The influence of surface roughness on heat transfer coefficient and cooling effectiveness for a fully film cooled three-dimensional nozzle guide vane (NGV) has been measured in a transonic annular cascade using wide band liquid crystal and direct heat flux gages (DHFGs). The liquid crystal methods were used for rough surface measurements and the DHFGs were used for the smooth surfaces. The measurements have been made at engine representative Mach and Reynolds numbers and inlet free-stream turbulence intensity. The aerodynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of the coolant flow have been modeled to represent engine conditions by using a heavy “foreign gas” (30.2 percent SF6 and 69.8 percent Ar by weight). Two cooling geometries (cylindrical and fan-shaped holes) have been tested. The strategies of obtaining accurate heat transfer data using a variety of transient heat transfer measurement techniques under the extreme conditions of transonic flow and high heat transfer coefficient are presented. The surfaces of interest are coated with wide-band thermochromic liquid crystals, which cover the range of NGV surface temperature variation encountered in the test. The liquid crystal has a natural peak-to-peak roughness height of 25 μm creating a transitionally rough surface on the NGV. The time variation of color is processed to give distributions of both heat transfer coefficient and film cooling effectiveness over the NGV surface. The NGV was first instrumented with the DHFGs and smooth surface tests preformed. Subsequently the surface was coated with liquid crystals for the rough surface tests. The DHFGs were then employed as the means of calibrating the liquid crystal layer. The roughness of 25 μm, which is the typical order of roughness for the in-service turbine blades and vanes, increases the heat transfer coefficient by up to 50 percent over the smooth surface level. The film cooling effectiveness is influenced less by the roughness. [S0889-504X(00)00804-7]

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
gas turbines, heat transfer, nozzles, liquid crystals, surface phenomena, aerodynamics, cooling, turbulence, film flow
Topics:
Cooling, Film cooling, Gages, Heat flux, Heat transfer, Heat transfer coefficients, Liquid crystals, Nozzle guide vanes, Surface roughness, Temperature, Coolants, Engines, Aluminum
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