Within the framework programs of the EU for Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Aero-Engines (EEFEA) MTU has developed a highly efficient cross-counter flow heat exchanger for the application in intercooled recuperated aeroengines. This very compact recuperator is based on the profile tube matrix arrangement invented by MTU and one of its outstanding features is the high resistance to thermal gradients. In this paper the combined thermomechanical design of the recuperator is presented. State-of-the-art calculation procedures for heat transfer and stress analysis are combined in order to perform a reliable life prediction of the recuperator. The thermal analysis is based upon a 3D parametric finite element model generation. A program has been generated, which allows the automatic generation of both the material mesh and the boundary conditions. Assumptions concerning the boundary conditions are presented as well as steady state and transient temperature results. The stress analysis is performed with a FEM code using essentially the same computational grid as the thermal analysis. With the static temperature fields the static loading of the profile tubes is determined. From transient thermal calculations successive 3D temperature fields are obtained which enable the determination of creep life and LCF life of the part. Finally, vibration analysis is performed in order to estimate the vibration stress of the profile tubes during engine operation. Together with the static stress a Goodman diagram can be constructed. The combined analysis shows the high life potential of the recuperator, which is important for economic operation of a recuperative aero-engine.
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Thermomechanical Design of a Heat Exchanger for a Recuperative Aeroengine
Ernst Ebert,
Ernst Ebert
MTU Aero Engines, Dachauer Str. 665, Muenchen 80995, Germany
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Burkhard Simon,
Burkhard Simon
MTU Aero Engines, Dachauer Str. 665, Muenchen 80995, Germany
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Paul Storm
Paul Storm
MTU Aero Engines, Dachauer Str. 665, Muenchen 80995, Germany
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Harald Schoenenborn
Ernst Ebert
MTU Aero Engines, Dachauer Str. 665, Muenchen 80995, Germany
Burkhard Simon
MTU Aero Engines, Dachauer Str. 665, Muenchen 80995, Germany
Paul Storm
MTU Aero Engines, Dachauer Str. 665, Muenchen 80995, Germany
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received October 1, 2003; final manuscript received March 1, 2004. IGTI Review Chair: A. J. Strazisar. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, June 13–17 2004, Paper No. 2004-GT-53696.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Oct 2006, 128(4): 736-744 (9 pages)
Published Online: September 18, 2006
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Received:
October 1, 2003
Revised:
March 1, 2004
Online:
September 18, 2006
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Schoenenborn, H., Ebert , E., Simon , B., and Storm, P. (September 18, 2006). "Thermomechanical Design of a Heat Exchanger for a Recuperative Aeroengine ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. October 2006; 128(4): 736–744. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1850510
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