Three dimensional flow at the junction between a turbine blade and end-wall

M. Y. Jabbari, R. J. Goldstein, K. C. Marston, E. R.G. Eckert

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Abstract

A visualization of the flow on the suction side and end-wall of a passage between two neighboring turbine blades is compared with mass (heat) transfer measurements on the same surfaces. Besides the horseshoe and passage vortices, there are several smaller vortices formed near the junction of blade and end-wall whose origins are discussed. The vortices detach from the end-wall and move up the blade's span. These vortices, sometimes in counter rotating pairs, are responsible for substantial local variations of heat transfer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)51-59
Number of pages9
JournalWärme - und Stoffübertragung
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1992

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