{"title":"Enhanced cooling effectiveness of diffuser-type multi-column holes in a double-wall cooling structure","authors":"Deokhyeong Kim , Sajan Tamang , Heesung Park","doi":"10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.109356","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modern gas turbines increase efficiency by using fuels with a higher number of lower heat values to generate higher temperatures. However, a high temperature raises thermal stress and creep, reducing durability and increasing maintenance costs. Therefore, double-wall cooling technology is adopted in aerospace and power generation, particularly in combustor cooling and other components exposed to combusted gases. This investigation presents an experimental analysis of cooling performances by comparison between the conventional cylinder and diffuser-type holes. A double-wall cooling structure for combustor liners in high-temperature gas turbine applications has been considered. The injection angle of the effusion hole is fixed at 30°, and two distinct outlet hole shapes have been manufactured in the 711.2 × 300 mm<sup>2</sup> plate, including the impingement plate. The total pressure and temperature distribution were measured under different blowing ratios from 3 to 6. The flow characteristics and cooling performance through the designated cooling structure were evaluated using the two-dimensional contour representations under the different blowing ratios. The experimental results reveal that using a diffuser-type hole enhances cooling efficiency by 45.02 % ∼ 57.71 % compared to a cylindrical hole. This is due to the increased exit area, which reduces the jet lift-up from a diffuser-type hole and encourages lateral expansion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":332,"journal":{"name":"International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 109356"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735193325007821","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MECHANICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Modern gas turbines increase efficiency by using fuels with a higher number of lower heat values to generate higher temperatures. However, a high temperature raises thermal stress and creep, reducing durability and increasing maintenance costs. Therefore, double-wall cooling technology is adopted in aerospace and power generation, particularly in combustor cooling and other components exposed to combusted gases. This investigation presents an experimental analysis of cooling performances by comparison between the conventional cylinder and diffuser-type holes. A double-wall cooling structure for combustor liners in high-temperature gas turbine applications has been considered. The injection angle of the effusion hole is fixed at 30°, and two distinct outlet hole shapes have been manufactured in the 711.2 × 300 mm2 plate, including the impingement plate. The total pressure and temperature distribution were measured under different blowing ratios from 3 to 6. The flow characteristics and cooling performance through the designated cooling structure were evaluated using the two-dimensional contour representations under the different blowing ratios. The experimental results reveal that using a diffuser-type hole enhances cooling efficiency by 45.02 % ∼ 57.71 % compared to a cylindrical hole. This is due to the increased exit area, which reduces the jet lift-up from a diffuser-type hole and encourages lateral expansion.
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