Overall Effectiveness for a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge With Varying Hole Pitch

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Dyson ◽  
Dave G. Bogard ◽  
Justin D. Piggush ◽  
Atul Kohli
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Convective Cooling ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Cylindrical Holes ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

Overall effectiveness, φ, for a simulated turbine blade leading edge was experimentally measured using a model constructed with a relatively high conductivity material selected so that the Biot number of the model matched engine conditions. The model incorporated three rows of cylindrical holes with the center row positioned on the stagnation line. Internally the model used an impingement cooling configuration. Overall effectiveness was measured for pitch variation from 7.6d to 9.6d for blowing ratios ranging from 0.5 to 3.0, and angle of attack from −7.7° to +7.7°. Performance was evaluated for operation with a constant overall mass flow rate of coolant. Consequently when increasing the pitch, the blowing ratio was increased proportionally. The increased blowing ratio resulted in increased impingement cooling internally and increased convective cooling through the holes. The increased internal and convective cooling compensated, to a degree, for the decreased coolant coverage with increased pitch. Performance was evaluated in terms of laterally averaged φ, but also in terms of the minimum φ. The minimum φ evaluation revealed localized hot spots which are arguably more critical to turbine blade durability than the laterally averaged results. For small increases in pitch there was negligible decrease in performance.

Overall Effectiveness for a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge With Varying Hole Pitch

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Dyson ◽  
David G. Bogard ◽  
Justin D. Piggush ◽  
Atul Kohli
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Convective Cooling ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Cylindrical Holes ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

Overall effectiveness, φ, for a simulated turbine blade leading edge was experimentally measured using a model constructed with a relatively high conductivity material selected so that the Biot number of the model matched engine conditions. The model incorporated three rows of cylindrical holes with the center row positioned on the stagnation line. Internally the model used an impingement cooling configuration. Overall effectiveness was measured for pitch variation from 7.6d to 11.6d for blowing ratios ranging from 0.5 to 3.0, and angle of attack from −7.7 deg to + 7.7 deg. Performance was evaluated for operation with a constant overall mass flow rate of coolant. Consequently when increasing the pitch, the blowing ratio was increased proportionally. The increased blowing ratio resulted in increased impingement cooling internally and increased convective cooling through the holes. The increased internal and convective cooling compensated, to a degree, for the decreased coolant coverage with increased pitch. Performance was evaluated in terms of laterally averaged φ, but also in terms of the minimum φ. The minimum φ evaluation revealed localized hot spots which are arguably more critical to turbine blade durability than the laterally averaged results. For small increases in pitch (from p/d = 7.6 to 9.6) there was only a small decrease in performance, but at p/d = 11.6 a significant reduction was observed.

Experimental Study of the Effects of an Oscillating Approach Flow on Overall Cooling Performance of a Simulated Turbine Blade Leading Edge

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Johnson ◽  
Jonathan Maikell ◽  
David Bogard ◽  
Justin Piggush ◽  
Atul Kohli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Oscillation Frequencies ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

When a turbine blade passes through wakes from upstream vanes it is subjected to an oscillation of the direction of the approach flow resulting in the oscillation of the position of the stagnation line on the leading edge of the blade. In this study an experimental facility was developed that induced a similar oscillation of the stagnation line position on a simulated turbine blade leading edge. The overall effectiveness was evaluated at various blowing ratios and stagnation line oscillation frequencies. The location of the stagnation line on the leading edge was oscillated to simulate a change in angle of attack between α = ± 5° at a range of frequencies from 2 to 20 Hz. These frequencies were chosen based on matching a range of Strouhal numbers typically seen in an engine due to oscillations caused by passing wakes. The blowing ratio was varied between M = 1, M = 2, and M = 3. These experiments were carried out at a density ratio of DR = 1.5 and mainstream turbulence levels of Tu ≈ 6%. The leading edge model was made of high conductivity epoxy in order to match the Biot number of an actual engine airfoil. Results of these tests showed that the film cooling performance with an oscillating stagnation line was degraded by as much as 25% compared to the performance of a steady flow with the stagnation line aligned with the row of holes at the leading edge.

