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{"title":"Turbine Map Extension - Theoretical Considerations and Practical Advice","authors":"Kurzke Joachim","doi":"10.33737/JGPPS/128465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/JGPPS/128465","url":null,"abstract":"Physically sound compressor and turbine maps are the key to accurate aircraft engine performance simulations. Usually, maps only cover the speed range between idle and full power. Simulation of starting, windmilling and re-light requires maps with sub-idle speeds as well as pressure ratios less than unity.\u0000Engineers outside industry, universities and research facilities may not have access to the measured rig data or the geometrical data needed for CFD calculations.\u0000Whilst research has been made into low speed behavior of turbines, little has been published and no advice is available on how to extrapolate maps.\u0000Incompressible theory helps with the extrapolation down to zero flow as in this region the Mach numbers are low. The zero-mass flow limit plays a special role; its shape follows from turbine velocity triangle analysis. \u0000Another helpful correlation is how mass flow at a pressure ratio of unity changes with speed. The consideration of velocity triangles together with the enthalpy-entropy diagram leads to the conclusion that in these circumstances flow increases linearly with speed.\u0000In the incompressible flow region, a linear relationship exists between torque/flow and flow. The slope is independent of speed and can be found from the speed lines for which data are available. This knowledge helps in extending turbine maps into the regions where pressure ratio is less than unity.\u0000The application of the map extension method is demonstrated with an example of a three-stage low pressure turbine designed for a business jet engine.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44661305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of volumetric system design on compressor inlet conditions in supercritical CO2 \u0000cycles","authors":"A. Hacks, S. Schuster, D. Brillert","doi":"10.33737/JGPPS/140118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/JGPPS/140118","url":null,"abstract":"The paper aims to improve the understanding of the dependency of compressor inlet conditions close to the critical point in supercritical CO2 (sCO2 ) cycles on different volumetric cycle designs. The compressor inlet conditions are fixed by the specific static outlet enthalpy of the main cooler and the static pressure determined by the mass of CO2 in the closed cycle. While in a previous study the authors analyzed effects on the compressor inlet conditions with respect to the specific static enthalpy in the pseudocritical region for constant inlet pressure, this paper focuses on the influence of the volume of the heater and cooler. The analysis is based on experimental observations from two different experimental sCO2 cycles, the SUSEN loop and the HeRo loop. The change of compressor inlet pressure upon change of the cooling power is substantially different and caused by the different volumetric design of the cycles. A simple model based on the volumes of the hot and cold sections in the cycle is developed to understand the dependency of compressor inlet conditions on the volumetric design. In terms of the volumetric design of the cycle, the paper will improve the knowledge of the challenges in stable compressor operation close to the critical point.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47825028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Low pressure ratio transonic fan stall with radial distortion","authors":"Tim S. Williams, C. Hall, M. Wilson","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-69","url":null,"abstract":"Numerical methods that can predict stall behaviour with non-uniform inlet conditions allow assessment of the stable operating range across flight conditions during the design of fan stages for civil aircraft. To extend the application of methods validated with clean inflow, the effect of a tip low radial distortion on the stall behaviour of a low pressure ratio transonic fan has been investigated using both high speed experiments and 3D URANS computations. The distortion is generated in the experiment using a perforated plate and this is fully represented within the computational mesh. This enables computations to reproduce the full range of flow conditions accurately without adjusting the inlet boundary condition.\u0000Both the calculations and measurements show that the presence of the distortion decreases the stall cell rotational speed and increases the cell circumferential extent. In the calculations, the cell speed reduced from 87% to 67% of shaft speed, compared to a change of 82% to 58% in the experiment. With and without distortion, the computations show how stall inception stems from blockage formed by flow separation from the tip-section suction surface, behind the shock. In the distorted case, the more forward shock position produces the blockage further upstream, causing a greater reduction of flow to adjacent passages. This leads to a stall cell in the distorted case that is around 80% larger.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44807582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Numerical and Experimental Study of Droplet-Film-Interaction for Low Pressure Steam Turbine Erosion Protection Applications","authors":"D. Bohn, T. Uno, Takeshi Yoshida, Christian Betcher, Jan Frohnheiser, Kristof Weidtmann","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-65","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-65","url":null,"abstract":"One common approach for anti-erosion measures in low pressure steam turbines is to equip a hollow stator vane with slots on the airfoil surface in order to remove the water film by suction and consequently reduce the amount of secondary droplets. The purpose of this paper is to build an understanding of the predominant effects in fluid-film interaction and to examine the suitability of modern numerical methods for the design process of such slots. The performance of a suction slot in terms of collection rate and air leakage is investigated numerically in a flatplate setup with upstream injection of water. In order to model the relevant phenomena (film transport, edge stripping of droplets, transport of droplets in the surrounding fluid, wall impingement of droplets) an unsteady Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation setup is\u0000applied. The accuracy of the numerical approach is assessed by comparison with experimental\u0000measurements. The comparison of four cases with the measured data demonstrates that the chosen simulation approach is\u0000able to predict the main features of film flow and interaction with the surrounding fluid. The collection\u0000rate as well as fluid film properties show the same qualitative dependency from water mass flow rate and air velocity.