TY - GEN
T1 - Heat transfer in turbine hub cavities adjacent to the main gas path
AU - Dixon, Jeffrey A.
AU - Guijarro, Antonio
AU - Bauknecht, Andreas
AU - Coren, Daniel
AU - Atkins, Nick
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/12/22
Y1 - 2010/12/22
N2 - Reliable means of predicting heat transfer in cavities adjacent to the main gas path are increasingly being sought by engineers involved in the design of gas turbines. In this paper an interim summary of the results of a four-year research programme sponsored by the EU and several leading gas turbine manufactures and universities will be presented. Extensive use is made of CFD and FE modelling techniques to understand the thermo-mechanical behaviour of a turbine stator well cavity, including the interaction of cooling air supply with the main annulus gas (see Figure 1). The objective of the study has been to provide a means of optimising the design of such cavities for maintaining a safe environment for critical parts, such as disc rims and blade fixings, whilst maximising the turbine efficiency, and minimising the fuel burn and emissions penalties associated with the secondary airflow system. The modelling methods employed have been validated against data gathered from a dedicated two-stage turbine rig, running at engine representative conditions. Extensive measurements are available for a range of flow conditions and alternative cooling arrangements. The analysis method has been used to inform a design change which is also to be tested. Comparisons are provided between the predictions and measurements of the turbine stator well component temperature.
AB - Reliable means of predicting heat transfer in cavities adjacent to the main gas path are increasingly being sought by engineers involved in the design of gas turbines. In this paper an interim summary of the results of a four-year research programme sponsored by the EU and several leading gas turbine manufactures and universities will be presented. Extensive use is made of CFD and FE modelling techniques to understand the thermo-mechanical behaviour of a turbine stator well cavity, including the interaction of cooling air supply with the main annulus gas (see Figure 1). The objective of the study has been to provide a means of optimising the design of such cavities for maintaining a safe environment for critical parts, such as disc rims and blade fixings, whilst maximising the turbine efficiency, and minimising the fuel burn and emissions penalties associated with the secondary airflow system. The modelling methods employed have been validated against data gathered from a dedicated two-stage turbine rig, running at engine representative conditions. Extensive measurements are available for a range of flow conditions and alternative cooling arrangements. The analysis method has been used to inform a design change which is also to be tested. Comparisons are provided between the predictions and measurements of the turbine stator well component temperature.
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U2 - 10.1115/GT2010-22130
DO - 10.1115/GT2010-22130
M3 - Chapter in a published conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:82055175894
SN - 9780791843994
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
SP - 943
EP - 954
BT - ASME Turbo Expo 2010
T2 - ASME Turbo Expo 2010: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, GT 2010
Y2 - 14 June 2010 through 18 June 2010
ER -