Improved durability of gas turbine engines is an objective for both military and commercial aeroengines as well as for power generation engines. One region susceptible to degradation in an engine is the junction between the combustor and first vane given that the main gas path temperatures at this location are the highest. The platform at this junction is quite complex in that secondary flow effects, such as the leading edge vortex, are dominant. Past computational studies have shown that the total pressure profile exiting the combustor dictates the development of the secondary flows that are formed. This study examines the effect of varying the combustor liner film-cooling and junction slot flows on the adiabatic wall temperatures measured on the platform of the first vane. The experiments were performed using large-scale models of a combustor and nozzle guide vane in a wind tunnel facility. The results show that varying the coolant injection from the upstream combustor liner leads to differing total pressure profiles entering the turbine vane passage. Endwall adiabatic effectiveness measurements indicate that the coolant does not exit the upstream combustor slot uniformly, but instead accumulates along the suction side of the vane and endwall. Increasing the liner cooling continued to reduce endwall temperatures, which was not found to be true with increasing the film-cooling from the liner.
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Combustor Turbine Interface Studies—Part 1: Endwall Effectiveness Measurements
W. F. Colban,
W. F. Colban
Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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K. A. Thole,
K. A. Thole
Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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G. Zess
G. Zess
Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, CT 06108
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W. F. Colban
Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
K. A. Thole
Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
G. Zess
Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, CT 06108
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute and presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 3–6, 2002. Manuscript received by the IGTI January 16, 2002. Paper No. 2002-GT-30526. Review Chair: E. Benvenuti.
J. Turbomach. Apr 2003, 125(2): 193-202 (10 pages)
Published Online: April 23, 2003
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Received:
January 16, 2002
Online:
April 23, 2003
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Colban , W. F., Thole, K. A., and Zess, G. (April 23, 2003). "Combustor Turbine Interface Studies—Part 1: Endwall Effectiveness Measurements ." ASME. J. Turbomach. April 2003; 125(2): 193–202. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1561811
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