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Passive shroud cooling concepts for HP turbines: experimental investigations

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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:58 authored by Vasudevan KanjirakkadVasudevan Kanjirakkad, Richard Thomas, Howard Hodson, Erik Janke, Frank Haselbach, Chris Whitney
The cooling of rotor shrouds in the first stage of a high-pressure turbine requires special attention as flatter turbine inlet temperature profiles and more highly loaded blades result in increased thermal and mechanical stresses. The use of film cooling and/or internal convective cooling makes the rotor shroud heavier and oversized, restricting the maximum rotational speed. Alternative methods are, therefore, sought to achieve improved cooling of the shroud. This paper discusses the low-speed experimental investigation of two “passive” cooling concepts known as “rail cooling” and “platform cooling.” It has been shown experimentally that the modified cooling method, namely, the platform cooling, substantially improves the rotor shroud coolant distribution in the critical areas while employing significantly lower amounts of coolant.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Journal of Turbomachinery

ISSN

0889-504X

Publisher

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Issue

1

Volume

130

Page range

011017

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  • Engineering and Design Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-07-05

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