A comparison of cylindrical and fan-shaped film-cooling holes on a vane endwall at low and high freestream turbulence levels

W. Colban, K. A. Thole, M. Haendler

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Abstract

Fan-shaped film-cooling holes have been shown to provide superior cooling performance to cylindrical holes along flat plates and turbine airfoils over a large range of different conditions. Benefits of fan-shaped holes include less required cooling air for the same performance, increased part lifetime, and fewer required holes. The major drawback, however, is increased manufacturing cost and manufacturing difficulty, particularly for the vane platform region. To this point, there have only been extremely limited comparisons between cylindrical and shaped holes on a turbine endwall at either low or high freestream turbulence conditions. This study presents film-cooling effectiveness measurements on an endwall surface in a large-scale, low-speed, twopassage, linear vane cascade. Results showed that film-cooling effectiveness decreased with increasing blowing rate for the cylindrical holes, indicating jet liftoff. However the fan-shaped passage showed increased film-cooling effectiveness with increasing blowing ratio. Overall, fanshaped holes increased film-cooling effectiveness by an average of 75% over cylindrical holes for constant cooling flow.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number031007
JournalJournal of Turbomachinery
Volume130
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering

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