Due to the stringent cooling requirements of novel aero-engines combustor liners, a comprehensive understanding of the phenomena concerning the interaction of hot gases with typical coolant jets plays a major role in the design of efficient cooling systems. In this work, an aerodynamic analysis of the effusion cooling system of an aero-engine combustor liner was performed; the aim was the definition of a correlation for the discharge coefficient of the single effusion hole. The data were taken from a set of CFD RANS (Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes) simulations, in which the behavior of the effusion cooling system was investigated over a wide range of thermo/fluid-dynamics conditions. In some of these tests, the influence on the effusion flow of an additional air bleeding port was taken into account, making it possible to analyze its effects on effusion holes . An in depth analysis of the numerical data set has pointed out the opportunity of an efficient reduction through the ratio of the annulus and the hole Reynolds numbers: The dependence of the discharge coefficients from this parameter is roughly linear. The correlation was included in an in-house one-dimensional thermo/fluid network solver, and its results were compared with CFD data. An overall good agreement of pressure and mass flow rate distributions was observed. The main source of inaccuracy was observed in the case of relevant air bleed mass flow rates due to the inherent three-dimensional behavior of the flow close to bleed opening. An additional comparison with experimental data was performed in order to improve the confidence in the accuracy of the correlation: Within the validity range of pressure ratios in which the correlation is defined , this comparison pointed out a good reliability in the prediction of discharge coefficients. An approach to model air bleeding was then proposed, with the assessment of its impact on liner wall temperature prediction.
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February 2011
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Numerical Study of Aerodynamic Losses of Effusion Cooling Holes in Aero-Engine Combustor Liners
A. Andreini,
A. Andreini
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
e-mail: antonio.andreini@htc.de.unifi.it
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
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A. Bonini,
A. Bonini
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
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G. Caciolli,
G. Caciolli
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
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B. Facchini,
B. Facchini
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
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S. Taddei
S. Taddei
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A. Andreini
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italye-mail: antonio.andreini@htc.de.unifi.it
A. Bonini
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
G. Caciolli
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
B. Facchini
Dipartimento di Energetica “Sergio Stecco”,
University of Florence–Italy
, Via Santa Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
S. Taddei
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Feb 2011, 133(2): 021901 (10 pages)
Published Online: October 29, 2010
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May 4, 2010
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May 28, 2010
Online:
October 29, 2010
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October 29, 2010
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Andreini, A., Bonini, A., Caciolli, G., Facchini, B., and Taddei, S. (October 29, 2010). "Numerical Study of Aerodynamic Losses of Effusion Cooling Holes in Aero-Engine Combustor Liners." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. February 2011; 133(2): 021901. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002040
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