TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced cooling performance of blade tip slot cooling
T2 - Effect of slot open length
AU - Bang, Minho
AU - Choi, Seungyeong
AU - Lee, Namkyu
AU - Cho, Hyung Hee
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - Addressing the critical challenge of thermal load-induced damage in turbine blade tips, this study aims to elucidate the effects of slot open length on film cooling effectiveness (FCE) across turbine blade tips with Pressure Side (PS) and Suction Side (SS) slots considering the application of additive manufacturing to turbine blade tips. Employing a linear cascade setup and the pressure sensitive paint (PSP) technique, we examined and quantified cooling performance across turbine blade tips with PS or SS slots at various slot open lengths. We revealed that while short slot open lengths enhance FCE at the leading edge (LE) due to increased averaged blowing ratios, they fail to adequately cover the trailing edge (TE) region. This decrease in cooling performance is largely attributable to the mixing of coolant with hot gas. In contrast, longer slot open lengths achieve a consistent FCE distribution across the blade tip despite a slight decrease in FCE at the LE region. The study suggests that integrating additional thermal design strategies, such as partition walls with slots, could effectively manage hot gas behaviors, thus enhancing the overall cooling design of turbine blade tips. This research makes a significant contribution to the field of turbine blade tip cooling design, providing insights into optimizing cooling performance through advanced slot configurations enabled by additive manufacturing technologies.
AB - Addressing the critical challenge of thermal load-induced damage in turbine blade tips, this study aims to elucidate the effects of slot open length on film cooling effectiveness (FCE) across turbine blade tips with Pressure Side (PS) and Suction Side (SS) slots considering the application of additive manufacturing to turbine blade tips. Employing a linear cascade setup and the pressure sensitive paint (PSP) technique, we examined and quantified cooling performance across turbine blade tips with PS or SS slots at various slot open lengths. We revealed that while short slot open lengths enhance FCE at the leading edge (LE) due to increased averaged blowing ratios, they fail to adequately cover the trailing edge (TE) region. This decrease in cooling performance is largely attributable to the mixing of coolant with hot gas. In contrast, longer slot open lengths achieve a consistent FCE distribution across the blade tip despite a slight decrease in FCE at the LE region. The study suggests that integrating additional thermal design strategies, such as partition walls with slots, could effectively manage hot gas behaviors, thus enhancing the overall cooling design of turbine blade tips. This research makes a significant contribution to the field of turbine blade tip cooling design, providing insights into optimizing cooling performance through advanced slot configurations enabled by additive manufacturing technologies.
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Blade tip
KW - Film cooling effectiveness
KW - Gas turbine
KW - Slot cooling
KW - Slot open length
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U2 - 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107871
DO - 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107871
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85199766936
SN - 0735-1933
VL - 158
JO - International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
JF - International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
M1 - 107871
ER -