Heat transfer in a rotor-stator system with a radial inflow

Abstract

The present work examines the turbulent flow in a rotor-stator system subjected to a radial inflow and heat transfer effects. In the scope of this study, compressibility can be neglected which leads us to dissociate the heat transfer process from the dynamical effects. A method for making simultaneous temperature and velocity measurements is used to provide qualitative and quantitative data. An analysis of the results and comparisons with a theoretical prediction issued from an asymptotical formulation brings typical properties of the flow to light.