Effects of Nozzle-Strut Integrated Design Concepton on the Subsonic Turbine Stage Flowfield

In order to shorten aero-engine axial length,substituting the traditional long chord thick strut design accompanied with the traditional low pressure(LP) stage nozzle,LP turbine is integrated with intermediate turbine duct(ITD).In the current paper,five vanes of the first stage LP turbine nozzle is replaced with loaded struts for supporting the engine shaft,and providing oil pipes circumferentially which fulfilled the areo-engine structure requirement.However,their bulky geometric size represents a more effective obstacle to flow from high pressure(HP) turbine rotor.These five struts give obvious influence for not only the LP turbine nozzle but also the flowfield within the ITD,and hence cause higher loss.Numerical investigation has been undertaken to observe the influence of the Nozzle-Strut integrated design concept on the flowfield within the ITD and the nearby nozzle blades.According to the computational results,three main conclusions are finally obtained.Firstly,a noticeable low speed area is formed near the strut's leading edge,which is no doubt caused by the potential flow effects.Secondly,more severe radial migration of boundary layer flow adjacent to the strut's pressure side have been found near the nozzle's trailing edge.Such boundary layer migration is obvious,especially close to the shroud domain.Meanwhile,radial pressure gradient aggravates this phenomenon.Thirdly,velocity distribution along the strut's pressure side on nozzle's suction surface differs,which means loading variation of the nozzle.And it will no doubt cause nonuniform flowfield faced by the downstream rotor blade.

Precision Milling of Integrated Turbine Based on a Non-Contact On-Machine Measurement System

The machining accuracy of the curved surfaces of integrated turbine blades directly determines the performance and service life of the turbojet engine system.In this paper,a non-contact on-machine measurement system is developed for precision milling of integrated turbines to reduce the impact of workpiece deformation,overcutting,tool chatter,and material work hardening.Milling with the on-machine measurement system obtained high-quality integrated turbine surfaces.The geometric accuracy error(PV)is below 3μm,and the surface roughness(Ra)is less than 2μm.The processed integrated turbine blade can achieve the accuracy requirements in the design and manufacturing and can be practically applied to the entire turbojet engine.