Aerodynamic performance of bowed compressor cascades with different camber angles

The effects of a positively bowed blade on the aerodynamic performance of annular compressor cascades with different camber angles were experimentally investigated. The distributions of the exit total pressure loss and secondary flow vectors of the compressor cascades were analyzed. The static pressure was measured by tapping on the cascade surfaces, and the ink-trace flow visualizations were conducted. The results show that the value of the optimum bowed angle and optimum bowed height decrease because of the increased losses at the mid-span with the increase of the camber angle. The C-shape static pressure distribution along the radial direction exists on the suction surface of the straight cascade with larger camber angles. When bowed blade is applied, the larger bowed angle and larger bowed height will further enhance the accumulation of the low-energy fluid at the mid-span, thus causing the flow behavior to deteriorate. Under 60° camber angle, flow behavior near the end-wall region of some bowed cascades even deteriorates instead of improving because the blockage of the separated flow near the mid-span keeps the low-energy fluid near the end-walls from moving towards the mid-span region. As a result, a rapid augmentation of the total loss can easily take place under a large bowed angle.     

Aerodynamic performance of bowed compressor cascades with different camber angles

The effects of a positively bowed blade on the aerodynamic performance of annular compressor cascades with different camber angles were experimentally investigated. The distributions of the exit total pressure loss and secondary flow vectors of the compressor cascades were analyzed. The static pressure was measured by tapping on the cascade surfaces, and the ink-trace flow visualizations were conducted. The results show that the value of the optimum bowed angle and optimum bowed height decrease because of the increased losses at the midspan with the increase of the camber angle. The C-shape static pressure distribution along the radial direction exists on the suction surface of the straight cascade with larger camber angles. When bowed blade is applied, the larger bowed angle and larger bowed height will further enhance the accumulation of the low-energy fluid at the mid-span, thus causing the flow behavior to deteriorate. Under 60° camber angle, flow behavior near the end-wall region of some bowed cascades even deteriorates instead of improving because the blockage of the separated flow near the mid-span keeps the low-energy fluid near the endwalls from moving towards the mid-span region. As a result, a rapid augmentation of the total loss can easily take place under a large bowed angle. __________ Translated from Journal of Propulsion Technology, 2007, 28(2): 170–175 [译自: 推进技术]     

Numerical study of improving aerodynamic performance of low solidity LPT cascade through increasing trailing edge thickness

This paper presents a new idea to reduce the solidity of low-pressure turbine (LPT) blade cascades, while remain the structural integrity of LPT blade. Aerodynamic performance of a low solidity LPT cascade was improved by increasing blade trailing edge thickness (TET). The solidity of the LPT cascade blade can be reduced by about 12.5% through increasing the TET of the blade without a significant drop in energy efficiency. For the low solidity LPT cascade, increasing the TET can decrease energy loss by 23.30% and increase the flow turning angle by 1.86% for Reynolds number (Re) of 25,000 and freestream turbulence intensities (FSTI) of 2.35%. The flow control mechanism governing behavior around the trailing edge of an LPT cascade is also presented. The results show that appropriate TET is important for the optimal design of high-lift load LPT blade cascades.     

气膜冷却对高压涡轮叶栅损失特性的影响研究

为获得全气膜气冷涡轮叶栅的损失特性,采用试验及数值仿真方法,研究了不同冷气流量、不同叶栅出口马赫数条件下冷气射流对叶栅损失的影响。通过叶栅槽道静压云图及叶片表面压力分布等试验及数值仿真结果对比,验证了通冷气叶栅性能仿真分析方法的准确性。结果表明：同一冷气流量比下,通冷气叶栅能量损失系数随着马赫数的增大先减小后增大,在设计马赫数附近损失最低;通冷气叶栅能量损失系数随着冷气流量的增大而增大,且前后腔均通冷气时能量损失系数最大,前腔单独通冷气时能量损失系数最小;通冷气叶栅能量损失系数随着冷气与主流温比增大而增大。     

