It has been suggested by researchers that ingestion, through rim seals, of mainstream gas into axial-flow turbine disk cavities is a consequence of the prevailing unsteady three-dimensional flow field. The cause–effect relationship is complex—to help understand it, experiments were performed in a model single-stage turbine rig using two different vane-blade configurations. Selected measurements from one of the configurations were reported earlier (1999–2001). The second configuration is new, featuring smaller numbers of vanes and blades and a larger vane turning angle. Selected measurements are presented and compared to those from the first configuration. The measurements include unsteady and rotor revolution time-average static pressure spatial distributions, and spatial distribution, in the rotor-stator cavity, of time-average ingestion. The parameters in the experiments were the main airflow rate, the purge/seal airflow rate, and the rotor speed. Unsteady three-dimensional CFD simulation may be helpful in identifying the roles of the many intertwined phenomena in the ingestion process.
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Experiment on Gas Ingestion Through Axial-Flow Turbine Rim Seals
R. P. Roy,
R. P. Roy
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
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J. Feng,
J. Feng
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
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D. Narzary,
D. Narzary
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
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R. E. Paolillo
R. E. Paolillo
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT 06108
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R. P. Roy
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
J. Feng
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
D. Narzary
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106
R. E. Paolillo
Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT 06108
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, June 13–17, 2004, Paper No. 2004-GT-53394. Manuscript received by IGTI, October 1, 2003; final revision, March 1, 2004. IGTI Review Chair: A. J. Strazisar.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jul 2005, 127(3): 573-582 (10 pages)
Published Online: June 24, 2005
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October 1, 2003
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March 1, 2004
Online:
June 24, 2005
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Roy , R. P., Feng , J., Narzary, D., and Paolillo, R. E. (June 24, 2005). "Experiment on Gas Ingestion Through Axial-Flow Turbine Rim Seals ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. July 2005; 127(3): 573–582. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1850499
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