1. DIME-Universitá di Genova,Via Montallegro,1,16145,Genova,Italy;2. DIEF-Universitá di Firenze,Via Santa Marta,3,50139,Firenze,Italy;3. GE Avio R&D,Via I Maggio,99,10140,Rivalta (TO),Italy
Abstract:
The aerodynamic performance of a high-load low-pressure turbine blade cascade has been analyzed for three different distributed surface roughness levels (Ra) for steady and unsteady inflows. Results from CFD simulations and experiments are presented for two different Reynolds numbers (300000 and 70000 representative of take-off and cruise conditions, respectively) in order to evaluate the roughness effects for two typical operating conditions.