Turbine vane heat transfer predictions are given for smooth and rough vanes where the experimental data show transition moving forward on the vane as the surface roughness physical height increases. Consistent with smooth vane heat transfer, the transition moves forward for a fixed roughness height as the Reynolds number increases. Comparisons are presented with published experimental data. Some of the data are for a regular roughness geometry with a range of roughness heights, Reynolds numbers, and inlet turbulence intensities. The approach taken in this analysis is to treat the roughness in a statistical sense, consistent with what would be obtained from blades measured after exposure to actual engine environments. An approach is given to determine the equivalent sand grain roughness from the statistics of the regular geometry. This approach is guided by the experimental data. A roughness transition criterion is developed, and comparisons are made with experimental data over the entire range of experimental test conditions. Additional comparisons are made with experimental heat transfer data, where the roughness geometries are both regular and statistical. Using the developed analysis, heat transfer calculations are presented for the second stage vane of a high pressure turbine at hypothetical engine conditions.
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Simplified Approach to Predicting Rough Surface Transition
M. Stripf
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R. J. Boyle
M. Stripf
J. Turbomach. Oct 2009, 131(4): 041020 (11 pages)
Published Online: July 13, 2009
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Received:
September 12, 2008
Revised:
October 28, 2008
Published:
July 13, 2009
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Boyle, R. J., and Stripf, M. (July 13, 2009). "Simplified Approach to Predicting Rough Surface Transition." ASME. J. Turbomach. October 2009; 131(4): 041020. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3072521
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