331 |
Investigation and Validation of Cooling Loss Models for Axial Gas TurbinesHändestam, Jacob, Jacobson, Eric January 2017 (has links)
Detta arbete behandlar undersökningen och valideringen av kylförlustmodellen i det nyligen framtagna programmet för endimensionell turbindesign, Mean Line Tool (MLT), skapat av Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB (SIT). Huvudsyftet är att undersöka med vilken noggrannhet MLT kan prediktera de extra aerodynamiska förluster som uppstår vid injektion av kylluft i en turbinpassage. För att validera kylförlustmodellen i MLT, har tidigare resultat från en testrigg på KTH används, där de extra förlusterna på grund av kylinjektion har mätts för ett flertal kylpositioner på en turbinledskena. Lokala flödes- och geometriska parametrar från testriggen ansattes i MLT för att möjliggöra en korrekt jämförelse. Ytterligare validering utfördes mot en testbaserad Siemens-korrelation, som är en sammanställning av ett flertal test från olika turbinkomponenter av SIT. I denna korrelation undersöktes kylning på en ledskenas bladprofil och plattform, samt på skovelns bladprofil, där en ökning av kylmassflöde relaterades till en förändring i stegverkningsgrad. Resultaten, från jämförelsen mellan data från testriggen på KTH samt beräkningar i MLT, visade att MLT predikterar extraförlusterna på grund av kylning på bladprofilen av en ledskena med bra noggrannhet. Däremot visar jämförelsen att MLT beräknar en lägre förlust för bakkantskylning. Således har en modifierad förlustkorrelation för bakkantskylning presenterats, som ger mer överensstämmande resultat mot testriggen. Jämförelsen mellan MLT beräkningar och den testbaserade Siemens-korrelationen visar att MLT inte predikterar förändringen i stegverkningsgrad, på grund av extra kylmassflöde, med bra noggrannhet. På grund av ett flertal osäkerheter har denna jämförelse endast användas för att kvalitativt belysa brister i kylförlustmodellen av MLT. Med detta i åtanke har det fastställts att plattformskylning vid främre delen av en turbinpassage skulle kunna vara mycket överpredikterad av MLT. Den övergripande slutsatsen är att MLT predikterar förändringen i gitterverkningsgrad på grund av kylning på en ledskenas bladprofil med bra noggrannhet, förutom bakkantskylning. Ytterligare jämförelser visar att MLT inte kan prediktera förändringen i stegverkningsgrad, på grund av extra kylmassflöde, med bra noggrannhet för olika kylda komponenter från gasturbinsportfolion av SIT. Således behövs vidare validering av MLT innan programmet kan implementeras i turbindesignsystemet av SIT. / This thesis concerns the investigation and validation of the cooling loss model in newly developed one-dimensional turbine design tool, Mean Line Tool (MLT), of Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB (SIT). The main objective is to investigate how accurately MLT can predict the additional aerodynamic losses due to cooling ejection in a turbine blade passage. To validate the cooling loss model of MLT, existing results from an annular sector cascade rig at KTH were used, where the additional losses due to cooling ejection were presented for several cooling locations on a stator vane profile. Local flow- and geometrical parameters from the cascade rig were set in MLT to enable a fair comparison. Moreover, a Siemens test based correlation was used, which is a data collection based on tests using various cooled components of SIT. Cooling ejection on a stator vane profile, stator vane platform and rotor blade profile was investigated, where an increase in coolant mass-flow was related to a change in stage efficiency. The results, when comparing data from the KTH cascade rig against calculations of MLT, show that MLT is able to accurately predict the additional loss due to cooling ejection on a stator vane profile. However, the comparison presents that the calculated loss for trailing edge cooling by MLT is lower than the results from the cascade rig. Therefore, a modified trailing edge cooling correlation is presented, which predicts the results from the cascade rig with better accuracy. Furthermore, comparisons between MLT calculations and the Siemens correlation present that MLT cannot predict the change in stage efficiency, due to added coolant mass-flow, accurately. However, due to several uncertainties, these results are qualitatively used to understand sources of prediction error in the cooling loss model of MLT. Having this in mind, it is established that hub platform cooling at the front part of a blade passage might be greatly overpredicted by MLT. The general conclusion is that MLT predicts the change in cascade efficiency due to coolant ejection with good accuracy for a stator vane profile, except for cooling at the trailing edge. However, MLT is not able to predict the change in stage efficiency, due to added coolant mass-flow, with good accuracy for various cooled components from the SIT gas turbine product portfolio. Thus, MLT needs further validation before it can be implemented into the SIT design system.