Evaluating the Effects of Internal Impingement Cooling on a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Ravelli ◽  
Laurene Dobrowolski ◽  
David G. Bogard
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Impingement Plate ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

The main goal of this work was to evaluate the influence of impingement cooling on the cooling performance on a film cooled turbine blade leading edge. Cooling performance was quantified in terms of overall effectiveness, i.e. the normalized external surface temperature. Numerical simulations, using the commercial code FLUENT, were carried out for a leading edge model corresponding to an experimental model tested previously. The leading edge geometry consisted of three rows of holes positioned along the stagnation line and at ±25°. Three different impingement plate configurations were investigated. Two impingement plate configurations had a single row of holes along the center so that the impingement jets were directed on the stagnation line in between coolant hole entrances. These configurations had varying hole diameters such that impingement jet velocity varied by a factor of two. The third impingement plate configuration had two rows of holes with each row was placed in between the coolant hole entrances along the off stagnation lines. A configuration with no impingement plate was also investigated. For these simulations the realizable k-ε turbulence model was used. All experimental conditions were matched including the density ratio of 1.5 and blowing ratios of 1.0 and 2.0. The numerical simulations were consistent with experiments in showing that the overall effectiveness was only slightly improved by the impingement cooling. This small effect on overall effectiveness was shown to be due to conjugate effects including a reduction of convective cooling within the coolant holes when impingement cooling was used.

Influence of Turbine Blade Leading Edge Profile on Film Cooling With Shaped Holes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjie Zhang ◽  
Nian Wang ◽  
Andrew F. Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Edge Profile ◽  
Elliptical Cylinders ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

This paper presents the turbine blade leading edge model film cooling effectiveness with shaped holes, using the pressure sensitive paint (PSP) mass transfer analogy method. The effects of leading edge profile, coolant to mainstream density ratio and blowing ratio are studied. Computational simulations are performed using the realizable k-ε turbulence model. Effectiveness obtained by CFD simulations are compared with experiments. Three leading edge profiles, including one semi-cylinder and two semi-elliptical cylinders with an after body, are investigated. The ratios of major to minor axis of two semi-elliptical cylinders are 1.5 and 2.0, respectively. The leading edge has three rows of shaped holes. For the semi-cylinder model, shaped holes are located at 0 degrees (stagnation line) and ± 30 degrees. Row spacing between cooling holes and the distance between impingement plate and stagnation line are the same for three leading edge models. The coolant to mainstream density ratio varies from 1.0 to 1.5 and 2.0, and the blowing ratio varies from 0.5 to 1.0 and 1.5. Mainstream Reynolds number is about 100,900 based on the diameter of the leading edge cylinder, and the mainstream turbulence intensity is about 7%. The results provide an understanding of the effects of leading edge profile and on turbine blade leading edge region film cooling with shaped-hole designs.

Influence of Turbine Blade Leading Edge Profile on Film Cooling With Shaped Holes

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjie Zhang ◽  
Nian Wang ◽  
Andrew F. Chen ◽  
Je-Chin Han
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Edge Profile ◽  
Elliptical Cylinders ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

This paper presents the turbine blade leading edge model film cooling effectiveness with shaped holes, using the pressure sensitive paint (PSP) mass transfer analogy method. The effects of leading edge profile, coolant to mainstream density ratio, and blowing ratio are studied. Computational simulations are performed using the realizable k–ɛ (RKE) turbulence model. Effectiveness obtained by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations is compared with experiments. Three leading edge profiles, including one semicylinder and two semi-elliptical cylinders with an after body, are investigated. The ratios of major to minor axis of two semi-elliptical cylinders are 1.5 and 2.0, respectively. The leading edge has three rows of shaped holes. For the semicylinder model, shaped holes are located at 0 deg (stagnation line) and ±30 deg. Row spacing between cooling holes and the distance between impingement plate and stagnation line are the same for three leading edge models. The coolant to mainstream density ratio varies from 1.0 to 1.5 and 2.0, and the blowing ratio varies from 0.5 to 1.0 and 1.5. Mainstream Reynolds number is about 100,000 based on the diameter of the leading edge cylinder, and the mainstream turbulence intensity is about 7%. The results provide an understanding of the effects of leading edge profile on turbine blade leading edge region film cooling with shaped hole designs.

