Effect of surface roughness on film cooling performance

R. J. Goldstein, E. R.G. Eckert, H. D. Chiang, E. Elovic

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Abstract

An experimental investigation of film cooling on a rough surface has been performed using a mass transfer technique. Two injection geometries (one and two rows of holes) and six roughness patterns were used. The density of the injected gas was close to that of the free-stream air. The presence of roughness causes a decrease in the spanwise-averaged effectiveness for both injection geometries at low blowing rates, and an increase in the effectiveness for one-row injection at high blowing rates, but not for two-row injection. The results for two-row injection (with or without roughness) can be correlated by a parameter used to correlate slot-injection data. The influence of roughness pattern on the average effectiveness and on the lateral uniformity of the effectiveness is described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)111-116
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Volume107
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1985

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