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Numerical simulation of tip clearance flow passive control in axial turbine

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This paper focuses on the effects of five different passive turbine tip clearance flow control methods on the tip clearance flow physics, which consists of a partial suction side squealer tip, a double squealer tip, a pressure side tip shelf with inclined squealer tip on a double squealer tip, a tip platform extension edge in pressure side and in suction side respectively. A pressure-correction based, 3D Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations CFD code with Reynolds Stress Model was adopted. The variable specific heat was considered. The detailed tip clearance flow field with different squealer rims was described with the streamline and the velocity vector. Accordingly, the mechanisms of five passive controls were elucidated; the effects of the passive controls on turbine efficiency and tip clearance flow field were illuminated. The results showed that the secondary flow loss near the outer casing including the tip leakage losses and the passage vortex losses could be reduced in all the five passive control methods. The turbine efficiency could be increased via the rational passive turbine tip clearance flow control. The Improved PS Squealer had the best effect on turbine efficiency, and the efficiency increased by 0.215%.

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    Wei Li, Wei-yang Qiao, Kai-fu Xu & Hua-ling Luo

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Li, W., Qiao, Wy., Xu, Kf. et al. Numerical simulation of tip clearance flow passive control in axial turbine. J. Therm. Sci. 17, 147–155 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-008-0147-1

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