Novel Gas Turbine Blade Leading Edge Cooling Configuration Using Advanced Double Swirl Chambers

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Kusterer ◽  
Gang Lin ◽  
Takao Sugimoto ◽  
Dieter Bohn ◽  
Ryozo Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Gas Turbine Blade ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Impingement Cooling ◽  
Cooling Technology ◽  
Cooling Air ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

The Double Swirl Chambers (DSC) cooling technology, which has been introduced and developed by the authors, has the potential to be a promising cooling technology for further increase of gas turbine inlet temperature and thus improvement of the thermal efficiency. The DSC cooling technology establishes a significant enhancement of the local internal heat transfer due to the generation of two anti-rotating swirls. The reattachment of the swirl flows with the maximum velocity at the center of the chamber leads to a linear impingement effect on the internal surface of the blade leading edge nearby the stagnation line of gas turbine blade. Due to the existence of two swirls both the suction side and the pressure side of the blade near the leading edge can be very well cooled. In this work, several advanced DSC cooling configurations with a row of cooling air inlet holes have been investigated. Compared with the standard DSC cooling configuration the advanced ones have more suitable cross section profiles, which enables better accordance with the real blade leading edge profile. At the same time these configurations are also easier to be manufactured in a real blade. These new cooling configurations have been numerically compared with the state of the art leading edge impingement cooling configuration. With the same configuration of cooling air supply and boundary conditions the advanced DSC cooling presents 22–26% improvement of overall heat transfer and 3–4% lower total pressure drop. Along the stagnation line the new cooling configuration can generate twice the heat flux than the standard impingement cooling channel. The influence of spent flow in the impinging position and impingement heat transfer value is in the new cooling configurations much smaller, which leads to a much more uniform heat transfer distribution along the chamber axial direction.

Experimental Simulation of a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge Including Thermal Barrier Coating Effects

2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Maikell ◽  
David Bogard ◽  
Justin Piggush ◽  
Atul Kohli
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Barrier Coating ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Experimental Simulation ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Barrier Coating ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

For this study, a simulated film cooled turbine blade leading edge, constructed of a special high conductivity material, was used to determine the normalized “metal temperature” representative of actual engine conditions. The Biot number for the model was matched to that for operational engine conditions, ensuring that the normalized wall temperature, i.e., the overall effectiveness, was matched to that for the engine. Measurements of overall effectiveness were made for models with and without thermal barrier coating (TBC) at various operating conditions. This was the first study to experimentally simulate TBC and the effects on overall effectiveness. Two models were used: one with a single row of holes along the stagnation line, and the second with three rows of holes straddling the stagnation line. Film cooling was operated using a density ratio of 1.5 and for range of blowing ratios from M=0.5 to M=3.0. Both models were tested using a range of angles of attack from 0.0 deg to ±5.0 deg. As expected, the TBC coated models had significantly higher external surface temperatures, but lower metal temperatures. These experimental results provide a unique database for evaluating numerical simulations of the effects of TBC on leading edge film cooling performance.

