometry to weaken or mitigate the counter-rotating vortices formed within the jet structure. The three-dimensional flow field measurements are combined with surface film cooling effectiveness measurements obtained using Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP). The double hole geometry consists of two compound angle holes. The inclination of each hole is θ = 35°, and the compound angle of the holes is β = ± 45° (with the holes angled toward one another). The simple angle cylindrical and shaped holes both have an inclination angle of θ = 35°. The blowing ratio is varied from M = 0.5 to 1.5 for all three film cooling geometries while the density ratio is maintained at DR = 1.0. Time averaged velocity distributions are obtained for both the mainstream and coolant flows at five streamwise planes across the fluid domain (x/d = −4, 0, 1, 5, and 10). These transverse velocity distributions are combined with the detailed film cooling effectiveness distributions on the surface to evaluate the proposed double hole configuration (compared to the traditional hole designs). The fanshaped, laidback geometry effectively reduces the strength of the kidney-shaped vortices within the structure of the jet (over the entire range of blowing ratios considered). The three-dimensional velocity field measurements indicate the secondary flows formed from the double hole geometry strengthen in the plane perpendicular to the mainstream flow. At the exit of the double hole geometry, the streamwise momentum of the jets is reduced (compared to the single, cylindrical hole), and the geometry offers improved film cooling coverage. However, moving downstream in the steamwise direction, the two jets form a single jet, and the counter-rotating vortices are comparable to those formed within the jet from a single, cylindrical hole. These strong secondary flows lift the coolant off the surface, and the film cooling coverage offered by the double hole geometry is reduced.

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