|
332 |
Automotive gas turbine regulationEbrahimi, Kambiz M., Whalley, R. 05 1900 (has links)
No / A multivariable model of an automotive gas turbine, obtained from the linearized system equations is investigated. To facilitate vehicle speed changes, whilst protecting the system against thermal damage, control of the power turbine inlet gas temperature and gas generator speed is proposed by feedback regulation. Fuel flow and the power turbine nozzle area variations are the selected, manipulatable inputs. Owing to the limited control energy available for regulation purposes a multivariable, optimum, minimum control effort strategy is employed in the inner loop controller design study. Simulated, open and closed loop system responses are presented for purposes of comparison. Significant improvements in the transient response interaction reaction times and low steady state output interaction achieved using passive compensation and output feedback alone. Simplification of the closed loop configuration is proposed in the final implementation without performance penalties.
|
333 |
Pre-study and system design of a mobile platform simulator system / Förstudie och systemdesign för ett mobiltsimulatorsystemKatewa, Luis January 2018 (has links)
There are many ways to produce energy, using e.g. gas or hydro turbines. To guarantee a stable power output, it is important to consider components that could control and adjust the output power automatically. The intention of this thesis work is to carry out a pre-study and system design of a mobileplatform simulator system that could be used by companies like Siemens and help them to reduce their OPEX (Operational expenditure) and easily evaluate their AVR (AutomaticVoltage Regulator) solutions and test improvements. In this document, Siemens has decided to call the simulator system, MPSS (Mobile Platform Simulator System). The pre-study includes the theory behind energy production, synchronous generator, simulator system, AVR, control systems and electrical grid. Furthermore, the pre-study includes selection of the proposed components for the simulator system and design of the complete simulator system that will be built by the Siemens R&D engineers at a later stage. The Mobile Platform Simulator System (MPSS) is intended to test the AVR performance, which is a component with its prime purpose being to maintain the output voltage values from the generator at a fixed value, regardless of the current being drawn by the load. It is important that these output values are constantly regulated during the process of producing electricity, so that problems such as overvoltage, overcurrent etc. can be prevented. The MPSS will also be able to simulate real working scenarios e.g. from the different components of an energy production system, such as gas and hydro turbine, synchronous generator, AVR, electrical grid and serve for personnel training. The MPSS will consist of three main components; Simulator, AVR and control system. Therefore, the report will initially provide the background and general theory behind the synchronous generator, AVR and control system used in power generation systems. General information about the electrical grid is also provided. Furthermore, the report suggests the best possible choice for the necessary components to build a MPSS as well instructions on how to perform event simulation. The necessary documentation, including a circuit diagram to support the building of the MPSS by the R&D engineers at late stage, is also provided. Finally, the general analysis of the technical and non-technical aspects related to the choice of components, work process, method and result are discussed in the end of this report. / Det finns många sätt att producera energi, genom användning av exempelvis gas- eller hydroturbiner. För att garantera en stabil produktion är det viktigt att noga överväga komponenter, som kan styra och justera uteffekten automatiskt. Avsikten med detta arbete är att göra en förstudie och systemdesign av ett simulatorsystem som kan användas av företag som Siemens, med avsikt att hjälpa dem att minska sin driftskostnad(OPEX), och lättare kunna utvärdera sina AVR-lösningar (Automatic Voltage Regulator)och möjliga testförbättringar. För detta arbete har Siemens bestämt att kalla systemet för ett mobilt simulatorsystem eller MPSS (Mobile Platform Simulator System). Förstudien innehåller teorin bakom energiproduktion, synkrongenerator generator, simulatorsystem, AVR, styrsystem och elnät. Ett urval av de olika komponenterna för simulatorsystemet och en slutgiltig design tas fram. Det kompletta simulatorsystemet kommer i ett senare skede att byggas av forsknings- och utvecklingsingenjörerna på Siemens. Simulatorsystemet är avsett