Turbulence Scales in the Passage of a Linear Turbine Cascade
Abstract
Convective heat transfer in a turbine cascade is examined for turbulence effects. Turbulence in the free stream is varied by injection of air through a jet-grid device upstream of the cascade. Pressure and flow patterns on the blade surface, and flow velocity in two components, are examined to determine the effect of the jet-grid. Velocity and velocity fluctuation in two components are measured. Local turbulence scales through the cascade passage are determined, and local turbulent energy dissipation rate is determined. Results indicate injection of air through the jet-grid changes the angle of incidence, and therefore changes the surface pressures and velocities on the blade. Heat transfer comparison is thereby invalidated. Variations in jet-grid plenum pressure change the turbulence microscale at the cascade entrance, but not the integral scale. Turbulence intensity is likewise relatively unaffected. Turbulence behavior in the passage indicates that velocity fluctuation and turbulence microscale are inversely related; turbulence intensity and microscale are not inversely related. With 6% freestream turbulence intensity, turbulence in the passage center is influenced first by events near the suction surface, then by events near the pressure surface. The primary vehicle for cross-stream diffusion is increased cross-stream velocity component fluctuations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA230521
Entities
People
- James L. Acree
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology