Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle

This paper discusses flow measurement results both upstream and downstream of a transonic annular gas turbine nozzle with a nonuniform pitch. The downstream measurements are performed in the plane where the leading edge of the rotor blade is located in the gas turbine. The experiments were performed...

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Main Author: Rainer Kurz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X95000212
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description This paper discusses flow measurement results both upstream and downstream of a transonic annular gas turbine nozzle with a nonuniform pitch. The downstream measurements are performed in the plane where the leading edge of the rotor blade is located in the gas turbine. The experiments were performed using total pressure probes and wall static pressure taps. The pitch variation modifies the flow field both upstream and downstream of the nozzle, although the experiments show that the effect is localized to the immediate neighborhood of the involved blades. The effects on the wakes and on the inviscid flow are discussed separately. The mean velocities show a strong sensitivity to the changes of the pitch, which is due to a potential flow effect rather than a viscous effect.
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spelling doaj-art-8ceb20ddf77e4319a4b05a362e5e99452025-08-20T03:37:44ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1995-01-0121596510.1155/S1023621X95000212Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine NozzleRainer Kurz0Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Diego, California, USAThis paper discusses flow measurement results both upstream and downstream of a transonic annular gas turbine nozzle with a nonuniform pitch. The downstream measurements are performed in the plane where the leading edge of the rotor blade is located in the gas turbine. The experiments were performed using total pressure probes and wall static pressure taps. The pitch variation modifies the flow field both upstream and downstream of the nozzle, although the experiments show that the effect is localized to the immediate neighborhood of the involved blades. The effects on the wakes and on the inviscid flow are discussed separately. The mean velocities show a strong sensitivity to the changes of the pitch, which is due to a potential flow effect rather than a viscous effect.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X95000212Nonuniform pitchTurbineLossesExcitationTransonic flow.
spellingShingle Rainer Kurz
Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Nonuniform pitch
Turbine
Losses
Excitation
Transonic flow.
title Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle
title_full Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle
title_fullStr Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle
title_short Effects of Nonuniform Blade Pitch on the Flow Through an Annular Turbine Nozzle
title_sort effects of nonuniform blade pitch on the flow through an annular turbine nozzle
topic Nonuniform pitch
Turbine
Losses
Excitation
Transonic flow.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X95000212
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