att testa AVR-prestanda, vilket är en komponent vars huvudsakliga syfte är att upprätthålla utspänningsvärdena från en generator inom ett fast intervallvärde, oberoende av vilken effekt som en last drar. Det är viktigt att utgångsvärden ständigt regleras under elproduktionsprocesser så att utgångsvärden hålls inom systemets tillåtna gränser så att problem som över-/underspänning, över-/underström, över-/underfrekvens etc. kan förhindras. Simulatorsystemet kommer också att kunna simulera verkliga arbetsscenarier för olika komponenter i ett energiproduktionssystem, såsom gas- och hydroturbin, synkrongenerator, AVR och laster, exempelvis elnät, samt kunna användas vid personalutbildning. Simulatorsystemet kommer att bestå av tre huvudkomponenter; Simulator, AVR och styrsystem. Inledande beskrivning av arbetets bakgrund och allmän teoretisk kring komponenterna synkrongenerator, AVR och styrsystem, som används vid i kraftgenereringssystem, ges. Även en allmän bakgrund om elnätet och dess funktion presenteras. Därefter presenteras förslag på bästa möjliga val av nödvändiga komponenter för att bygga ett simulatorsystem. Ett förslag om hur händelse simulering görs samt vilken nödvändig dokumentation och kretsdiagram som behövs för att bygga ett simulatorsystem presenteras. I slutet av detta arbete presenteras en allmän analys av de tekniska och icke-tekniska aspekterna kring val av komponenter, arbetsprocess samt metod och resultat.
|
334 |
Power-to-X-to-Power in Combined Cycle Power Plants : A Techno-Economic Feasibility StudyEngstam, Linus January 2021 (has links)
To support the largescale integration of renewables in electricity grids, powertoXtopower (P2X2P) systems have been proposed. These systems serve to increase the flexibility of thermal power plants while potentially providing both economic and environmental benefits by allowing power from the plant to be redirected into an electrolyzer and converted to a gaseous energy carrier. In this study, the feasibility of a P2X2P system consisting of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant coupled with a PEM electrolyzer in the Italian power sector has been investigated. A dynamic technoeconomic model has been developed for both hydrogen and ammoniabased systems together with a profit maximizing dispatch strategy for operation in both day-ahead and balancing electricity markets. As a part of this, a PEM electrolyzer model was also developed and validated against experimental data. Notable technical improvements were observed as a consequence of the implementation of a P2X2P system in the form of avoided shutdowns and a more even power output. However, any economic and environmental benefits of such improvements were not observed as the addition of the P2X2P system led to a reduction in net present value as well as higher specific emissions of carbon dioxide. When the gaseous energy carrier was utilized as fuel in the CCGT, similar technical performances were achieved by the hydrogenbased and ammoniabased systems. Due to the increased investment cost demanded by the ammonia production process the hydrogenbased system thus seems most suitable for this setup. / För att möjliggöra en storskalig utbyggnad av förnyelsebar energi har powertoXtopowersystem (P2X2P) föreslagits som en potentiell lösning. Genom att omdirigera electricitet från kraftverket till en elektrolysator och därmed omvandla denna till vätgas kan dessa system förbättra den tekniska flexibiliten hos värmekraftverk samtidigt som de har potential att medföra både ekonomiska och miljömässiga fördelar. Detta examensarbete har undersökt den teknoekonomiska potentialen hos ett P2X2Psystem bestående av ett gaskombikraftverk i anslutning till en elektrolysator i det italienska kraftnätet. En dynamisk, teknoekonomisk modell av både vätgas och ammoniakbaserade P2X2Psystem samt en vinstmaximerande kontrollstrategi har utvecklats. En modell över en PEMelektrolysator har även utvecklats och validerats gentemot experimentella data. Införandet av ett P2X2Psystem till kraftverket påvisade en teknisk förbättringspotential genom ett minskat antal uppstarter samt en mer jämn uteffekt. Huruvida denna tekniska förbättring också medför ekonomisk and miljömässig förbättring eller ej kvarstår att påvisa. Detta då nuvärdet minskade samtidigt som koldioxidutsläppen per producerad kilowatttimme ökade vid införandet av P2X2Psystemet. Då den producerade energibäraren, i form av vätgas eller ammoniak, enbart användes för att ersätta fossilgas som bränsle i kraftverket påvisades marginell skillnad i presetanda mellan de två systemen. De större kostnaderna som medförs av ett ammoniakbaserat system pekar därför på att ett vätgasbaserat system vore att föredra under sådana förutsättningar.