具有新型双层壁结构的透平叶片流热耦合研究

多通道壁面射流冷却结构是一种新型的燃气透平动叶内部冷却结构,具有消耗冷气少、压力损失小等优点。本文构建了简化的壁面射流冷却叶片与GE-E3冷却结构叶片模型,采用流热耦合方法对比研究了其流动与换热特性。结果表明,壁面射流冷却通道内的狭小空间抑制了横流的产生,冷气在冷却通道中形成了流向涡;前缘冷气流道中的大量冷气流经吸力侧冷却区,并从出口压力更小、面积更大的尾缘排出,使得前缘气膜孔出流的冷气流量和动量较小,冷气在叶片外表面的气膜覆盖特性更好;离心力的影响导致前缘冷气流道中叶根处的压力较低,叶根附近的气膜孔出现燃气主流入侵现象。相比于GE-E3叶片,壁面射流冷却叶片的前缘温度和温度梯度都较小,因此多通道壁面射流冷却在前缘具有更优异的冷却特性。     

变弯度叶栅的试验研究

对有缝隙的和无缝隙的变尾缘叶栅与变弯度叶栅进行了系统试验研究,取得了这种叶栅的气流转折角和损失以及落后角的变化规律。证实压气机变弯度叶栅可在较小的能量损失下实现较大的气流转折角,其工作特性比可转导叶明显优越。推荐的叶栅构型及其几何参数值可供设计直接使用,它是改善压气机调节性能,防止喘振,扩大稳定工作范围的行之有效的方法。     

The influence of synthetic jet excitation on secondary flow in compressor cascade

The detailed numerical simulation has been carried out to investigate the effect of synthetic jet excitation on the secondary flow at 5° incidence in a compressor cascade, in which the synthetic jet actuation is equipped on the suction surface. The influence of excitation position, one fixed near the trailing edge and the other fixed a little far from the trailing edge, has also been studied. The results show that unsteady disturbance of desirable synthetic jet effectively enhances the mixing of the fluid inside the separation region, which reduces the vortex intensity and the energy loss, improves the flow status in the cascade, and also suppresses velocity fluctuation near the trailing edge. Additionally, the actuation fixed near the separation region proves to be more effective and exit load distribution is more uniform due to the employment of the synthetic jet.     

Numerical study of combining steady Vortex Generator Jets and Deflected Trailing edge to reduce the blade numbers of low pressure turbine stage

A flow control system that combined steady Vortex Generator Jets and Deflected Trailing-edge (VGJs-DT) to decrease the low pressure turbine (LPT) blade numbers was presented. The effects of VGJs-DT on energy loss and flow of low solidity low pressure turbine (LSLPT) cascades were studied. VGJs-DT was found to decrease the energy loss of LSLPT cascade and increase the flow turning angle. VGJs-DT decreased the solidity by 12.5% without a significant increase in energy loss. VGJs-DT was more effective than steady VGJs. VGJs-DT decreased the energy loss and increased the flow angle of the LSLPT cascade with steady VGJs. VGJs-DT can use 50% less mass flow than steady VGJs to inhibit the flow separation in the LSLPT cascade. The deflected trailing edge enhanced the ability of steady VGJs to resist flow separation. Overall, VGJs-DT can be used to control flow separation in LPT cascade and reduce the blade numbers of low pressure turbine stage.     

Numerical Investigations of the Influence of Unsteady Vane Trailing Edge Shock Wave on Film Cooling Effectiveness of Rotor Blade Leading Edge

Unsteady numerical simulations of a high-load transonic turbine stage have been carried out to study the influences of vane trailing edge outer-extending shockwave on rotor blade leading edge film cooling performance. The turbine stage used in this paper is composed of a vane section and a rotor one which are both near the root section of a transonic high-load turbine stage. The Mach number is 0.94 at vane outlet, and the relative Mach number is above 1.10 at rotor outlet. Various positions and oblique angles of film cooling holes were investigated in this research. Results show that the cooling efficiency on the blade surface of rotor near leading edge is significantly affected by vane trailing edge outer-extending shockwave in some cases. In the cases that film holes are close to leading edge, cooling performance suffers more from the sweeping vane trailing edge outer-extending shockwave. In addition, coolant flow ejected from oblique film holes is harder to separate from the blade surface of rotor, and can cover more blade area even under the effects of sweeping vane trailing edge shockwave. As a result, oblique film holes can provide better film cooling performance than vertical film holes do near the leading edge on turbine blade which is swept by shockwaves.     

