scholarly journals The Effect of Bulk Flow Pulsations on Film Cooling From Two Rows of Holes

Author(s):  
Dong Kee Sohn ◽  
Joon Sik Lee

Effect of bulk flow pulsations on film cooling from two rows of holes with inline and staggered arrangements is experimentally investigated. As a baseline study, a single row injection is also tested. Two-row injection is important because the phase lag between the two rows may cause changes in the film coolant coverage. Potential flow pulsations are generated by the rotating shutter mechanism attached downstream of the test section. Free-stream Strouhal number based on the boundary layer thickness is in the range of 0.033–0.33, and the amplitude of the phase-averaged freestream velocity due to static pressure variation about 10–20% Both the time-averaged and phase-averaged temperature distributions in the cross-sectional plane of the boundary layer are presented for four different pulsation frequencies of 0, 4, 20 and 40 Hz. Film cooling effectiveness is evaluated from the adiabatic wall temperature distributions, with time-averaged temperature measurements showing rapid diffusion of the injectant due to the free-stream pulsations. Effect of the phase lag between two rows is evidenced from the phase-averaged measurements, particularly in the case of staggered hole arrangement. All film cooling effectiveness distributions are reduced compared to no-pulsation case. Effect of pulsations appears dominantly in the case of the two-row staggered arrangement which shows more than 35% reduction in the film cooling effectiveness.

Author(s):  
I. S. Jung ◽  
J. S. Lee

Experimental results are presented which describe the effect of bulk flow pulsations on film cooling from a single row of spanwise oriented holes. The film coolant is injected from the holes with 35 degree inclination angles and 90 degree orientation angles. Static pressure pulsations are produced by rotating vanes made of an array of six shutter blades, which are extended across the span of the exit of the wind tunnel test section. The free-stream velocity is in the form of near-sinusoidal variation and peak-to-peak amplitude is 11%. Changing two parameters which are time-averaged blowing ratio (M = 0.5, 1.0, 2.0) and frequency (f = 0, 36 Hz) gives the corresponding coolant Strouhal numbers in the range from 0 to 3.6. Time-averaged and phase-averaged temperature distributions are measured in spanwise/normal planes, and the adiabatic film cooling effectiveness is evaluated from the adiabatic wall temperature distributions. The results show that the imposed free-stream velocity pulsations generate static pressure difference variations between the plenum chamber and free-stream. These static pressure pulsations result in periodic variation of injectant flow rate and spanwise momentum which cause dramatic alterations in film coolant distributions, trajectories and corresponding adiabatic film cooling effectiveness distributions downstream of injection holes.


Author(s):  
H. J. Seo ◽  
J. S. Lee ◽  
P. M. Ligrani

Bulk flow pulsations in the form of sinusoidal variations of velocity and static pressure at injectant Strouhal numbers from 0.8 to 10.0 are investigated as they affect film cooling from a single row of simple angle holes. Similar flow variations are produced by potential flow interactions and passing shock waves near turbine surfaces in gas turbine engines. Time-averaged temperature distributions, phase-averaged temperature distributions, adiabatic film cooling effectiveness values, and iso-energetic Stanton numbers show that important alterations to film cooling protection occur as pulsation frequency, coolant Strouhal number, blowing ratio, and non-dimensional injection hole length are changed. Overall, the pulsations affect film performance end behavior more significantly both as L/D decreases, and as blowing ratio decreases.


1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Seo ◽  
J. S. Lee ◽  
P. M. Ligrani

Bulk flow pulsations in the form of sinusoidal variations of velocity and static pressure at injectant Strouhal numbers from 0.8 to 10.0 are investigated as they affect film cooling from a single row of simple angle holes. Similar flow variations are produced by potential flow interactions and passing shock waves near turbine surfaces in gas turbine engines. Time-averaged temperature distributions, phase-averaged temperature distributions, adiabatic film cooling effectiveness values, and iso-energetic Stanton numbers show that important alterations to film cooling protection occur as pulsation frequency, coolant Strouhal number, blowing ratio, and nondimensional injection hole length are changed. Overall, the pulsations affect film performance and behavior more significantly both as L/D decreases, and as blowing ratio decreases.


1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
In Sung Jung ◽  
Joon Sik Lee

Presented are experimental results describing the effects of orientation angle of film cooling holes on boundary layer temperature distributions and film cooling effectiveness. Film flow data were obtained from a row of five film cooling holes on a flat test plate. The inclination angle of the hole was fixed at 35 deg and four orientation angles of 0, 30, 60, and 90 deg were investigated. The velocity ratios surveyed were 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0. The boundary layer temperature distributions were measured at three downstream locations using 1μm platinum wire. Detailed adiabatic film cooling effectiveness distributions were measured using thermochromic liquid crystal. Results show that the increased lateral momentum in the case of large orientation angle injection strongly affects boundary layer temperature distributions. Temperature distribution characteristics are, in general, explained in the context of the interactions between injectant and free-stream fluid and between injectants issuing from adjacent holes. The adiabatic film cooling effectiveness distributions are discussed in connection with the boundary layer temperature distributions. Spanwise-averaged effectiveness distributions and space-averaged effectiveness distributions are also presented with respect to the velocity ratios and the orientation angles. [S0889-504X(00)01701-3]