|
335 |
The Effect of Density Ratio on Steep Injection Angle Purge Jet Cooling for a Converging Nozzle Guide Vane Endwall at Transonic ConditionsSibold, Ridge Alexander 17 September 2019 (has links)
The study presented herein describes and analyzes a detailed experimental investigation of the effects of density ratio on endwall thermal performance at varying blowing rates for a typical nozzle guide vane platform purge jet cooling scheme. An axisymmetric converging endwall with an upstream doublet staggered cylindrical hole purge jet cooling scheme was employed. Nominal exit flow conditions were engine representative and as follows: {rm Ma}_{Exit} = 0.85, {rm Re}_{Exit,C_{ax}} = 1.5 times {10}^6, and large-scale freestream Tu = 16%. Two blowing ratios were investigated corresponding to the upper and lower engine extrema. Each blowing ratio was investigated amid two density ratios; one representing typical experimental neglect of density ratio, at DR = 1.2, and another engine representative density ratio achieved by mixing foreign gases, DR = 1.95. All tests were conducted on a linear cascade in the Virginia Tech Transonic Blowdown Wind Tunnel using IR thermography and transient data reduction techniques. Oil paint flow visualization techniques were used to gather quantitative information regarding the alteration of endwall flow physics due two different blowing rates of high-density coolant. High resolution endwall adiabatic film cooling effectiveness, Nusselt number, and Net Heat Flux Reduction contour plots were used to analyze the thermal effects.
The effect of density is dependent on the coolant blowing rate and varies greatly from the high to low blowing condition. At the low blowing condition better near-hole film cooling performance and heat transfer reduction is facilitated with increasing density. However, high density coolant at low blowing rates isn't adequately equipped to penetrate and suppress secondary flows, leaving the SS and PS largely exposed to high velocity and temperature mainstream gases. Conversely, it is observed that density ratio only marginally affects the high blowing condition, as the momentum effects become increasingly dominant. Overall it is concluded density ratio has a first order impact on the secondary flow alterations and subsequent heat transfer distributions that occur as a result of coolant injection and should be accounted for in purge jet cooling scheme design and analysis.
