This work focuses on the parametric experimental study of film cooling effectiveness on the suction side of a scaled turbine vane. The experiments are performed in a five-vane annular sector cascade blowdown facility. The controlled exit Mach numbers are 0.7, 0.9, and 1.1, from high subsonic to transonic conditions. Nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and an argon / sulfur hexafluoride mixture are used to investigate the effects of density ratios, from 1.0, 1.5 to 2.0. Three row-averaged blowing ratios in the range of 0.7, 1.0, and 1.6 are studied. The test vane includes three rows of radial-angle cylindrical holes around the leading edge and two rows of compound-angle-shaped holes on the suction side. A pressure-sensitive paint technique is used to obtain the film cooling effectiveness distributions from suction-side holes and the contribution from leading-edge showerhead holes. This work shows the effects of the blowing ratio, density ratio, and exit Mach number on the film cooling effectiveness, as well as its interaction with a potential shock wave. The results indicate that, when the cooling holes are located in a critical region on the vane suction surface, the parametric effect on film cooling performance will significantly deviate from the common trend for a typical hole geometry.


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    Title :

    Transonic Turbine-Vane Film Cooling with Showerhead Effect Using Pressure-Sensitive Paint Measurement Technique



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    Publication date :

    2018-07-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English