Investigation of a Highly Loaded Two-Stage Fan-Drive Turbine. Volume V. Phase III. Boundary Layer Control Optimization and Off-Design Evaluation.

Abstract

A comprehensive, four-phase, three-year program is in progress to investigate methods of improving the performance of fan-drive turbines. The goals of this program are to develop turbine design procedures and aerodynamic techniques for efficient, high work, low pressure turbines. The first phase effort of defining the preliminary turbine design has been completed and the results were reported (Reference 1). The second phase consisted of an experimental evaluation which included establishment of both two-dimensional loss levels and three-dimensional flow behavior for the baseline airfoils, and for airfoils utilizing various boundary layer control methods. The design of the baseline cascade packs was reported in Reference 2, and the annular cascade performance of the baseline airfoils was reported in Reference 3. The annular cascade results of the baseline airfoil boundary layer control methods were reported in Reference 4. The results of the plano-cascade, two-dimensional, baseline investigation the decreased solidity annular-cascade airfoil test results, and the Phase III boundary layer control optimization and off-design evaluation are presented in this report. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADA050537

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Dahlberg
  • Henry Welna
  • William H. Heiser

Organizations

  • Pratt & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airfoils
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Control
  • Flow
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Guide Vanes
  • Inlet Guide Vanes
  • Layers
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Mach Number
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.