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Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics on Squealer Tip of Gas Turbine Blade

가스터빈 블레이드 팁의 열전달과 유동 특성에 대한 수치적 해석

  • Jiao, Liu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kang, Youngseok (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Donghwa (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Cho, Jinsoo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2016.09.13
  • Accepted : 2016.11.15
  • Published : 2016.12.01
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Abstract

The heat transfer and flow characteristics of gas turbine blade tip were investigated in this paper by using the conjugate heat transfer analysis. The rotor inlet boundary condition profile which was taken from the first stage nozzle outlet was used to analyse. The profile contained the velocity and temperature information. This study presents the influence of tip clearance about aerodynamic loss, heat transfer coefficient and film cooling effectiveness with the squealer tip designed blade model which tip clearance variation range from 1% to 2.5% of span. Results showed that the aerodynamic loss and the heat transfer coefficient were increased when the tip clearance was increased. Especially when the tip clearance was 2% of the span, the average heat transfer coefficient on the tip region was increased obviously. The film cooling effectiveness of tip region was increasing with decreasing of the tip clearance. There was high film cooling effectiveness at cavity and near tip hole region.

본 연구에서는 전산해석을 통해 냉각 터빈 블레이드 팁 간극의 유동 및 열전달 특성을 연구하였다. 1단 고압터빈 노즐 출구에서 획득한 속도, 온도 프로파일을 로터의 입구에 적용하여 로터 도메인을 대상으로 전산해석을 하였다. 스퀼러 팁이 적용된 블레이드의 팁 간극을 스팬의 1%부터 2.5%로 조절하여 팁 간극의 공력 손실, 열전달 계수와 막냉각 효율의 영향을 고찰했다. 팁 간극이 커질수록 출구에서 공력 손실과 블레이드 끝단 표면에서 열전달 계수는 증가하였다. 특히 팁 간극이 스팬의 2%일 때 평균 열전달 계수가 급격히 증가하였다. 팁 영역의 막냉각 효율은 팁 간극이 작을수록 높았고, 캐비티 내부 냉각 홀 근처의 막냉각 효율이 높았다.

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