This paper presents a study of the three-dimensional flow field within the blade rows of a high-pressure axial flow steam turbine stage. Half-delta wings were fixed to a rotating hub to simulate an upstream rotor passage vortex. The flow field is investigated in a Low-Speed Research Turbine using pneumatic and hot-wire probes downstream of the blade row. The paper examines the impact of the delta wing vortex transport on the performance of the downstream blade row. Steady and unsteady numerical simulations were performed using structured 3D Navier-Stokes solver to further understand the flow field. The loss measurements at the exit of the stator blade showed an increase in stagnation pressure loss due to the delta wing vortex transport. The increase in loss was 21% of the datum stator loss, demonstrating the importance of this vortex interaction. The transport of the stator viscous flow through the rotor blade row is also described. The rotor exit flow was affected by the interaction between the enhanced stator passage vortex and the rotor blade row. Flow underturning near the hub and overturning towards the mid-span was observed, contrary to the classical model of overturning near the hub and underturning towards the mid-span. The unsteady numerical simulation results were further analysed to identify the entropy producing regions in the unsteady flow field.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference
June 16–19, 2003
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- International Gas Turbine Institute
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V. S. P. Chaluvadi,
V. S. P. Chaluvadi
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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A. I. Kalfas,
A. I. Kalfas
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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H. P. Hodson
H. P. Hodson
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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V. S. P. Chaluvadi
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
A. I. Kalfas
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
H. P. Hodson
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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GT2003-38389, pp. 223-234; 12 pages
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February 4, 2009
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Chaluvadi, VSP, Kalfas, AI, & Hodson, HP. "Vortex Transport and Blade Interactions in High Pressure Turbines." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2003, collocated with the 2003 International Joint Power Generation Conference. Volume 6: Turbo Expo 2003, Parts A and B. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. June 16–19, 2003. pp. 223-234. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2003-38389
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