Heat Transfer Measurements on the Endwall of a Variable Speed Power Turbine Blade Cascade (original) (raw)
Heat transfer measurements were obtained on the endwall of a 2-D section of a variable speed power turbine (VSPT) rotor blade linear cascade. Infrared thermography was used to help determine the transition of flow from laminar to turbulent as well as determine regions of flow separation. Steady state data was obtained for six incidence angles ranging from +15.8° to -51°, and at five flow conditions for each angle. Nusselt number was used as a method to visualize flow transition and separation on the endwall surface and showed the effects of secondary flows on the surface. Nusselt correlation with Reynolds number from multiple flow conditions was used to plot local values of the correlation exponent and indicated the state of the local boundary layer as the flow transitioned from laminar to turbulent as well as secondary flow features.
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