Additionally, the effect of increasing high density coolant blowing rate was analyzed. Oil paint flow visualization indicated that significant secondary flow suppression occurs as a result of increasing the blowing rate of high-density coolant. Endwall adiabatic film cooling effectiveness, Nusselt number, and NHFR comparisons confirm this. Low blowing rate coolant has a more favorable thermal impact in the upstream region of the passage, especially near injection. The low momentum of the coolant is eventually dominated and entrained by secondary flows, providing less effectiveness near PS, near SS, and into the throat of the passage. The high momentum present for the high blowing rate, high-density coolant suppresses these secondary flows and provides enhanced cooling in the throat and in high secondary flow regions. However, the increased turbulence impartation due to lift off has an adverse effect on the heat load in the upstream region of the passage. It is concluded that only marginal gains near the throat of the passage are observed with an increase in high density coolant blowing rate, but severe thermal penalty is observed near the passage onset. / Master of Science / Gas turbine technology is used frequently in the burning of natural gas for power production. Increases in engine efficiency are observed with increasing firing temperatures, however this leads to the potential of overheating in the stages following. To prevent failure or melting of components, cooler air is extracted from the upstream compressor section and used to cool these components through various highly complex cooling schemes. The design and operational adequacy of these schemes is highly subject to the mainstream and coolant flow conditions, which are hard to represent in a laboratory setting.
This experimental study explores the effects of various coolant conditions, and their respective response, for a purge jet cooling scheme commonly found in engine. This scheme utilizes two rows of staggered cylindrical holes to inject air into the mainstream from platform, upstream of the nozzle guide vane. It is the hope that this air forms a protective layer, effectively shielding the platform from the hostile mainstream conditions. Currently, little research has been done to quantify these effects of purge flow cooling scheme while mimicking engine geometry, mainstream and coolant conditions.
For this study, an endwall geometry like that found in engine with a purge jet cooling scheme is studied. Commonly, an upstream gap is formed between the combustor lining and first stage vane platform, which is accounted for in this testing. Mainstream and coolant flow conditions can have large impacts on the results gathered, so both were matched to engine conditions. Varying of coolant density and injection rate is studied and quantitative results are gathered. Results indicate coolant fluid density plays a large role in purge jet cooling, and with neglection of this, potential thermal failure points could be overlooked This is exacerbated with less coolant injection. Interestingly, increasing the amount of coolant injected decreases performance across much of the passage, with only marginal gains in regions of complex flow. These results help to better explain the impacts of experimental neglect of coolant density, and aid in the understanding of purge jet coolant injection.
|
336 |
Rapid determination of temperature-dependent parameters for the crystal viscoplasticity modelSmith, Daniel J. 05 April 2011 (has links)
Thermomechanical fatigue life prediction is important in the design of Ni-base superalloy components in gas turbine engines and requires a stress-strain analysis for accurate results. Crystal viscoplasticity models are an ideal tool for this stress-strain analysis of Ni-base superalloys as they can capture not only the anomalous yielding behavior, but also the non-Schmid effect, the strain rate dependence, and the temperature dependence of typically large grained directionally-solidified and single crystal alloys. However, the model is difficult to calibrate even for isothermal conditions because of the interdependencies between parameters meant to capture different but similar phenomena at different length scales, many tied to a particular slip system. The need for the capacity to predict the material response over a large temperature range, which is critical for the simulation of hot section gas turbine components, causes the determination of parameters to be even more difficult since some parameters are highly temperature dependent. Rapid parameter determination techniques are therefore needed for temperature-dependent parameterizations so that the effort needed to calibrate the model is reduced to a reasonable level.
Specific parameter determination protocols are established for a crystal viscoplasticity model implemented in ABAQUS through a user material subroutine. Parameters are grouped to reduce interdependencies and a hierarchical path through the groups and the parameters within each group is established. This dual level hierarchy creates a logical path for parameter determination which further reduces the interdependencies between parameters, allowing for rapid parameter determination.
Next, experiments and protocols are established to rapidly provide data for calibration of the temperature-dependencies of the viscoplasticity. The amount of data needed to calibrate the crystal viscoplasticity model over a wide temperature range is excessively large due to the number of parameters that it contains which causes the amount of time spent in the experimentation phase of parameter determination to be excessively large. To avoid this lengthy experimentation phase each experiment is designed to contain as much relevant data as possible. This is accomplished through the inclusion of multiple strain rates in each experiment with strain ranges sufficiently large to clearly capture the inelastic response.
