Gas dynamic analysis of the modern single shaft gas turbine engine flow path

Abstract The paper outlines a finite volumes refined mathematical model of the working gas flow in the flow path of the three stage modern single shaft gas turbine engine that can be used in floating power plants. Such mathematical model based on the finite volumes of hexagonal-type was constructed using the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations for the case of viscous working fluid flow. For the problem solution such boundary conditions as “inlet’, “outlet” and “wall” have been used. The calculation is carried out in a non-stationary setting with a time step of 1.5974 × 10−6 s, which corresponds to the angle of rotation of the rotor, relative to the stator, of 0.09°. The total number of time iterations is 350. Also, it was shown that the variation field of pressure on the blades feather surfaces and the gas flow velocity due to rotation are the critical factors, causing the blades vibration. The result was confirmed with the experiment. The obtained results would be used as a base for further investigations of gas flow pressure field on the blades surface, because the gas flow pressure are key factors, causing the rotor forced vibration, and as initial data for their fatigue strength and crack study.