Wake and Shock Interactions in a Transonic Turbine Stage

Abstract

The strong trailing-edge shock waves from the nozzle guide vanes of transonic turbine stages can give rise to interactions with the downstream rotor which are significantly more severe than is the case with lower pressure ratio stages. It is therefore important to study such effects in detail both from the point of view of stage power output and more importantly from that of heat transfer rates. A study has been made of a transonic rotor profile in a static cascade in which the effect of shock wave interaction is simulated by means of an array of bars rotating at the correct speed and spacing upstream of the stationary rotor blades. Detailed heat transfer rate measurements made with rapid response gauges enable the wake and shock phenomena to be separated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADP005507

Entities

People

  • A. B. Johnson
  • D. A. Ashworth
  • D. L. Schultz
  • J. E. Lagraff
  • M. J. Rigby

Organizations

  • University of Oxford

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Transition
  • Bow Shock
  • Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shock Waves
  • Simulations
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thin Films
  • Trailing Edges
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster