Numerical Study on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics With Different Rib Structures Placed on the Impingement Plate

Author(s):  
Yong-feng Ding ◽  
Hui-ren Zhu ◽  
Qiang Gao

Abstract Jet impingement cooling is an important way to cool turbine blades. Ribbed channels are widely used in the chord region of turbine blades and are an important internal cooling structure. In the design process of the internal cooling structure of the conventional turbine blade, it is the primary consideration of the designer to improve the heat transfer coefficient at the surface of the inner cooling passage. With the development of the design of the inner cooling structure of the turbine blade, the pressure loss caused by the inner cooling passage has been paid more and more attention. Therefore, many studies have begun to comprehensively consider the potential of various rib structures in enhancing heat transfer and reducing flow resistance. In the design process of the internal cooling structure of the conventional turbine blade, the rib is placed on the blade, which increases the blade burden. In this paper, the classic rib structure is changed, and the rib is placed on the impingement plate to research its heat transfer characteristics. In this study, the effects of ribs of different structures on heat transfer were tested. Calculate the working conditions of Reynolds number Re = 15000, 20000, 25000, 30000. The numerical calculation of the SST k-w model is used to evaluate the average Nusselt number of the target plate and the flow coefficient of the channel, and the heat transfer distribution and flow field are analyzed. This study is expected to achieve better coordination between improved heat transfer and reduced flow resistance.

Author(s):  
E. E. Donahoo ◽  
C. Camci ◽  
A. K. Kulkarni ◽  
A. D. Belegundu

There are many heat transfer augmentation methods that are employed in turbine blade design, such as impingement cooling, film cooling, serpentine passages, trip strips, vortex chambers, and pin fins. The use of crosspins in the trailing edge section of turbine blades is commonly a viable option due to their ability to promote turbulence as well as supply structural integrity and stiffness to the blade itself. Numerous crosspin shapes and arrangements are possible, but only certain configurations offer high heat transfer capability while maintaining taw total pressure loss. This study preseots results from 3-D numerical simulations of airflow through a turbine blade internal cooling passage. The simulations model viscous flow and heat transfer over full crosspins of circular cross-section with fixed height-to-diameter ratio of 0.5, fixed transverse-to-diameter spacing ratio of 1.5, and varying streamwise spacing. Preliminary analysis indicates that endwall effects dominate the flow and heat transfer at lower Reynolds numbers. The flow dynamics involved with the relative dose proximity of the endwalls for such short crosspins have a definite influeoce on crosspin efficiency for downstream rows.


Author(s):  
Thantup Nontula ◽  
Natthaporn Kaewchoothong ◽  
Wacharin Kaew-apichai ◽  
Chayut Nuntadusit

Jet impingement has been applied for internal cooling in gas turbine blades. In this study, heat transfer characteristics of impinging jets from a row of circular orifices were investigated inside a flow channel with rotations. The Reynolds number (Re) based on the jet mean velocity was fixed at 6,700. Whereas, the rotation number (Ro) of a channel was varied from 0 to 0.0099. The jet-to-impingement distance ratio (L/Dj) and jet pitch ratio (P/Dj) were respective 2 and 4, Dj is a jet diameter of 5 mm. The thermochromic liquid crystals (TLCs) technique was used to measure the heat transfer coefficient distributions on an impingement surface. The results show that heat transfer enhancement on a jet impingement surface depended on the effects of crossflow and Coriolis force. The local Nusselt number at X/Dj?20 on the leading side (LS) was higher than on the trailing side (TS) while heat transfer on the LS at 20?X/Dj?40 gained the lowest, compared to on the TS. The average Nusselt number ratios ( ) on the TS at Ro = 0.0049 gave higher than on the LS of around 2.17%. On the other hand, the on the TS at Ro = 0.0099 was less than the LS of about 0.08%.


Author(s):  
Karthik Krishnaswamy ◽  
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Srikanth Salyan ◽  

The performance of a gas turbine during the service life can be enhanced by cooling the turbine blades efficiently. The objective of this study is to achieve high thermohydraulic performance (THP) inside a cooling passage of a turbine blade having aspect ratio (AR) 1:5 by using discrete W and V-shaped ribs. Hydraulic diameter (Dh) of the cooling passage is 50 mm. Ribs are positioned facing downstream with angle-of-attack (α) of 30° and 45° for discrete W-ribs and discerte V-ribs respectively. The rib profiles with rib height to hydraulic diameter ratio (e/Dh) or blockage ratio 0.06 and pitch (P) 36 mm are tested for Reynolds number (Re) range 30000-75000. Analysis reveals that, area averaged Nusselt numbers of the rib profiles are comparable, with maximum difference of 6% at Re 30000, which is within the limits of uncertainty. Variation of local heat transfer coefficients along the stream exhibited a saw tooth profile, with discrete W-ribs exhibiting higher variations. Along spanwise direction, discrete V-ribs showed larger variations. Maximum variation in local heat transfer coefficients is estimated to be 25%. For experimented Re range, friction loss for discrete W-ribs is higher than discrete-V ribs. Rib profiles exhibited superior heat transfer capabilities. The best Nu/Nuo achieved for discrete Vribs is 3.4 and discrete W-ribs is 3.6. In view of superior heat transfer capabilities, ribs can be deployed in cooling passages near the leading edge, where the temperatures are very high. The best THPo achieved is 3.2 for discrete V-ribs and 3 for discrete W-ribs at Re 30000. The ribs can also enhance the power-toweight ratio as they can produce high thermohydraulic performances for low blockage ratios.


Author(s):  
Bin Wu ◽  
Xing Yang ◽  
Lv Ye ◽  
Zhao Liu ◽  
Yu Jiang ◽  
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In this paper, effects of three kinds of turning vanes on flow and heat transfer of turbine blade tip-walls with a U-shaped channel have been numerically studied. Numerical simulations are performed to solve three-dimensional, steady, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the standard k-ω turbulence model. The aspect ratio (AR) and the hydraulic diameter of the channel are 2 and 93.13 mm, respectively. The effects of single-layer, double-layer and double-layer dome-shaped turning vanes in the turn region on the tip-wall heat transfer and overall pressure loss of rectangular U-shaped channels are analyzed. Detailed flow and heat transfer characteristics over the tip-walls, as well as the overall performance, are presented and compared with each other. Results show that the tip-wall heat transfer coefficients with double-layer dome-shaped turning vanes are the highest among the three cases. Double-layer dome-shaped turning vanes can promote the lateral spreading of secondary flow and effectively increase the uniformity of heat transfer on the tip-wall. More importantly, this structure can make the cooling air expand and accelerate at the center region of the top of the U-shaped channel, resulting in more heat to be removed from the tip-wall. Additionally, double-layer dome-shaped turning vanes can effectively reduce the pressure loss of the channel.


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