Influence of Turbine Wheelspace Temperature on Measurements of Radial and Axial Displacements of Blade Tips

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
S. Yu. Borovik ◽  
M. M. Kuteynikova ◽  
Yu. N. Sekisov ◽  
O. P. Skobelev
Keyword(s):  
Radial And Axial Displacements ◽  
Blade Tips

Method for measuring radial and axial displacements of complex-shaped blade tips

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yu. Borovik ◽  
M. M. Kuteynikova ◽  
B. K. Raykov ◽  
Yu. N. Sekisov ◽  
O. P. Skobelev
Keyword(s):  
Radial And Axial Displacements ◽  
Blade Tips

Modeling the process of measuring radial and axial displacements of complex-shaped blade tips

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 512-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yu. Borovik ◽  
M. M. Kuteynikova ◽  
P. E. Podlipnov ◽  
Yu. N. Sekisov ◽  
O. P. Skobelev
Keyword(s):  
Radial And Axial Displacements ◽  
Blade Tips

Power Augmentation of a HAWT by Mie-type Tip Vanes, considering Wind Tunnel Flow Visualisation, Blade-Aspect Ratios and Reynolds Number

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukimaru Shimizu ◽  
Edmond Ismaili ◽  
Yasunari Kamada ◽  
Takao Maeda
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Flow Visualisation ◽  
Velocity Measurements ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Detailed Surface ◽  
Blade Tips

Wind tunnel results are reported concerning the effects of blade aspect ratio and Reynolds number on the performance of a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) with Mie-type1 tip attachments. The flow behaviour around the blade tips and the Mie-type tip vanes is presented. Detailed surface oil film visualization and velocity measurements around the blade tips, with and without Mie vanes, were obtained with the two-dimensional, Laser-Doppler Velocimetry method. Experiments were performed with rotors having blades with different aspect ratio and operating at different Reynolds numbers. The properties of the vortices generated by the Mie vanes and the blade tips were carefully studied. It was found that increased power augmentation by Mie vanes is achieved with blades having smaller aspect ratio and smaller Reynolds number.

Threshold Performance Optimization of a Rotor-Bearing System Subjected to Leakage Excitation

1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Wang ◽  
F. M. Shih
Keyword(s):  
Performance Optimization ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Fluid Leakage ◽  
Rotor Bearing ◽  
Bearing System ◽  
Blade Tips

Fluid leakage in blade tips in turbomachinery may induce instability and limit and output rating. In this work, the optimization technique has been used to find diameters of shaft elements and bearing supports so that the optimized rotor-bearing system can sustain a larger fluid leakage force. The results show that the threshold performance of rotor-bearing systems can be significantly improved by slight modifications of the shaft diameters. The results also indicate that the threshold performance can be improved more significantly by the combination of optimum bearing supports and optimum shaft diameters.

scholarly journals Single-Coil Eddy Current Sensors and Their Application for Monitoring the Dangerous States of Gas-Turbine Engines

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 2107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Borovik ◽  
Yuriy Sekisov
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Radial Clearance ◽  
Gas Turbine Engines ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Single Coil ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Blade Tips

The creation and exploitation of gas turbine engines (GTE) often involve two mutually exclusive tasks related to ensuring the highest reliability while achieving a good economic and environmental performance of the power plant. The value of the radial clearance between the blade tips of the compressor or turbine and the stator is a parameter that has a significant impact on the efficiency and safety of the GTE. However, the radial displacements that form tip clearances are only one of the components of the displacements made by GTE elements due to the action of power loads and thermal deformations during engines’ operation. The impact of loads in conjunction with natural aging is also the reason for the wear of the GTE’s structural elements (for example, bearing assemblies) and the loss of their mechanical strength. The article provides an overview of the methods and tools for monitoring the dangerous states of the GTE (blade tips clearances, impellers and shafts displacements, debris detecting in lubrication system) based on the single-coil eddy current sensor, which remains operational at the temperatures above 1200 °C. The examples of practical application of the systems with such sensors in bench tests of the GTE are given.

Exploring How Shroud Constraint Can Affect Vibratory Response in Turbomachinery

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.-T. Yang ◽  
J. H. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Simple Model ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Strong Response ◽  
Unusual Behavior ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Peak Response ◽  
Vibratory Response ◽  
Blade Tips

Unusual resonant responses were observed during spin pit tests of shrouded blades. The unusual behavior consisted of blades that exhibited strong response over a broad range of frequencies. The frequencies of peak response were considerably lower than predicted and were also lower than those observed in other tests of nominally identical wheels. In addition, the tracking plots of blade amplitudes versus frequency were truncated rather than displaying the usual sharp peaks seen in other tests. The unusual response is potentially dangerous since high vibratory response could be excited over a broad range of operating speeds. The blades were designed to be free standing with gaps of approximately 10 milli-inches between neighboring shrouds. It is hypothesized that shroud contact at the blade tips could cause the unusual vibratory response. A simple model of a blade with shroud contact is developed in order to determine if shroud contact could cause blades to vibrate in the observed manner. The model is unusual in that it seeks to explore how contact could cause the blade to respond at lower (rather than higher) frequencies since contact typically increases the constraints on a structure and raises its natural frequencies.

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