On the Influence of High Turbulence on the Convective Heat Flux on the High-Pressure Turbine Vane LS89
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methodology
2.1. Facility
2.2. Turbulence Generator
2.3. Test Section and Model
2.4. Pressure Measurements
2.5. Gas Temperature Measurement
2.6. Wall Temperature Measurement
2.7. Wall Heat Flux Measurement
2.8. Data Acquisition
2.9. Uncertainty Analysis
3. Heat Transfer Measurements: Results and Discussion
3.1. Comparison with Arts et al.
3.2. Experimental Results Analysis
3.2.1. Case A—Subsonic and High Reynolds
3.2.2. Case B—Transonic and Low Reynolds
3.2.3. Case C—Transonic and High Reynolds
3.3. Stagnation Region Heat Transfer
4. Heat Transfer Numerical Predictions: Results and Discussion
4.1. Boundary Layer Code: TEXSTAN
4.2. Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes Code: elsA
4.3. Case A—Subsonic and High Reynolds
4.4. Case B—Transonic and Low Reynolds
4.5. Case C—Transonic and High Reynolds
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
Roman symbols | |
A/β* | analogue circuits coefficient (s−0.5) |
c | specific heat (J/kg K) |
C | chord (m) |
D | diameter of vane leading edge (m) |
Fr | Frossling number |
h | heat transfer coefficient (W/m2K) |
k | thermal conductivity (W/m K) |
M | Mach number |
Nu | Nusselt number |
Re | Reynolds number |
s | suction side length (mm) |
T | temperature (K) |
U | velocity (m/s) |
V | voltage (V) |
Subscripts | |
0 | stagnation or reference quantity |
g | referred to the freestream inlet gas |
in | referred to the cascade inlet plane |
initial | referred to the initial flow conditions |
lam | laminar |
is | isentropic quantity |
out | referred to the cascade outlet plane |
turb | turbulent |
x | streamwise component |
w | referred to the wall |
wire | referred to the wire of the hot-wire probe |
∞ | referred to the freestream |
Greek symbols | |
αR | temperature coefficient of resistance (K−1) |
γ | intermittency |
γ | specific heat ratio of air |
κ | kinetic energy (m2/s2) |
Λ | integral length scale (m) |
µ | dynamic viscosity (kg/m s) |
ν | kinematic viscosity (m2/s) |
ρ | density (kg/m3) |
ω | specific turbulence dissipation (s−1) |
Acronyms | |
AG-S | Abu-Ghannam & Shaw (correlation) |
BLC | Boundary Layer Code |
CT-2 | isentropic Compression Tube (facility) |
RANS | Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes |
SST | Shear Stress Transport |
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Volumetric mass density, ρ (kg/m3) | 2520 |
Specific heat, c (J/kg K) | 752 |
Thermal conductivity, k (W/m·K) | 1.672 |
Uncertainty [%] | Tg/Tw | Mis,out | Reis,out | Vin | h |
0.8 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
Test | Tu∞ [%] | Mis,out | Reis,out | Tg/Tw |
---|---|---|---|---|
MUR235 | 6 | 0.93 | 1.15 × 106 | 1.37 |
TUR062 | 21.4 | 0.93 | 1.16 × 106 | 1.35 |
Case | Mis,out | Reis,out | Tg/Tw | Tu∞ | Λx |
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(-) | ( × 106) | (-) | (%) | (mm) | |
A | 0.70 | 1.15 | 1.36 | 13–26 | 13–23 |
B | 0.97 | 0.53 | 1.35 | 13–22 | 14–17 |
C | 0.92 | 1.15 | 1.36 | 11–21 | 15–21 |
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Cação Ferreira, T.S.; Arts, T.; Croner, E. On the Influence of High Turbulence on the Convective Heat Flux on the High-Pressure Turbine Vane LS89. Int. J. Turbomach. Propuls. Power 2019, 4, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp4040037
Cação Ferreira TS, Arts T, Croner E. On the Influence of High Turbulence on the Convective Heat Flux on the High-Pressure Turbine Vane LS89. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power. 2019; 4(4):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp4040037
Chicago/Turabian StyleCação Ferreira, Tânia S., Tony Arts, and Emma Croner. 2019. "On the Influence of High Turbulence on the Convective Heat Flux on the High-Pressure Turbine Vane LS89" International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power 4, no. 4: 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp4040037