TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of wake-disturbed flow on heat (mass) transfer to a turbine blade
AU - Olson, S. J.
AU - Sanitjai, S.
AU - Ghosh, K.
AU - Goldstein, R. J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This study investigates the effect of wakes in the presence of varying levels of background freestream turbulence on the heat (mass) transfer from gas turbine blades. Measurements using the naphthalene sublimation technique provide local values of the mass transfer coefficient on the pressure and suction surfaces of a simulated turbine blade in a linear cascade. Experimental parameters studied include the pitch of the wake-generating blades (vanes), blade-row separation, Reynolds number and the freestream turbulence level. The disturbed flow strongly affects the mass transfer Stanton number on both sides of the blade, particularly along the suction surface. An earlier transition to a turbulent boundary layer occurs with increased background turbulence, higher Reynolds number and from wakes shed from vanes placed upstream of the linear cascade. Note that once the effects on mass transfer are known, similar variation on heat transfer can be inferred from the heat/mass transfer analogy.
AB - This study investigates the effect of wakes in the presence of varying levels of background freestream turbulence on the heat (mass) transfer from gas turbine blades. Measurements using the naphthalene sublimation technique provide local values of the mass transfer coefficient on the pressure and suction surfaces of a simulated turbine blade in a linear cascade. Experimental parameters studied include the pitch of the wake-generating blades (vanes), blade-row separation, Reynolds number and the freestream turbulence level. The disturbed flow strongly affects the mass transfer Stanton number on both sides of the blade, particularly along the suction surface. An earlier transition to a turbulent boundary layer occurs with increased background turbulence, higher Reynolds number and from wakes shed from vanes placed upstream of the linear cascade. Note that once the effects on mass transfer are known, similar variation on heat transfer can be inferred from the heat/mass transfer analogy.
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U2 - 10.1115/GT2009-60218
DO - 10.1115/GT2009-60218
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77953195102
SN - 9780791848845
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo
SP - 899
EP - 908
BT - Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2009
T2 - 2009 ASME Turbo Expo
Y2 - 8 June 2009 through 12 June 2009
ER -