In modern gas turbines,the High Pressure Turbine(HPT)is exposed to an extreme thermal environment due to the burned gases leaving the combustor.The burned gases are characterized by flow and temperature distortions th...In modern gas turbines,the High Pressure Turbine(HPT)is exposed to an extreme thermal environment due to the burned gases leaving the combustor.The burned gases are characterized by flow and temperature distortions that effect the aerodynamics and heat transfer of the turbine.The purpose of this paper is to investigate numerically the effect of the intensity of the swirling flow combined with the temperature non-uniformity‘‘Hot-Streak"(H-S)on the aerothermal performances of a HPT Nozzle Guide Vane(NGV).The investigations are conducted on the solid untwisted NGV annular cascade developed in NASA Lewis Research Center.Four swirl intensities(|S_(n)|=0,0.1,0.25 and 0.5),two swirl orientations(positive and negative)and two hot-streaks(rounded and radial)at the NGV inlet are considered.The simulations are done by solving the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)equations using ANSYS-CFX software.The results show that the H-S with swirl undergoes twisting following the orientation of the swirl.The H-S twist is aggressive under positive swirl compared to the negative swirl case.The inlet swirl generates a new secondary flow structure,so called Swirl Vortex(SV),which induces more aerodynamic losses.The aerodynamic efficiency under negative swirl found to be higher than that under positive swirl.The maximum temperature on the vane surface is controlled by the radial transport of the SV towards the endwalls.展开更多
The temperature of flow at the combustor exit is inherently non-uniform and the hot fluid is called hot-streak. An in-house CFD software, NUAA-Turbo, was used to carry out 3D unsteady simulations on the PW-Esingle-sta...The temperature of flow at the combustor exit is inherently non-uniform and the hot fluid is called hot-streak. An in-house CFD software, NUAA-Turbo, was used to carry out 3D unsteady simulations on the PW-Esingle-stage high-pressure turbine. The hot-streak effect based on real stator and combustor counts was approximately evaluated by the contraction/dilatation method on the interface. The unsteady attenuation and migration process of hot-streaks in the turbine passage were well captured. The general performance parameters for different circumferential positions of hot-streaks were relatively consistent. Then, the influences of hot-streaks on blade surface temperature were investigated by comparing results under hot-streak and uniform inflow conditions. Unsteady simulations with combined inlet hot-streak and swirling flow show that the core of a hot-streak migrates to the tip under the influence of a positive swirl, while the phenomenon is just opposite with a negative swirl. Therefore, the heat transfer environment of rotor blades shows great differences with different directions of inlet swirl.展开更多
文摘In modern gas turbines,the High Pressure Turbine(HPT)is exposed to an extreme thermal environment due to the burned gases leaving the combustor.The burned gases are characterized by flow and temperature distortions that effect the aerodynamics and heat transfer of the turbine.The purpose of this paper is to investigate numerically the effect of the intensity of the swirling flow combined with the temperature non-uniformity‘‘Hot-Streak"(H-S)on the aerothermal performances of a HPT Nozzle Guide Vane(NGV).The investigations are conducted on the solid untwisted NGV annular cascade developed in NASA Lewis Research Center.Four swirl intensities(|S_(n)|=0,0.1,0.25 and 0.5),two swirl orientations(positive and negative)and two hot-streaks(rounded and radial)at the NGV inlet are considered.The simulations are done by solving the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)equations using ANSYS-CFX software.The results show that the H-S with swirl undergoes twisting following the orientation of the swirl.The H-S twist is aggressive under positive swirl compared to the negative swirl case.The inlet swirl generates a new secondary flow structure,so called Swirl Vortex(SV),which induces more aerodynamic losses.The aerodynamic efficiency under negative swirl found to be higher than that under positive swirl.The maximum temperature on the vane surface is controlled by the radial transport of the SV towards the endwalls.
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文摘The temperature of flow at the combustor exit is inherently non-uniform and the hot fluid is called hot-streak. An in-house CFD software, NUAA-Turbo, was used to carry out 3D unsteady simulations on the PW-Esingle-stage high-pressure turbine. The hot-streak effect based on real stator and combustor counts was approximately evaluated by the contraction/dilatation method on the interface. The unsteady attenuation and migration process of hot-streaks in the turbine passage were well captured. The general performance parameters for different circumferential positions of hot-streaks were relatively consistent. Then, the influences of hot-streaks on blade surface temperature were investigated by comparing results under hot-streak and uniform inflow conditions. Unsteady simulations with combined inlet hot-streak and swirling flow show that the core of a hot-streak migrates to the tip under the influence of a positive swirl, while the phenomenon is just opposite with a negative swirl. Therefore, the heat transfer environment of rotor blades shows great differences with different directions of inlet swirl.