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45347811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ASSESSMENT OF THE WASHING EFFECTIVENESS OF ON-PURPOSE DESIGNED ECO-FRIENDLY CLEANER AGAINST SOOT DEPOSITS","authors":"N. Casari, M. Pinelli, A. Suman, Alessandro Vulpio, C. Appleby, Simon Kyte","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-91","url":null,"abstract":"The increment of the industrialization processes led to even more release of carbonaceous particulate into the environment. These airborne contaminants are produced by endothermic machines, coal combustion, heating systems, and production plants. Soot particles suspended into the air can overpass the inlet filters (if present) of gas turbines and deposit onto the internal parts of the compressor. This phenomenon, leading to the modification of the aerodynamic surface of the airfoils, is the main responsible for the gas turbine performance losses over time. This detrimental effect can be partially recovered by washing the compressor unit, frequently.\u0000In this work, the assessment of the washing effectiveness against soot deposits of an on-purpose designed eco-friendly cleaner is provided. The removal effectiveness of this water-based cleaner is related to the capability to collect soot particles from surfaces, limiting redeposit phenomena over the stages. The experimental investigation has been carried out by injecting soot particles, under controlled conditions, into a multistage test axial compressor. Using image post-processing techniques, carried out over the entire compressor flow path, a quantitative evaluation of the washing capability has been assessed. Compared with demineralized water, the cleaner was found to be effective if high cleaning performances are expected.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42419065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Large-Eddy Simulations of Rim Seal Flow in a One-Stage Axial Turbine","authors":"Thomas Hösgen, M. Meinke, W. Schröder","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-104","url":null,"abstract":"The flow field in a one-stage axial flow turbine with 30 stator and 62 rotor blades including the wheel space is investigated by large-eddy simulation (LES). The Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a massively parallel finite-volume solver based on a Cartesian mesh with immersed boundaries. The strict conservation of mass, momentum, and energy is ensured by an efficient cut-cell/level-set ansatz, where a separate level-set solver describes the motion of the rotor. Both solvers use individual subsets of a shared Cartesian mesh, which they can adapt independently. The focus of the analysis is on the flow field inside the rotor stator cavity between the stator and rotor disks. Two cooling gas mass flow rates are investigated for the same rim seal geometry. First, the time averaged flow field for both simulations is compared, followed by a detailed investigation of the unsteady flow field. The results for the cooling effectiveness are compared to experimental data. Both cases show good agreement with experimental data. It is shown that for the lower cooling gas mass flux several of the wheel space’s acoustic waves are excited. This is not observed for the higher cooling gas mass flux. The excited waves lead to stable, i.e., bounded, fluctuations inside the wheel space and result in a significantly higher hot gas ingestion.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41633623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stall margin improvement in a low-speed axial compressor rotor using a blockage-optimised single circumferential casing groove","authors":"A. Mustaffa, V. Kanjirakkad","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-89","url":null,"abstract":"The stall margin of tip-critical axial compressors can be improved by using circumferential casing grooves. From previous studies, in the literature, the stall margin improvement due to the casing grooves can be attributed to the reduction of the near casing blockage. The pressure rise across the compressor as the compressor is throttled intensifies the tip leakage flow. This results in a stronger tip leakage vortex that is thought to be the main source of the blockage. In this paper, the near casing blockage due to the tip region aerodynamics in a low-speed axial compressor rotor is numerically studied and quantified using a mass flow-based blockage parameter. The peak blockage location at the last stable operating point for a rotor with smooth casing is found to be at about 10% of the tip chord aft of the tip leading edge. Based on this information, an optimised single casing groove design that minimises the peak blockage is found using a surrogate-based optimisation approach. The implementation of the optimised groove is shown to produce a stall margin improvement of about 5%.