Abstract
This paper numerically investigates the leakage flow characteristics of two types of HLBSs (bristle pack installed upstream or downstream of helical-labyrinth tooth named as HLBS-U and HLBS-D, respectively) at various pressure ratios (1-1.3) and rotational speeds (0-10000r/min). In parallel, the leakage flow characteristics of the HLBS-D with the constant cb of 1.0 mm are experimentally measured at the pressure ratio up to 1.3 and rotational speed up to 2000 r/min. The effective clearance of the HLBS-U is smaller than that of the HLBS-D in the case of cb=0.5mm and rotational speed n<10000r/min, and the case of cb=1.0mm. However, for the case of cb=0.5mm and n=10000r/min, and the case of cb=0.1mm, the situation is opposite. The brush seal sections of the HLBS-U and the HLBS-D offer over 55% and 65% total static pressure drop in the case of cb=1.0 mm, respectively; The brush seal sections of two HLBSs bear almost the same static pressure drop of the over 97% total static pressure drop as cb equals to 0.1 mm. The HLBS-U has lower turbulent kinetic energy upstream of the bristle pack than the HLBS-D does, which means that intensity of bristles flutter of the HLBS-U is lower. The HLBS-U possesses significantly lower absolute value of aerodynamic forces than the HLBS-D does as cb=1.0 mm.
Numerical Investigations of Additively Manufactured Structures as Promising New Catalyst Supports with Adjustable Flow Characteristics