A computational model has been developed to study the mechanisms responsible for hot gas ingestion into the wheel-space cavity of a stationary HPT cascade rig. Simulations were undertaken for the stationary rig described by Bunker et al. (2009) in a companion paper. The rig consists of 5 vanes, a wheel-space cavity and 5 cylinders that represent the blockage due to the leading edge of the rotor airfoils. The experimental program investigated two cylinder diameters and three clocking positions for a nominal coolant flow rate. Comparisons are made between the computed and measured flow-field for the smaller of the two cylinders. It is demonstrated that the circumferential variation of pressure established by the vane wake and leading edge bow wave results in an unstable shear layer over the rim seal axial gap (trench) that causes hot gases to ingest for a nominal coolant flow. Steady state CFD simulations did not capture this effect and it was determined that a unsteady analysis was required in order to match the experimental data. Favorable agreement is noted between the time-averaged computed and measured pressure distributions in the circumferential direction both upstream and downstream of the trench, as well as within the trench itself. Furthermore, it is noted that time-averaged buffer cavity effectiveness agrees to within 5% of the experimental data for the cases studied. The validated CFD model is then used to simulate the effect of rotation by rotating the cylinders and disk at rotational rate that scales with a typical engine. A sliding mesh interface is utilized to communicate data between the stator and rotor domains. The stationary cases tend to ingest past the first angel wing for a nominal coolant flow condition the effect of rotation helps pressurize the cavity and is responsible for preventing hot gas from entering the buffer cavity.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
June 8–12, 2009
Orlando, Florida, USA
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- International Gas Turbine Institute
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978-0-7918-4884-5
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An Investigation of Turbine Wheelspace Cooling Flow Interactions With a Transonic Hot Gas Path—Part 2: CFD Simulations
G. M. Laskowski,
G. M. Laskowski
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
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R. S. Bunker,
R. S. Bunker
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
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J. C. Bailey,
J. C. Bailey
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
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G. Ledezma,
G. Ledezma
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
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S. Kapetanovic,
S. Kapetanovic
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
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G. M. Itzel,
G. M. Itzel
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
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M. A. Sullivan,
M. A. Sullivan
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
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T. R. Farrell
T. R. Farrell
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
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G. M. Laskowski
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
R. S. Bunker
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
J. C. Bailey
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
G. Ledezma
General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY
S. Kapetanovic
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
G. M. Itzel
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
M. A. Sullivan
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
T. R. Farrell
General Electric Energy, Greenville, SC
Paper No:
GT2009-59193, pp. 1095-1111; 17 pages
Published Online:
February 16, 2010
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Laskowski, GM, Bunker, RS, Bailey, JC, Ledezma, G, Kapetanovic, S, Itzel, GM, Sullivan, MA, & Farrell, TR. "An Investigation of Turbine Wheelspace Cooling Flow Interactions With a Transonic Hot Gas Path—Part 2: CFD Simulations." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. Volume 3: Heat Transfer, Parts A and B. Orlando, Florida, USA. June 8–12, 2009. pp. 1095-1111. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2009-59193
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