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Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

Air Force Institute of Technology

2007

Turbines--Blades

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A Comparison Of Film Cooling Techniques In A High Speed, True Scale, Fully Cooled Turbine Vane Ring, Michael J. Umholtz Jun 2007

A Comparison Of Film Cooling Techniques In A High Speed, True Scale, Fully Cooled Turbine Vane Ring, Michael J. Umholtz

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An effort was undertaken to understand the impact of different film cooling configurations in a true scale turbine vane for three proprietary airfoil designs. The measurements for this study were taken at the United States Air Force Turbine Research Facility (TRF). The TRF enabled heat transfer data to be obtained on full scale turbine hardware under realistic engine conditions. The surface heat flux of the turbine blades was analyzed using the impulse response method. The overall effectiveness was compared between airfoil types at 60% span over varying streamwise locations on both suction and pressure surfaces. Using an approximated massflow, a …