Effect of Mainstream Velocity on the Optimization of a Fan-Shaped Film-Cooling Hole on a Flat Plate

In this study, the effect of mainstream velocity on the optimization of a fan-shaped hole on a flat plate was experimentally investigated. The experiment was conducted by changing the forward expansion angle (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display...

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Main Authors: Soo In Lee, Jin Young Jung, Yu Jin Song, Jae Su Kwak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3573
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Summary:In this study, the effect of mainstream velocity on the optimization of a fan-shaped hole on a flat plate was experimentally investigated. The experiment was conducted by changing the forward expansion angle (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">β</mi><mrow><mi>fwd</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), lateral expansion angle (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">β</mi><mrow><mi>lat</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), and metering length ratio (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">L</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi></msub><mo>/</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">D</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) of the film-cooling hole. A total of 13 cases extracted using the Box–Behnken method were considered to examine the effect of the shape parameters of the film-cooling hole under a 90 m/s mainstream velocity condition, and the results were compared with the results derived under a mainstream velocity of 20 m/s. One density ratio (DR = 2.0) and a blowing ratio (M) ranging from 1.0 to 2.5 were considered, and the pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) technique was applied for the film-cooling effectiveness (FCE). As a result of the experiment, the optimized hole showed a 49.3% improvement in the overall averaged FCE compared to the reference hole with DR = 2.0 and M = 2.0. As the blowing ratio increased, the hole exit area tended to increase, and this tendency was the same as that in the 20 m/s mainstream condition.
ISSN:1996-1073