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IMPACT OF V-SHAPED INTERRUPTED RIBS IN CROSS-FLOW CHANNELS ON FILM COOLING
ABSTRACT
This study primarily investigates the enhanced heat transfer of V-shaped ribs with¬in an internal cross-flow channel and their impact on external film cooling per¬formance. The aim is to assess the advantages of V-shaped ribs in the cooling of gas turbine blades. The research specifically discusses the internal heat transfer efficiency of smooth channels, channels with V-shaped ribs, and channels with intermittently placed V-shaped ribs at a blowing ratio, M, of 0.5 and three different Reynolds numbers. The results indicate that the vortices generated by the coolant passing through the positive V-shaped ribs and intermittently placed V-shaped ribs effectively impinge on the upper and lower surfaces, thereby enhancing heat trans¬fer performance. Regarding film cooling, under low Reynolds number conditions, the film cooling efficiency of the positive V-shaped ribs is 9-20% higher than that of the smooth channel. Under high Reynolds number conditions, the film cooling efficiency of the negative V-shaped ribs significantly increases, reaching 29-120%. The study demonstrates that rib shape and inlet Reynolds number have a signifi¬cant impact on the swirl intensity of the coolant in the film cooling holes, and fluid with a certain swirl intensity exhibits better film cooling efficiency.
KEYWORDS
Ribbed crossflow, film cooling effectiveness, heat transfer performance, blowing ratio, V-shaped ribs
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2024-01-19
PAPER REVISED: 2024-04-04
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2024-04-07
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-06-22
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI240119135W
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