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http://dx.doi.org/10.6112/kscfe.2012.17.3.053

EVALUATION OF TURBULENCE MODELS IN A HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE CASCADE SIMULATION  

El-Gendi, M.M. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan)
Lee, K.U. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan)
Chung, W.J. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan)
Joh, C.Y. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan)
Son, C.H. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Ulsan)
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Journal of computational fluids engineering / v.17, no.3, 2012 , pp. 53-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
Steady flow simulations through a high pressure turbine guide vanes were carried out. The main objective of the present work is to study the performance of turbulence models on the steady flow prediction from aerodynamic and aerothermal points of view. Three turbulence models were compared, namely SST, k-${\omega}$ and ${\omega}$-Reynolds stress models. The laminar results were also compared. The comparison was done with emphasis on the isentropic Mach number and heat transfer coefficient along the blade, and total pressure loss in the wake region. The calculated isentropic Mach number showed reasonable agreement with experimental data along the blade surface for all three turbulent models. For the total pressure loss in the wake region, ${\omega}$-Reynolds stress model showed the best agreement with the experimental data. However, unless using an appropriate transition model, the heat transfer coefficients of all three turbulent models showed poor agreement with experimental data.
Keywords
Gas turbines; CFD; Turbulence model; Steady flow; Transonic flow;
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