Heat transfer model with two heat transfer coefficients along a multiperforated plate — Application to combustion chamber wall cooling

Walls‘ cooling of aeronautic propeller combustion chamber is performed with the injection, through the combustion chamber wall, of a part of the air coming from compressors placed upstream. Measurements of the wall thermal fields are made by infrared thermography along the injection wall. This injection wall is pierced by 9 rows of 8 holes (α=90°) in staggered configuration (p/D=s/D=6). We propose a model using two heat transfer coefficients to represent the convective exchanges. The results are non-dimensioned and presented in comparison with the case without holes. The use of this model allows us to define 4 zones. Those 4 zones exist for the 5 blowing rates.     

冲角对不同掠型压气机叶栅扩压因子的影响

对直、前掠、弯掠和后掠叶片组成的压气机叶栅进行了实验研究,结合叶栅出口能量损失分布和叶片表面静压系数的分布及叶片负荷的变化,讨论了冲角变化对不同掠型压气机叶栅扩压因子的影响以及叶栅扩压因子与叶栅能量损失和叶片负荷的相互关系。结果表明,前掠和弯掠叶栅显著改善了叶栅根部的流动．能够有效防止气流减速造成流动分离的可能;这两种叶栅轴向逆压梯度长度和叶片负荷大小的综合作用是其扩压因子在叶片两端部小于直叶栅的原因。     

叶片弯曲对扩压叶栅出口流场的影响

通过由常规直叶片、正弯曲叶片、反弯曲叶片组成的三种矩型扩压叶栅在低速风洞上的实验研究,测得了叶栅出口流场、研究了零冲角下常直叶栅、正弯曲叶栅、反弯曲叶栅对出口总压损失分布情况和二次流速度矢量的影响,讲座了叶片弯曲对扩压叶栅出口流场的改善作用。     

Experimental investigation of energy loss in straight and bowed cascades with aft‐loaded profiles

An experimental investigation was carried in a low speed annular wind tunnel. The energy loss evolution from upstream to downstream in the blade cascade channel with aft‐loaded profiles was measured in detail. The results of the present study showed that energy loss was generated mainly in places near the leading and the trailing edges. Therefore, measurements were taken to improve the cascade performance by choosing the appropriate leading edge diameter, to provide a good match between the affecting length and the magnitude of adverse pressure gradient on suction surface, and to improve the static pressure distribution along the span height. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 34(2): 108–119, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20044     

带有冷气掺混的三级透平气动性能数值研究

借助NUMECA数值仿真软件,以某型燃气轮机的三级透平作为计算模型,对其在冷却气体掺混前后的流场进行了数值模拟。考虑到工质物性的影响,采用了变比热高温燃气作为计算工质。同时,针对燃气轮机透平进口的变工况问题,选取不同的透平进口总压值进行数值计算。结果表明,冷却气体的加入使得级损失增大,每列叶片流道出口速度或相对速度减小,下游叶片进口气流角减小;在三级透平冷气掺混时改变进口总压值,每列叶片流道的进口气流角几乎不变,除第三级动叶的激波损失与尾迹损失增大外,其余叶片流道的能量损失变化不明显。     

跨音速压气机叶栅中稠度对弯掠叶栅流场影响的数值分析

将一跨音速静叶栅数值计算结果与实验结果进行了比较,结果表明计算与实验结果吻合较好。为了讨论跨音速压气机中弯掠叶片的适用条件,在0°攻角下,稠度为1.75、1.50和1.25,对0~30°弯掠叶流场进行了数值分析,结果表明大稠度弯掠叶片的效果较为明显。弯掠叶片使前缘激波转化为斜激波,并减弱了通道激波的强度,因而降低了叶栅激波损失。可以验证在跨音速条件下稠度的大小是否在静叶栅中使用弯叶片的一个重要的参考因素。     

Film cooling characteristics of rows of round holes at various streamwise angles in a crossflow: Part II. Heat transfer coefficients

