The present study explores the effects of gap height and tip geometry on heat transfer distribution over the tip surface of a HPT first-stage rotor blade. The pressure ratio (inlet total pressure to exit static pressure for the cascade) used was 1.2, and the experiments were run in a blow-down test rig with a four-blade linear cascade. A transient liquid crystal technique was used to obtain the tip heat transfer distributions. Pressure measurements were made on the blade surface and on the shroud for different tip geometries and tip gaps to characterize the leakage flow and understand the heat transfer distributions. Two different tip gap-to-blade span ratios of 1% and 2.6% are investigated for a plane tip, and a deep squealer with depth-to-blade span ratio of 0.0416. For a shallow squealer with depth-to-blade span ratio of 0.0104, only 1% gap-to-span ratio is considered. The presence of the squealer alters the tip gap flow field significantly and produces lower overall heat transfer coefficients. The effects of different partial squealer arrangements are also investigated for the shallow squealer depth. These simulate partial burning off of the squealer in real turbine blades. Results show that some partial burning of squealers may be beneficial in terms of overall reduction in heat transfer coefficients over the tip surface.
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April 2004
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Effect of Tip Gap and Squealer Geometry on Detailed Heat Transfer Measurements Over a High Pressure Turbine Rotor Blade Tip
Hasan Nasir,
Hasan Nasir
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Srinath V. Ekkad,
e-mail: ekkad@me.lsu.edu
Srinath V. Ekkad
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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David M. Kontrovitz,
David M. Kontrovitz
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Ronald S. Bunker,
Ronald S. Bunker
GE Global R&D Center, Niskayuna, NY
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Chander Prakash
Chander Prakash
GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, OH
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Hasan Nasir
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Srinath V. Ekkad
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
e-mail: ekkad@me.lsu.edu
David M. Kontrovitz
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Ronald S. Bunker
GE Global R&D Center, Niskayuna, NY
Chander Prakash
GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, OH
Contributed by the Turbomachinery Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the JOURNAL OF TURBOMACHINERY. Manuscript received by the ASME Turbomachinery Division, October 14, 2003; final revision, February 6, 2004. Editor: D. Wisler.
J. Turbomach. Apr 2004, 126(2): 221-228 (8 pages)
Published Online: June 15, 2004
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October 14, 2003
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February 6, 2004
Online:
June 15, 2004
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Nasir , H., Ekkad, S. V., Kontrovitz , D. M., Bunker, R. S., and Prakash, C. (June 15, 2004). "Effect of Tip Gap and Squealer Geometry on Detailed Heat Transfer Measurements Over a High Pressure Turbine Rotor Blade Tip ." ASME. J. Turbomach. April 2004; 126(2): 221–228. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1731416
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