This paper presents a new method for predicting the three-dimensional (3D) bending behavior of bristles in brush seals. The model builds on and addresses shortcomings in an earlier two-dimensional bending model. The work was motivated by the need to develop a general 3D solid mechanical model that can ultimately be incorporated into CFD models of flow and heat transfer through brush seals. The iterative method considered here, which is based on linear beam-bending theory, allows relatively large numbers of bristles to be considered with arbitrary imposed aerodynamic forces. Bristle-to-bristle contacts and deflections are considered, as well as shaft and backing ring contacts. The method also allows arbitrary initial bristle packs and lay-angles to be considered, as well as periodic conditions so that the model represents a sector of a brush seal. Other physically important features, such as the so-called 3D-splay and inclined prop effects, are also taken into account. The method described here has been incorporated into a new computer code called SUBSIS (Surrey University Brush Seal Iterative Simulator). Example results from this code are presented that show the bending behavior of initially hexagonally packed brush seals under model imposed pressure loads acting on the bristle tips. The effects of rotor incursions into the bristle pack, increase of the pressure load, and changes in the lay-angle and Young’s modulus are also shown. The results illustrate the expected bending behavior observed in real brush seals. Procedures for coupling SUBSIS with CFD models are also currently under investigation.
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Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Bristle Bending in Brush Seals
Cesare Guardino,
Cesare Guardino
CD-adapco Group, London Office, 200 Shepherd Bush Road, London W6 7NY, UK
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John W. Chew
John W. Chew
School of Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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Cesare Guardino
CD-adapco Group, London Office, 200 Shepherd Bush Road, London W6 7NY, UK
John W. Chew
School of Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, June 13–17, 2004, Paper No. 2004-GT-53176. Manuscript received by IGTI, October 1, 2003; final revision, March 1, 2004. IGTI Review Chair: A. J. Strazisar.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jul 2005, 127(3): 583-591 (9 pages)
Published Online: June 24, 2005
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Received:
October 1, 2003
Revised:
March 1, 2004
Online:
June 24, 2005
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Guardino, C., and Chew, J. W. (June 24, 2005). "Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Bristle Bending in Brush Seals ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. July 2005; 127(3): 583–591. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1850943
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