Measurements of heat transfer coefficient (h) are presented for rows of round holes at streamwise angles of 30°, 60° and 90° with a short but engine representative hole length (L/D = 4). The study began with a single row of holes with pitch-to-diameter ratios of 3 and 6, followed by two inline and staggered rows for each hole spacing and streamwise inclination, which amount to 105 different test cases in addition to the 21 test cases presented on the single hole [C.H.N. Yuen, R.F. Martinez-Botas, Film cooling characteristics of a single round hole at various angles in a crossflow: Part I. Effectiveness, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, in press; C.H.N. Yuen, R.F. Martinez-Botas, Film cooling characteristics of a single round hole at various angles in a crossflow: Part II. Heat transfer coefficients, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, in press]. The present investigation is a continuation of the previous work [Yuen and Martinez-Botas, Parts I and II, in press] with the same test facility, operating conditions (freestream Reynolds number, Re_D of 8563, and blowing ratio, 0.33 ⩽ M ⩽ 2), and measurement technique of liquid crystal thermography and the steady-state heat transfer method, therefore the results presented in the form of h/h₀, which is the ratio of heat transfer coefficient with film cooling to that without, are directly comparable. Both local values and laterally averaged ones are presented, the latter refers to the averaged value across the central hole. The corresponding measurements of effectiveness for the rows of holes are presented in a companion paper [C.H.N. Yuen, R.F. Martinez-Botas, Film cooling characteristics of rows of round holes at various angles in a crossflow: Part I. Effectiveness, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, submitted for publication]. The low effectiveness observed with the 90° holes in the companion paper [Yuen and Martinez-Botas, submitted for publication] and the relatively large heat transfer coefficient presented here, suggest that the normal injection should only be used in situations where shallower holes are not feasible. The combined performance of effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient suggests that the two inline rows are likely to be advantageous in the film cooling of turbine blades with good coverage per unit mass flow of cooling air and lower thermal stresses due to the smaller heat load.     

跨音速透平叶栅尾缘劈缝射流气动性能分析

基于定常RANS方程,采用Spalart-Allmaras(S-A)湍流模型,数值模拟某跨音速导叶尾缘劈缝射流的定常流动结构,分析尾缘劈缝射流对尾缘激波结构、尾迹流动特性及叶栅气动性能的影响。研究表明:开缝射流显著降低尾缘压力面侧燕尾波强度,并使激波在相邻叶片吸力面入射点向上游移动;当叶栅出口马赫数小于1.35时射流使吸力面燕尾波强度减弱,而达到1.35后射流使该侧激波强度增大;在不同出口马赫数下射流均能降低叶栅动能损失。     

采用弯叶片控制高负荷涡轮叶栅内附面层迁移的机理分析

对具有128.5°折转角的高负荷平面涡轮叶栅的内部流场进行了数值模拟.结合前期的实验结果,并利用拓扑学理论,详细分析了弯叶片对叶栅内附面层发展及旋涡运动的影响.结果表明,以通道涡为主的集中涡系在高负荷涡轮叶栅中部强烈掺混,使得中部的能量损失系数(0.56)明显高于端部(0.07),这是反弯叶片能改善此类叶栅整体气动性能的原因.对附面层迁移理论作了进一步讨论后指出,在高负荷涡轮叶栅内采用弯叶片减少二次流损失时应重点考察自由涡层的迁移.     

前加载和后加载叶片气动性能的数值研究

采用数值计算的方法对后加载和前加载叶片的气动性能进行了详细的分析,研究了无扭曲的叶片与弯曲叶片的压力系数分布以及负荷分布特性,分析了后加载和前加载叶栅内总压分布规律和总压损失沿叶高的变化情况.数值计算得到的后加载和前加载无扭曲的叶片中部压力系数分布与平面叶栅试验数据吻合良好,后加载弯曲叶片和前加载弯曲叶片的近叶顶、中部和近叶根处的压力系数分布与试验数据基本吻合.     

Effects of film cooling hole shape on heat transfer

The effects of hole shapes, secondary injection Reynolds numbers, and blowing ratios on the heat transfer downstream of film cooling holes have been investigated by using a large‐scale low‐speed loop wind tunnel. The test model consists of five film cooling holes. Experiments on dustpan‐shaped holes, fan‐shaped holes, and round holes have been conducted with injection Reynolds number ranging from 10,000 to 25,000 and blowing ratio ranging from 0.3 to 2.0. Measurements are taken under 26 conditions. Results show that the critical blowing ratio is 1.3 for the dustpan‐ and fan‐shaped holes, 0.7 for the round holes. The turbulence generated by air injection through round holes is stronger than those through dustpan‐ and fan‐shaped holes. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 33(2): 73–80, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20005