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":"5 1","pages":"79-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44965647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental and Computational Investigation of Flow Structure of Buoyancy Induced Flow in Heated Rotating Cavities","authors":"S. M. Fazeli, V. Kanjirakkad, C. Long","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-37","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents Laser-Doppler Anemometry (LDA) measurements obtained from the Sussex Multiple Cavity test facility. This facility comprises a number of heated disc cavities with a cool bore flow and is intended to emulate the secondary air system flow in an H.P compressor. Measurements were made of the axial and tangential components of velocity over the respective range of Rossby, Rotational and Axial Reynolds numbers, (Ro, <inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mtext>R</mml:mtext><mml:msub><mml:mtext>e</mml:mtext><mml:mi>θ</mml:mi></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:mspace width=\"0.25em\"/><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">R</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mtext>e</mml:mtext><mml:mi>z</mml:mi></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula>),<inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:mspace width=\"0.25em\"/></mml:mrow><mml:mn>0.32</mml:mn><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mtext>Ro</mml:mtext><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.28</mml:mn></mml:math></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:mspace width=\"0.25em\"/><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">R</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mtext>e</mml:mtext><mml:mi>θ</mml:mi></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>7.1</mml:mn><mml:mo>×</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mn>10</mml:mn><mml:mn>5</mml:mn></mml:msup></mml:math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mn>1.2</mml:mn><mml:mo>×</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mn>10</mml:mn><mml:mn>4</mml:mn></mml:msup><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mspace width=\"0.25em\"/><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">R</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mtext>e</mml:mtext><mml:mi>z</mml:mi></mml:msub><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mn>4.8</mml:mn><mml:mo>×</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mn>10</mml:mn><mml:mn>4</mml:mn></mml:msup></mml:math></inline-formula> and for the values of the buoyancy parameter <inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>β</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">Δ</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mtext>T</mml:mtext></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</mml:mo></mml:math></inline-formula> :<inline-formula><mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\" overflow=\"scroll\"><mml:mrow><mml:mspace width=\"0.25em\"/></mml:mrow><mml:mn>0.50</mml:mn><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mspace width=\"0.25em\"/><mml:mi>β</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">Δ</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mtext>T</mml:mtext><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.58</mml:mn></mml:math></inline-formula>. The frequency spectra analysis of the tangential ve","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49229513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Different Gases on the Design Point of an Industrial Axial Compressor and Deduced Aerodynamical Rematching Methodology","authors":"Henrik Hoffmann, Lukas Stuhldreier, R. V. Rennings, P. Jeschke","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-84","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-84","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a numerical investigation of the effects of compressing various gases, for example, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), on an eight-stage axial air compressor. Several adaptation methods are applied to achieve a similar operating point as for air.\u0000Theoretically, the operating point depends on Mach number, flow angles, Reynolds number and isentropic exponent. Numerical results show mismatch effects which arise in the parameters using a non-adapted geometry. A rematching procedure is described, including deduced speed adjustments, in order to achieve Mach number equality at compressor inlet. Only shroud modifications are performed to rematch the flow angles of the air simulation. Although Reynolds and Mach number are kept constant at compressor inlet, an inevitable deviation in downstream flow causes mismatches in efficiency and pressure ratio. Both analytical and numerical methodologies show that the scale of shroud adjustments, as well as the size of mismatch in Mach and Reynolds number, can be correlated to the isentropic gas exponent.\u0000In summary, the main impact on gas behavior in an axial air compressor is attributable to the change in isentropic exponent. Derivations of shroud adaptation and analyses of inevitable aerodynamic mismatch are therefore developed depending on the isentropic exponent.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44866076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sensitivity analysis on the impact of geometrical and operational variations on turbine hub cavity modes and practical methods to control them","authors":"Vahid Iranidokht, A. Kalfas, R. Abhari, Shigeki Senoo, Kazuhiro Momma","doi":"10.33737/gpps20-tc-143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33737/gpps20-tc-143","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an experimental investigation on the impact of different design and operational variations on the instabilities induced at the hub cavity outlet of a turbine. The experiments were conducted at the “LISA” test facility at ETH Zurich. The axial gap at the 2nd stage hub cavity exit was varied, and also three different flow deflectors were implemented at the cavity exit to control the cavity modes (CMs). Furthermore, the turbine pressure ratio was altered to mimic the off-design condition and study the sensitivity of the CMs to this parameter. Measurements were performed using pneumatic, and Fast Response Aerodynamic Probes (FRAP) at stator and rotor exit. In addition, unsteady pressure transducers were installed at the cavity exit wall to measure the characteristic parameters of the CMs.\u0000For the small axial gap, distinct and strong CMs were generated, which actively interacted with stator and rotor hub flow structures. Increasing the gap damped the fluctuations; however, a broader range of frequencies was amplified. The flow deflectors successfully suppressed the CMs by manipulating the shear layer velocity profile and blocking the growing instabilities. Eventually, the increase in the turbine pressure ratio strengthened the CMs and vice versa.","PeriodicalId":53002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Global Power and Propulsion Society","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45816839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}