Affiliation:
1. AiResearch Manufacturing Company of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
2. United States Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Abstract
Previously reported cascade test results verified and provided a calibration of the 3-D viscous flow analysis. This paper describes the subsequent AFAPL-sponsored technology program in which the 3-D viscous flow computer program was used to optimize the low-aspect-ratio stator of a high-work turbine stage. The optimization procedure, in conjunction with the radial distribution of energy extraction, led to innovative-but-realistic blading for advanced gas generator turbines. A turbine stage was tested with this stator, in conjunction with an appropriate rotor design. The total-to-total design-point efficiency — 92 percent at 1-percent tip clearance — was achieved at 31.83 Btu/lbm specific work. In addition to stage tests, separate stator tests were conducted including a measurement of total pressure loss and stator reaction torque, which provided baseline data to assess interaction effects during stage testing with stator reaction measurements “in vivo.”
Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Cited by
9 articles.
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