Comparisons of High-Reynolds-Number EVM and DSM Models in the Prediction of Heat and Fluid Flow of Turbine Blade Cooling Passages

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoji Okita ◽  
Hector Iacovides
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Moment Closure ◽  
Complete Agreement ◽  
Blade Cooling ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
High Reynolds

This paper presents computations of flow and heat transfer through passages relevant to those used to internally cool gas-turbine blades, using high-Reynolds-number models of turbulence. Three types of internal flows are first examined, which between them contain all the main elements found in blade cooling passages; developing flow through a heated straight duct rotating orthogonally, repeating flow and heat transfer through a straight ribbed duct and flow and heat transfer through a round-ended U-bend of strong curvature square and of cross-section. Next, flows influenced by a combination of these elements are computed. The main objective is to establish how reliably, industry-standard high-Reynolds-number models can predict flow and wall-heat transfer in blade-cooling passages. Two high-Reynolds-number models have been used, the standard version of the high-Re k-ε (EVM) model and the basic high-Re model of stress transport (DSM). In all the cases the second-moment closure (DSM) consistently produced flow and thermal predictions that are closer to available measurements than those of the EVM model. Even the high-Re DSM predictions, however, are not in complete agreement with the experimental data. Comparisons with predictions of earlier studies that use low-Re models of turbulence show that at least some of the remaining differences between the current predictions and experimental data are due to the use of the wall-function approach.

scholarly journals Prediction of Heat Transfer For Turbulent Flow in Rotating Radial Duct

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
P. Tekriwal
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Turbulence Model ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Low Reynolds Number ◽  
Rotating Flows ◽  
Wall Function ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
High Reynolds

The objective of the current modeling effort is to validate the numerical model and improve upon the prediction of heat transfer in rotating systems. Low-Reynolds number turbulence model (without the wall function) has been employed for three-dimensional heat transfer predictions for radially outward flow in a square cooling duct rotating about an axis perpendicular to its length. Computations are also made using the standard and extended high-Reynolds number kturbulence models (in conjunction with the wall function) for the same flow configuration. The results from all these models are compared with experimental data for flows at different rotation numbers and Reynolds number equal to 25,000. The results show that the low-Reynolds number model predictions are not as good as the high-Re model predictions with the wall function. The wall function formulation predicts the right trend of heat transfer profile and the agreement with the data is within 30% or so for flows at high rotation number. Since the Navier-Stokes equations are integrated all the way to wall in the case of low-Re model, the computation time is relatively high and the convergence is rather slow, thus rendering the low-Re model as an unattractive choice for rotating flows at high Reynolds number.The extended k-ε turbulence model is also employed to compute heat transfer for rotating flows with uneven wall temperatures and uniform wall heat flux conditions. The comparison with the experimental data available in literature shows that the predictions on both the leading wall and the trailing wall are satisfactory and within 5-25% agreement.

Assessment of a Second-Moment Closure Model for Strongly Heated Internal Gas Flows

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (12) ◽  
pp. 1719-1722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Spall ◽  
Eugen Nisipeanu ◽  
Adam Richards
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Turbulence Modeling ◽  
Cylindrical Tube ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Moment Closure ◽  
High Heat Flux ◽  
Second Moment Closure ◽  
High Reynolds

Both low- and high-Reynolds-number versions of the stress-ω model of Wilcox (Turbulence Modeling for CFD, 2nd ed., DCW Industries, Inc.) were used to predict velocity and heat transfer data in a high-heat-flux cylindrical tube for which fluid properties varied strongly with temperature. The results indicate that for accurate heat transfer calculations under the conditions considered in this study, inclusion of low-Reynolds-number viscous corrections to the model are essential. The failure of the high-Reynolds-number model to accurately predict the wall temperature was attributed to an overprediction of the near-wall velocity.

Flow and Heat Transfer in Turbine Tip Gaps

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Moore ◽  
J. G. Moore ◽  
G. S. Henry ◽  
U. Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Large Separation ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
High Mach ◽  
High Reynolds

The effects of Reynolds number on flow through a tip gap are investigated by performing laminar flow calculations for an idealized two-dimensional tip gap geometry. The results of the calculations aid in understanding and reconciliation of low Much number turbine tip gap measurements, which range in tip gap Reynolds number from 100 to 10,000. For the higher Reynolds numbers, both the calculations and the measurements show a large separation off the sharp edge of the blade tip corner. For a high Reynolds number, fully turbulent flow calculations were also made. These also show a large separation and the results are compared with heat transfer measurements. At high Mach numbers, there are complex shock structures in the tip gap. These are modeled experimentally using a water table.

scholarly journals Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in an Internal Coolant Passage

