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Full-Text Articles in Aerospace Engineering
Inverse Design Of And Experimental Measurements In A Double-Passage Transonic Turbine Cascade Model, G. M. Laskowski, A. Vicharelli, G. Medic, C. J. Elkins, J. K. Eaton, Paul A. Durbin
Inverse Design Of And Experimental Measurements In A Double-Passage Transonic Turbine Cascade Model, G. M. Laskowski, A. Vicharelli, G. Medic, C. J. Elkins, J. K. Eaton, Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
A new transonic turbine cascade model that accurately produces infinite cascade flow conditions with minimal compressor requirements is presented. An inverse design procedure using the Favre-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and k-ε turbulence model based on the method of steepest descent was applied to a geometry consisting of a single turbine blade in a passage. For a fixed blade geometry, the passage walls were designed such that the surface isentropic Mach number (SIMN) distribution on the blade in the passage matched the SIMN distribution on the blade in an infinite cascade, while maintaining attached flow along both passage walls. An experimental rig …
Unsteady Effects On Trailing Edge Cooling, G. Medic, Paul A. Durbin
Unsteady Effects On Trailing Edge Cooling, G. Medic, Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
It is shown how natural and forced unsteadiness play a major role in turbine blade trailing edge cooling flows. Reynolds averaged simulations are presented for a surface jet in coflow, resembling the geometry of the pressure side breakout on a turbine blade. Steady computations show very effective cooling; however when natural-or even moreso, forced-unsteadiness is allowed, the adiabatic effectiveness decreases substantially. Streamwise vortices in the mean flow are found to be the cause of the increased heat transfer.
A Lagrangian Stochastic Model For Dispersion In Stratified Turbulence, S. K. Das, Paul A. Durbin
A Lagrangian Stochastic Model For Dispersion In Stratified Turbulence, S. K. Das, Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
In this paper we discuss the development of a Lagrangian stochastic model (LSM) for turbulent dispersion of a scalar (species). Given any tensorally linear second-moment closure (SMC) turbulence model we show how to derive a mathematically equivalent set of stochastic differential equations (SDEs), i.e., the second-moment equations constructed from these SDEs are exactly the same (within a realizability constraint) as the given SMC. This set of equations forms the LSM. Both turbulence anisotropy and buoyancy effects are incorporated by this method. In order to achieve the correct critical Richardson number and to obtain the simplest Lagrangian formulation, a revised set …
On The Equilibrium States Predicted By Second Moment Models In Rotating, Stably Stratified Homogeneous Shear Flow, Minsuk Ji, Paul A. Durbin
On The Equilibrium States Predicted By Second Moment Models In Rotating, Stably Stratified Homogeneous Shear Flow, Minsuk Ji, Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
The structural equilibrium behavior of the general linear second-moment closure model in a stably stratified, spanwise rotating homogeneous shear flow is considered with the aid of bifurcation analysis. A closed form equilibrium solution for the anisotropy tensor aij, dispersion tensor Kij, dimensionless scalar variance q2/k (S/Sθ)2, and the ratio of mean to turbulent time scale ε/Sk is found. The variable of particular interest to bifurcation analysis, ε/Sk is shown as a function of the parameters characterizing the body forces: Ω/S (the ratio of the rotation rate to the mean shear rate) for rotation and Rig (the gradient Richardson number) for …
Toward Improved Film Cooling Prediction, G. Medic, Paul A. Durbin
Toward Improved Film Cooling Prediction, G. Medic, Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
Computations of flow and heat transfer for a film-cooled high pressure gas turbine rotor blade geometry are presented with an assessment of several turbulence models. Details of flow and temperature field predictions in the vicinity of cooling holes are examined. It is demonstrated that good predictions can be obtained when spurious turbulence energy production by the turbulence model is prevented.
Toward Improved Prediction Of Heat Transfer On Turbine Blades, G. Medic, Paul A. Durbin
Toward Improved Prediction Of Heat Transfer On Turbine Blades, G. Medic, Paul A. Durbin
Paul A. Durbin
Reynolds averaged computations of turbulent flow in a transonic turbine passage are presented to illustrate a manner in which widely used turbulence models sometimes provide poor heat transfer predictions. It is shown that simple, physically and mathematically based constraints can substantially improve those predictions.
Rough Wall Modification Of Two-Layer K-E, Paul A. Durbin, G. Medic, J.-M. Seo, J. K. Eaton, S. Song
Rough Wall Modification Of Two-Layer K-E, Paul A. Durbin, G. Medic, J.-M. Seo, J. K. Eaton, S. Song
Paul A. Durbin
A formulation is developed to apply the two-layer k-ε model to rough surfaces. The approach involves modifying the ℓv formula and the boundary condition on k. A hydrodynamic roughness length is introduced and related to the geometrical roughness through a calibration procedure. An experiment has been conducted to test the model. It provides data on flow over a ramp with and without surface roughness.