The experimental and parameter determination protocols were exercised by calibrating the model to the directionally-solidified Ni-bas superalloy DS-CM247LC. The resulting calibration describes the material's behavior in multiple loading orientations and over a wide temperature range of 20 °C to 1050 °C. Several parametric studies illustrate the utility of the calibrated model.
|
337 |
Automatic Status Logger for a Gas TurbineGarcía, Edith January 2007 (has links)
<p>The Company Siemens Industrial Turbo Machinery AB manufactures and launches in operation among other things gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, turn-key power plants and carries out service for components for heat and power production. Siemens also performs research and development, marketing, sales and installations of turbines and completes power plants, service and refurbish.</p><p>Our thesis for the engineering degree is to develop an automatic status log which will be used as a tool to control how the status of the machine is before and after technical service at gas turbines. Operational disturbances will be registered in a structured way in order to get a good possibility to follow up the reliability of the application.</p><p>An automatic log function has been developed and will be activated at start, stop and shutdown of the turbine system. Log files are created automatically and get a name with the event type, the date and the time. The files contain data as timestamp, name, measured values and units of the signals which are going to be analyzed by the support engineers. They can evaluate the cause of the problem using the log files.</p>
|
338 |
Automatic Status Logger for a Gas TurbineGarcía, Edith January 2007 (has links)
The Company Siemens Industrial Turbo Machinery AB manufactures and launches in operation among other things gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, turn-key power plants and carries out service for components for heat and power production. Siemens also performs research and development, marketing, sales and installations of turbines and completes power plants, service and refurbish. Our thesis for the engineering degree is to develop an automatic status log which will be used as a tool to control how the status of the machine is before and after technical service at gas turbines. Operational disturbances will be registered in a structured way in order to get a good possibility to follow up the reliability of the application. An automatic log function has been developed and will be activated at start, stop and shutdown of the turbine system. Log files are created automatically and get a name with the event type, the date and the time. The files contain data as timestamp, name, measured values and units of the signals which are going to be analyzed by the support engineers. They can evaluate the cause of the problem using the log files.
|
339 |
Aero-thermal performance and enhanced internal cooling of unshrouded turbine blade tipsVirdi, Amandeep Singh January 2015 (has links)
The tips of unshrouded, high-pressure turbine blades are prone to significantly high heat loads. The gap between the tip and over-tip casing is the root cause of undesirable over-tip leakage flow that is directly responsible for high thermal material degradation and is a major source of aerodynamic loss within a turbine. Both must be minimised for the safe working and improved performance of future gas-turbines. A joint experimental and numerical study is presented to understand and characterise the heat transfer and aerodynamics of unshrouded blade tips. The investigation is undertaken with the use of a squealer or cavity tip design, known for offering the best overall compromise between the tip aerodynamics, heat transfer and mechanical stress. Since there is a lack of understanding of these tips at engine-realistic conditions, the present study comprises of a detailed analysis using a high-speed linear cascade and computational simulations. The aero-thermal performance is studied to provide a better insight into the behaviour of squealer tips, the effects of casing movement and tip cooling. The linear cascade environment has proved beneficial for its offering of spatially-resolved data maps and its ability to validate computational results. Due to the unknown tip gap height within an entire engine cycle, the effects of gap height are assessed. The squealer's aero-thermal performance has been shown to be linked with the gap height, and qualitative different trends in heat transfer are established between low-speed and high-speed tip flow regimes. To the author's knowledge, the present work is the first of its kind, providing comprehensive aero-thermal experimental research and a dataset for a squealer tip at engine-representative transonic conditions. It is also unique in terms of conducting direct and systematic validations of a major industrial computational fluid dynamics method for aero-thermal performance prediction of squealer tips at enginerepresentative transonic conditions. Finally, after recognising the highest heat loads are found on the squealer rims, a novel shaped squealer tip has been investigated to help improve the thermal performance of the squealer with a goal to improve its durability. It has been discovered that a seven percent reduction in tip temperature can be achieved through incorporating a shaped squealer and maximising the internal cooling performance.
