EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF IMPINGING HEAT TRANSFER OF INLINE AND STAGGERED JET ARRAYS BY TRANSIENT LIQUID CRYSTAL TECHNIQUE

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 119-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Yan ◽  
H. C. Liu ◽  
C. Y. Soong ◽  
Wen-Jei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

scholarly journals The Transient Liquid Crystal Technique: Influence of Surface Curvature and Finite Wall Thickness

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Wagner ◽  
M. Kotulla ◽  
P. Ott ◽  
B. Weigand ◽  
J. von Wolfersdorf
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Hollow Cylinder ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Reduction Method ◽  
Radius Of Curvature ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Curvature Effects ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

The transient liquid crystal technique is nowadays widely used for measuring the heat transfer characteristics in gas turbine applications. Usually, the assumption is made that the wall of the test model can be treated as a flat and semi-infinite solid. This assumption is correct as long as the penetration depth of the heat compared to the thickness of the wall and to the radius of curvature is small. However, those two assumptions are not always respected for measurements near the leading edge of a blade. This paper presents a rigorous treatment of the curvature and finite wall thickness effects. The unsteady heat transfer for a hollow cylinder has been investigated analytically and a data reduction method taking into account curvature and finite wall thickness effects has been developed. Experimental tests made on hollow cylinder models have been evaluated using the new reduction method as well as the traditional semi-infinite flat plate approach and a third method that approximately accounts for curvature effects. It has been found that curvature and finite thickness of the wall have in some cases a significant influence on the obtained heat transfer coefficient. The parameters influencing the accuracy of the semi-infinite flat plate model and the approximate curvature correction are determined and the domains of validity are represented.

Hole Staggering Effect on the Cooling Performance of Narrow Impingement Channels Using the Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Terzis ◽  
Guillaume Wagner ◽  
Jens von Wolfersdorf ◽  
Peter Ott ◽  
Bernhard Weigand
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Jet Impingement ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Noticeable Effect ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Cooling Hole ◽  
Turbine Airfoils ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

This study examines experimentally the cooling performance of narrow impingement channels as could be cast-in in modern turbine airfoils. Full surface heat transfer coefficients are evaluated for the target plate and the sidewalls of the channels using the transient liquid crystal technique. Several narrow impingement channel geometries, consisting of a single row of five cooling holes, have been investigated composing a test matrix of nine different models. The experimental data are analyzed by means of various post-processing procedures aiming to clarify and quantify the effect of cooling hole offset position from the channel centerline on the local and average heat transfer coefficients and over a range of Reynolds numbers (11,100–86,000). The results indicated a noticeable effect of the jet pattern on the distribution of convection coefficients as well as similarities with conventional multi-jet impingement cooling systems.

Detailed Heat Transfer Measurements Inside Rotating Ribbed Channels Using the Transient Liquid Crystal Technique

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin A. Lamont ◽  
Srinath V. Ekkad ◽  
Mary Anne Alvin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Test Section ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Channel Surface ◽  
Transient Liquid Crystal Technique ◽  
Temperature Test

Coolant flow in rotating internal serpentine channels is highly complex due to the effects of the Coriolis force and centrifugal buoyancy. Detailed knowledge of the heat transfer over a surface will greatly enhance the blade designers’ ability to predict hot spots so coolant may be distributed effectively. The present study uses a novel transient liquid crystal technique to measure heat transfer on a rotating two-pass channel surface with chilled inlet air. The present study examines the differences in heat transfer distributions on channel surfaces with smooth walls, 90 deg rib and W-shaped rib turbulated walls. The test section is made up of two passes to model radially inward and outward flows. To account for centrifugal buoyancy, cold air is passed through a room temperature test section. This ensures that buoyancy is acting in a similar direction to real turbine blades. The inlet coolant-to-wall density ratio is fixed at 0.08, Re = 16,000, and Ro = 0.08. The present study shows that the W-shaped ribs enhance heat transfer in all cases (stationary and rotating) approximately 1.75 times more than the 90 deg ribs. The W-shaped rib channel is least affected by rotation, which may be due to the complex nature of the secondary flow generated by the geometry. A higher pressure drop is associated with the W-shaped ribs than the 90 deg ribs, however, the overall thermal-hydraulic performance of the W-shaped ribs still exceeds that set by the 90 deg ribs.

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