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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-59 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Wärme - und Stoffübertragung |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1992 |