The goal of this study was to determine how showerhead blowing on a turbine vane leading edge affects of the performance of film cooling jets farther downstream. An emphasis was placed on measurements above the surface, i.e., flow visualization, thermal field, and velocity field measurements. The film cooling performance on the pressure side of a simulated turbine vane, with and without showerhead blowing, was examined. Results presented in this paper are for low mainstream turbulence; high mainstream turbulence effects are presented in the companion paper. At the location of the pressure side row of holes, the showerhead coolant extended a distance of about from the surface is the coolant hole diameter). The pressure side was found to be subjected to high turbulence levels caused by the showerhead injection. Results indicate a greater dispersion of the pressure side coolant jets with showerhead flow due to the elevated turbulence levels.
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Evaluation of Pressure Side Film Cooling With Flow and Thermal Field Measurements—Part I: Showerhead Effects
J. Michael Cutbirth,
J. Michael Cutbirth
William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Memphis, TN 38113
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David G. Bogard
David G. Bogard
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
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J. Michael Cutbirth
William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Memphis, TN 38113
David G. Bogard
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute and presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 3–6, 2002. Manuscript received by the IGTI, November 2, 2001. Paper No. 2002-GT-30174. Review Chair: E. Benvenuti.
J. Turbomach. Oct 2002, 124(4): 670-677 (8 pages)
Published Online: November 7, 2002
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Cutbirth, J. M., and Bogard, D. G. (November 7, 2002). "Evaluation of Pressure Side Film Cooling With Flow and Thermal Field Measurements—Part I: Showerhead Effects ." ASME. J. Turbomach. October 2002; 124(4): 670–677. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1504441
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