A combined experimental and computational study has been performed to investigate the detailed distribution of convective heat transfer coefficients on the first-stage blade tip surface for a geometry typical of large power generation turbines (>100 MW). This paper is concerned with the numerical prediction of the tip surface heat transfer. Good comparison with the experimental measured distribution was achieved through accurate modeling of the most important features of the blade passage and heating arrangement as well as the details of experimental rig likely to affect the tip heat transfer. A sharp edge and a radiused edge tip was considered. The results using the radiused edge tip agreed better with the experimental data. This improved agreement was attributed to the absence of edge separation on the tip of the radiused edge blade. [S0889-504X(00)01802-X]

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
gas turbines, flow simulation, convection, heat transfer
Topics:
Blades, Flow (Dynamics), Heat transfer, Energy generation, Gas turbines, Pressure, Modeling, Geometry
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