Study of Boundary Layer Development in a Two-Stage Low-Pressure Turbine
- Author
- Ashpis, David E.
- Published
- Feb. 1999.
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- Additional Creators
- Halstead, David E., Wisler, David C., and Dorney, Daniel J.
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- Experimental data from jet-engine tests have indicated that unsteady blade row interactions and separation can have a significant impact on the efficiency of low-pressure turbine stages. Measured turbine efficiencies at takeoff can be as much as two points higher than those at cruise conditions. Several recent studies have revealed that Reynolds number effects may contribute to the lower efficiencies at cruise conditions. In the current study numerical simulations have been performed to study the boundary layer development in a two-stage low-pressure turbine, and to evaluate the transition models available for low Reynolds number flows in turbomachinery. The results of the simulations have been compared with experimental data, including airfoil loadings and integral boundary layer quantities. The predicted unsteady results display similar trends to the experimental data, but significantly overestimate the amplitude of the unsteadiness. The time-averaged results show close agreement with the experimental data.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note
- Document ID: 19990019324.
AIAA Paper 99-0742.
E-11544.
NAS 1.15:208913.
NASA/TM-1999-208913.
Aerospace Sciences; 11-14 Jan. 1999; Reno, NV; United States. - Terms of Use and Reproduction
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