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 351-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom I.-P. Shih ◽  
Yu-Liang Lin ◽  
Mark A. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Reynolds Shear Stress ◽  
Secondary Flows ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Rotation Numbers ◽  
Low Reynolds ◽  
High Reynolds

Computations were performed to study the three-dimensional flow and heat transfer in a U-shaped duct of square cross section with inclined ribs on two opposite walls under rotating and non-rotating conditions. Two extreme limits in the Reynolds number (25,000 and 350,000) were investigated. The rotation numbers investigated are 0, 0.24, and 0.039. Results show rotation and the bend to reinforce secondary flows that align with it and to retard those that do not. Rotation was found to affect significantly the flow and heat transfer in the bend even at a very high Reynolds number of 350,000 and a very low Rotation number of 0:039. When there is no rotation, the flow and heat transfer in the bend were dominated by rib-induced secondary flows at the high Reynolds number limit and by bend-induced pressure-gradients at the low Reynolds number limit. Long streaks of reduced surface heat transfer occur in the bend at locations where streamlines from two contiguous secondary flows merge and then flow away from the surface. The location and size of these streaks varied markedly with Reynolds and rotation numbers.This computational study is based on the ensemble-averaged conservation equations of mass, momentum (compressible Navier-Stokes), and energy. Turbulence is modelled by the low-Reynolds shear-stress transport (SST) model of Menter. Solutions were generated by using a cell-centered, finite-volume method, that is based on second-order accurate flux-difference splitting and a diagonalized alternating-direction implicit scheme with local time-stepping and V-cycle multigrid.

A Numerical Investigation Into the Heat Transfer Performance and Particle Dynamics of a Compressible, Highly Mass Loaded, High Reynolds Number, Particle Laden Flow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Hassan ◽  
Robert F. Kunz ◽  
David Hanson ◽  
Michael Manahan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Heat Transfer Performance ◽  
Particle Dynamics ◽  
Transfer Performance ◽  
Temperature Distributions ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
Particle Laden Flow

Abstract In this work, we study the heat transfer performance and particle dynamics of a highly mass loaded, compressible, particle-laden flow in a horizontally-oriented pipe using an Eulerian-Eulerian (two-fluid) computational model. An attendant experimental configuration [1] provides the basis for the study. Specifically, a 17 bar co-flow of nitrogen gas and copper powder are modeled with inlet Reynolds numbers of 3×104, 4.5×104, and 6×104 and mass loadings of 0, 0.5, and 1.0. Eight binned particle sizes were modeled to represent the known powder properties. Significant settling of all particle groups are observed leading to asymmetric temperature distributions. Wall and core flow temperature distributions are observed to agree well with measurements. In high Reynolds number cases, the predictions of the multiphase computational model were satisfactorily aligned with the experimental results. Low Reynolds number model predictions were not as consistent with the experimental measurements.

Row Removal Heat Transfer Study for Pin Fin Arrays

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Kirsch ◽  
Jason K. Ostanek ◽  
Karen A. Thole ◽  
Eleanor Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
Heat Transfer Augmentation ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Pin Fins ◽  
High Reynolds ◽  
Pin Fin Arrays ◽  
Transfer Study

Arrays of variably-spaced pin fins are used as a conventional means to conduct and convect heat from internal turbine surfaces. The most common pin shape for this purpose is a circular cylinder. Literature has shown that beyond the first few rows of pin fins, the heat transfer augmentation in the array levels off and slightly decreases. This paper provides experimental results from two studies seeking to understand the effects of gaps in pin spacing (row removals) and alternative pin geometries placed in these gaps. The alternative pin geometries included large cylindrical pins and oblong pins with different aspect ratios. Results from the row removal study at high Reynolds number showed that when rows four through eight were removed, the flow returned to a fully-developed channel flow in the gap between pin rows. When larger alternative geometries replaced the fourth row, heat transfer increased further downstream into the array.

scholarly journals Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer Investigations on a High Reynolds Number Turbine Cascade

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taher Schobeiri ◽  
Eric McFarland ◽  
Frederick Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
High Reynolds Number ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Turbine Cascade ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
High Reynolds

In this report the results of aerodynamic and heat transfer experimental investigations performed in a high Reynolds number turbine cascade test facility are analyzed. The experimental facility simulates the high Reynolds number flow conditions similar to those encountered in the space shuttle main engine. In order to determine the influence of Reynolds number on aerodynamic and thermal behavior of the blades, heat transfer coefficients were measured at various Reynolds numbers using liquid crystal temperature measurement technique. Potential flow calculation methods were used to predict the cascade pressure distributions. Boundary layer and heat transfer calculation methods were used with these pressure distributions to verify the experimental results.

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