|
340 |
LES based aerothermal modeling of turbine blade cooling systems / Simulation aux Grandes Échelles pour la modélisation aérothermique des aubages de turbines refroidiesFransen, Rémy 13 June 2013 (has links)
Ce travail de thèse, réalisé dans le cadre d’une convention CIFRE entre TURBOMECA et le CERFACS et en partenariat avec l’IVK, se place dans un contexte d’amélioration des performances des turbines axiales équipant les turboréacteurs d’hélicoptère. Un des points critiques du dimensionnement de tels moteurs est la maitrise de la durée de vie des pales de la turbine haute pression qui font face à de très hautes températures provenant de la chambre de combustion. Les prédictions numériques de l’environnement aérothermique des pales (écoulements dans la veine et système de refroidissement) sont réalisées aujourd’hui dans le milieu industriel à l’aide de la modélisation Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS). Grâce à des capacités de calculs grandissantes, l’approche Simulation aux Grandes Echelles (SGE) offre désormais un nouveau potentiel de prédictions d’écoulements. Les travaux de cette thèse s’intéressent ainsi à la capacité de la SGE à prédire l’écoulement du circuit de refroidissement interne d’une pale de turbine. Pour simplifier l’analyse de ce problème ou plusieurs phénomènes physiques sont en jeu, une progression en trois parties est proposée. La première s’intéresse à l’étude aérothermique de géométries simplifiées de canaux de refroidissement (coude à 180° et canal avec promoteurs de turbulence) en configuration statique. Aux régimes d’écoulement considérés, une approche résolue en paroi avec maillage non-structuré hybride est proposée et validée en vue d’une application industrielle facilitée. La seconde partie étend l’analyse de l’écoulement à un cas de canal avec promoteurs de turbulence en rotation utilisant une méthode de résolution numérique dans un repère absolu. Les investigations des résultats de la SGE fournissent des prédictions moyennes et instationnaires en bon accord avec les expériences disponibles et les travaux précédents aussi bien pour la dynamique de l’écoulement que les transferts de chaleur. Enfin, une troisième partie présente une application de la méthode sur un cas de pale réelle avec couplage thermique entre le circuit de refroidissement et le solide de la pale. Cette dernière partie classée confidentielle n’est pas présente dans le manuscrit disponible publiquement. Les résultats de l’approche résolue en paroi et de la rotation dans le repère absolu comparés aux résultats RANS disponibles pour le cas applicatif montrent d’importante différences locales et ainsi le potentiel de la méthode proposée. / This PhD dissertation, conducted as part of a CIFRE research project between TURBOMECA and CERFACS in partnership with the VKI, deals with improving performance of axial turbines from helicopter engines. One of the most critical design points of such engines is the control of the high pressure turbine blade lifetime which face the high temperatures from the combustor. Today, industrial numerical aerothermal predictions of the flows around the blade (in the vein and in its cooling system) are performed with the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS). Thanks to the increasing computational power, Large Eddy Simulation (LES) becomes affordable to offer further flow predictions. Therefore, this thesis focuses on the capabilities of the LES to estimate the flow in turbine blade internal cooling channels. To simplify this analysis where several physical phenomenon are present, the problem is described in three parts with increasing complexity. The first part addresses simplified typical geometries of cooling channel (U-bend and ribbed channel) in a static configuration. Considering the flow regime, a wall-resolved approach using a hybrid unstructured mesh is proposed in view of the application on an industrial case. The second part extends the study of the ribbed channel in rotation using an inertial reference frame. LES provides mean and unsteady results in good agreement with the available experimental data and previous works, for the flow dynamic and the heat transfer. Finally, the third part presents the application of the method to an industrial case with conjugate heat transfer between a complex cooling channel and the blade. This last section is not present in the public manuscrit for confidential reasons. Results of the use of the wall-resolved approach in rotation in an inertial frame of reference are compared to RANS predictions and show the potential of the method with high local differences.
|
Page generated in 0.1402 seconds