Optimization Turbine Blade Cooling by Applying Jet Impingement Cooling Channels

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this paper is to optimize turbine blade cooling channels by applying jet impingement Method. The selection of experiment data for NASA 3CX turbine blade, and 3D model using solidworks software and create computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations used to model the coolant flow and temperature distribution in the vane, while experimental testing can validate the CFD results and provide additional insights into the cooling system's performance., ANSYS FLUENT code was used as a CFD solver, and ANSYS ICEM-CFD was used for mesh generation. MATLAB code is used for calculation using experiment data and this was helpful for simulations. Heat transfer conjugation analysis bases SST shear stress analyses K-ω turbulent model. The results conclude that providing additional information about the cooling channels and how they differ in the studies being compared. The results demonstrate that the cooling channels' hydraulic diameter decreases by a significant percentage (up to 49.70%–69.55%) as they are drawn to the trailing edge of the blade. This can have a significant impact on the heat transfer coefficients and the performance of the cooling system. The pressure side of the turbine blade is observed to follow the Hylton Model, while the current study predicts a large over-anticipated heat transfer coefficient around the Turbine blade head and on the bulk of the suction side. In terms of average heat transfer coefficient, the two models differ by 23.36%. The authors found that the cooling effectiveness for the Optimized jet impingement model is 0.4892 for whole blade and compared it with the cooling effectiveness for the optimized jet impingement model, which is 0.6936, The results of the comparison between the base model and the optimized jet impingement model suggest that the optimized model has a significantly higher cooling effectiveness. The increase in cooling effectiveness of 29.46% for the whole blade and 28.823% for the trailing edge indicates that the optimized jet impingement design provides improved cooling performance. These results highlight the importance of considering optimized cooling designs for turbine blades to maintain efficient and safe operation.