Affiliation:
1. IHI Corporation, 3975-18, Haijima-cho, Akishima-shi, Tokyo 196-8686 Japan
Abstract
This paper presents detailed validations of a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) methodology for various transitional phenomena in low pressure turbines. The results are discussed to identify key phenomena to be resolved accurately toward future industrial use of LES. Detailed comparisons between experimental and CFD results are made on three different 2D cascades with different blade loading. One is low-lift and fully laminar design, while the others are moderate- and high-lift designs with boundary layer transition. The experimental data are obtained in a low speed linear cascade at Iwate University. All computations are conducted by a carefully-designed overset LES code. For the high-load design with a distinct laminar separation on the suction side, the LES result shows satisfactory agreement with the test. However, although the peak of total pressure loss distribution is predicted quite accurately, integrated cascade losses are over-predicted in the other two cases. For the laminar blade, the LES result implies some differences can exist in the state of wake, while the transitional blade shows delay of transition in the boundary layer. The effects of inflow turbulence intensity, length scale, and stream tube contraction are discussed in detail to improve LES prediction.
Publisher
Global Power and Propulsion Society
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Aerospace Engineering
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