Investigation on the Effect of Different Lands on Trailing Edge Slot Film Cooling

Abstract

Abstract Trailing edge slot film cooling is a widely used method for protecting the trailing edge of turbine blades from hot gas impingement. The structures that separate the slots, known as “lands,” come in a variety of configurations. This paper presents the effects of the trailing edge with different lands on the film cooling performance. Experimental studies are conducted on the film cooling effectiveness and Nusselt number with different lands. Four trailing edge configurations, including the straight lands, the beveling lands, the fillet lands and the tapered lands are considered under four blowing ratios (0.5, 0.7, 1.0 and 1.5). The Reynolds numbers of mainstream is fixed as 375,000. Film cooling effectiveness and Nusselt number performances are measured by transient liquid crystal measurement technique. Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulation with realizable k-ε turbulence model and enhanced wall functions are performed using a commercial code Fluent. In each case, the slot height is kept constant. It is shown that the beveling lands, the fillet lands and the tapered lands have higher cooling effectiveness and lower Nusselt number compared with the straight lands. Under higher blowing ratios, the trailing edges of all four lands have higher cooling effectiveness and higher Nusselt number.