Numerical Simulation of a Simulated Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge Including Conjugate Heat Transfer Effects

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurene D. Dobrowolski ◽  
David G. Bogard ◽  
Justin Piggush ◽  
Atul Kohli
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Computational Simulation ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Metal Temperature ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Adiabatic Effectiveness ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

A conjugate numerical method was used to predict the normalized “metal” temperature of a simulated turbine blade leading edge. This computational study was done in conjunction with a parallel effort to experimentally determine normalized metal temperature, i.e. overall effectiveness, using a specially designed model blade leading edge. Also examined in this study were adiabatic models which provided adiabatic effectiveness results. Two different film cooling configurations were employed. The first configuration consisted of one row of holes centered on the stagnation line. The second configuration had two additional rows located at ±25 degrees from the stagnation line. These simulations were run at two different blowing ratios, M = 1 and M = 2. The coolant to mainstream density ratio was 1.5. The computational simulation was conducted using the FLUENT code using the realizable k-ε turbulence model and with grid resolution within the viscous sublayer. Adiabatic effectiveness distributions were predicted well by the computational simulations, except for localized areas near the holes. Predictions of overall effectiveness were higher than experimentally measured values in the stagnation region, but lower along downstream section of the leading edge. Reasons for the differences between computational predictions and experimental measurements were examined.

Experimental Simulation of a Film Cooled Turbine Blade Leading Edge Including Thermal Barrier Coating Effects

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Maikell ◽  
David Bogard ◽  
Justin Piggush ◽  
Atul Kohli
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Barrier Coating ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Experimental Simulation ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Stagnation Line ◽  
Barrier Coating ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
Blade Leading Edge

For this study a simulated film cooled turbine blade leading edge, constructed of a special high conductivity material, was used to determine the normalized “metal temperature” representative of actual engine conditions. The Biot number for the model was matched to that for operational engine conditions ensuring that the normalized wall temperature, i.e. the overall effectiveness, was matched to that for the engine. Measurements of overall effectiveness were made for models with and without TBC (thermal barrier coating) at various operating conditions. This was the first study to experimentally simulate TBC and the effects on overall effectiveness. Two models were used, one with a single row of holes along the stagnation line, and the second with three rows of holes straddling the stagnation line. Film cooling was operated using a density ratio of 1.5 and for range of blowing ratios from M = 0.5 to M = 3.0. Both models were tested using a range of angles of attack from 0.0 to ± 5.0 degrees. As expected, the TBC coated models had significantly higher external surface temperatures, but lower “metal temperatures.” These experimental results provide a unique database for evaluating numerical simulations of the effects of TBC on leading edge film cooling performance.

Numerical Analysis on the Leading Edge Film Cooling of Bifurcation Holes for Gas Turbine Blade

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhonghao Tang ◽  
Gongnan Xie ◽  
Honglin Li ◽  
Wenjing Gao ◽  
Chunlong Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Turbulence Models ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Spanwise Direction ◽  
Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Film Cooling Effectiveness ◽  
Blowing Ratio ◽  
Cylindrical Holes ◽  
Lift Off

Abstract Film cooling performance of the cylindrical film holes and the bifurcated film holes on the leading edge model of the turbine blade are investigated in this paper. The suitability of different turbulence models to predict local and average film cooling effectiveness is validated by comparing with available experimental results. Three rows of holes are arranged in a semi-cylindrical model to simulate the leading edge of the turbine blade. Four different film cooling structures (including a cylindrical film holes and other three different bifurcated film holes) and four different blowing ratios are studied in detail. The results show that the film jets lift off gradually in the leading edge area as the blowing ratio increases. And the trajectory of the film jets gradually deviate from the mainstream direction to the spanwise direction. The cylindrical film holes and vertical bifurcated film holes have better film cooling effectiveness at low blowing ratio while the other two transverse bifurcated film holes have better film cooling effectiveness at high blowing ratio. And the film cooling effectiveness of the transverse bifurcated film holes increase with the increasing the blowing ratio. Additionally, the advantage of transverse bifurcated holes in film cooling effectiveness is more obvious in the downstream region relative to the cylindrical holes. The Area-Average film cooling effectiveness of transverse bifurcated film holes is 38% higher than that of cylindrical holes when blowing ratio is 2.

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