Author(s):  
In Sung Jung ◽  
Joon Sik Lee

Presented are experimental results describing the effects of orientation angle of film cooling holes on boundary layer temperature distributions and film cooling effectiveness. Film flow data were obtained from a row of five film cooling holes on a flat test plate. The inclination angle of the hole was fixed at 35° and four orientation angles of 0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° were investigated. The surveyed velocity ratios were 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0. The boundary layer temperature distributions were measured at three downstream locations using turn platinum wire. Detailed adiabatic film cooling effectiveness distributions were measured using thermochromic liquid crystal. Results show that the increased lateral momentum in the case of large orientation angle injection strongly affects boundary layer temperature distributions. Temperature distribution characteristics are, in general, explained in the context of the interactions between injectant and free-stream fluid and between injectants issued from adjacent holes. The adiabatic film cooling effectiveness distributions are discussed in connection with the boundary layer temperature distributions. Spanwise-averaged effectiveness distributions and space-averaged effectiveness distributions are also presented with respect to the velocity ratios and the orientation angles.


1968 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Goldstein ◽  
E. R. G. Eckert ◽  
D. J. Wilson

An experimental study of film cooling with subsonic gas injection into a mainstream with a Mach number of 2.90 is reported. Air, used as both the mainstream and secondary fluids, is injected normal to the surface of a flat plate through a short porous section into a two-dimensional turbulent boundary layer. The secondary fluid enters the boundary layer with a mass velocity which ranges from 0.0085 to 0.0223 of the free-stream value. The adiabatic wall temperatures are presented as the film-cooling effectiveness. The results of the present study, when the proper choice is made for the reference state used to account for fluid property variations across the high-speed boundary layer, are in good agreement with previous investigations in incompressible flows.


1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Mayle ◽  
F. C. Kopper ◽  
M. F. Blair ◽  
D. A. Bailey

The effects of streamline curvature on film cooling effectiveness are discussed. Experiments for air discharged through a slot and into a turbulent boundary layer along a flat, convex, and concave surface are described. Adiabatic wall effectiveness measurements on each surface for several blowing rates are presented. Boundary-layer velocity and temperature measurements are also presented for one of the blowing rates. Compared to the results for the flat surface, convex curvature is found to increase the adiabatic wall effectiveness whereas concave curvature is found to be detrimental.


Author(s):  
Gazi I. Mahmood ◽  
Ross Gustafson ◽  
Sumanta Acharya

The measured flow field and temperature field near a three-dimensional asymmetric contour endwall employed in a linear blade cascade are presented with and without film-cooling flow on the endwall. Flow field temperature and Nusselt number distributions along the asymmetric endwall with wall heating and no film-cooling flow are also reported to show local high heat transfer region on the endwall and justify the locations of the coolant holes. Adiabatic film-cooling effectiveness along the endwall is then measured to indicate the local effects of the coolant jets. The near endwall flow field and temperature field provide the coolant flow behavior and the interaction of coolant jets with the boundary layer flow. Thus, the local film-cooling effectiveness can be explained with the coolant jet trajectories. The measurements are obtained at the Reynolds number of 2.30×105 based on blade actual chord and inlet velocity, coolant-to-free stream temperature ratio of 0.93, and coolant-to-free stream density ratio of 1.06. The cascade employs the hub side blade section and passage geometry of the first stage rotor of GE-E3 turbine engine. The contour endwall profile is employed on the bottom endwall only in the cascade. The blowing ratio of the film-cooling flow varies from 1.0 to 2.4 from 71 discrete cylindrical holes located in the contour endwall. The three-dimensional profile of the endwall varies in height in both the pitchwise and axial directions. The flow field is quantified with the streamwise vorticity and turbulent intensity, pitchwise static pressure difference, flow yaw angle, and pitchwise velocity. Both the flow field and temperature data indicate that the coolant jets cover more distance in the pitchwise and axial direction in the passage as the blowing ratio increases. Thus, the local and average film-cooling effectiveness increase with the blowing ratio.


1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Jubran ◽  
A. Brown

This paper describes the results of an experimental investigation into the film cooling effectiveness of two rows of holes inclined in the stream and spanwise directions. The effects of hole and row spacings and combinations of inclinations are investigated in the presence of free-stream pressure gradients and turbulence for a typical range of blowing rates.


Author(s):  
Lesley M. Wright ◽  
Evan L. Martin

Detailed film cooling effectiveness distributions are obtained on a flat plate using the pressure sensitive paint (PSP) technique. The effects of average blowing ratio (M = 0.25–1.0) and coolant – to – mainstream density ratio (DR = 1.0–1.4) are evaluated in a low speed wind tunnel with a freestream velocity of 8.5 m/s and a freestream turbulence intensity of 6.8%. The coolant – to – mainstream density ratio is varied by using either nitrogen (DR = 1.0) or argon (DR = 1.4) as the coolant gases. The double hole geometry consists of a row of simple angle (θ = 35°), cylindrical holes coupled with one row of compound angle holes (θ = 45°, β = 50°). With the selected geometry, the compound holes effectively weaken the counter rotating vortex pair formed within the traditional simple angle hole. Therefore, the surface film cooling effectiveness is increased compared to a single row of simple angle film cooling holes. While increasing the blowing ratio decreases the film cooling effectiveness, the severity of the film cooling effectiveness reduction is less than with the single row of holes.


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