Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Heat, Energy and Motor Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Campus Steinfurt, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
Abstract
The results of profile loss measurements, including trailing edge flow details, are presented for the flow of an organic vapor through a linear turbine cascade. The so-called VKI-I blade profile from the open literature was chosen for the cascade, and the working fluid was NOVEC 649. Pitot probes and hot-wire anemometry were employed to measure the flow field up and downstream of the cascade. Details of the unsteady flow caused by the trailing edge of the blades and the turbulent spectrum were investigated using hot-wire anemometry. The new organic vapor flow results were compared with the literature data obtained for air and with the prediction of conventional literature loss models. It was found that, under certain thermodynamic conditions, specific traditional loss models can reasonably predict organic Rankine cycle (ORC) turbines’ profile loss. Still, significant deviations between the loss models and the experimental data can also occur.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Aerospace Engineering
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