Sealing performance of a turbine rim chute seal under rotationally-induced ingestion

This study focuses on the sealing capability of a turbine rim seal subject to hot gas ingestion driven purely by the rotor disc pumping effect rather than that induced by mainstream features such as vane and rotor blade passing. The aim is to provide useful data for conditions in which rotation domi...

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Main Authors: Revert, AB, Beard, PF, Chew, JW, Bottenheim, S
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021
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Beard, PF
Chew, JW
Bottenheim, S
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description This study focuses on the sealing capability of a turbine rim seal subject to hot gas ingestion driven purely by the rotor disc pumping effect rather than that induced by mainstream features such as vane and rotor blade passing. The aim is to provide useful data for conditions in which rotation dominates, and to clarify the flow physics involved in rim sealing. Experimental measurements of sealing effectiveness for a chute seal are presented for the first time without and with an axial, axisymmetric mainstream flow external to the seal. The test matrix covers a range of rotational Reynolds number, Re, from 1.5x106 to 3x106, and non-dimensional flow rate, Cw, from 0 to 4x104 with the mainstream flow (when present) scaled to match engine representative conditions of axial Reynolds number, Reax. Results from steady pressure and gas concentration measurements within the rotor-stator disc cavity and the rim seal gap are presented and compared to published data for other seal designs. Sealing performance of the chute seal is somewhat similar to that of axial clearance seals with the same minimum clearance.
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spelling oxford-uuid:4e975b45-9208-480c-9768-10cda6604ded2022-10-25T09:15:17ZSealing performance of a turbine rim chute seal under rotationally-induced ingestionConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:4e975b45-9208-480c-9768-10cda6604dedEnglishSymplectic ElementsIOP Publishing2021Revert, ABBeard, PFChew, JWBottenheim, SThis study focuses on the sealing capability of a turbine rim seal subject to hot gas ingestion driven purely by the rotor disc pumping effect rather than that induced by mainstream features such as vane and rotor blade passing. The aim is to provide useful data for conditions in which rotation dominates, and to clarify the flow physics involved in rim sealing. Experimental measurements of sealing effectiveness for a chute seal are presented for the first time without and with an axial, axisymmetric mainstream flow external to the seal. The test matrix covers a range of rotational Reynolds number, Re, from 1.5x106 to 3x106, and non-dimensional flow rate, Cw, from 0 to 4x104 with the mainstream flow (when present) scaled to match engine representative conditions of axial Reynolds number, Reax. Results from steady pressure and gas concentration measurements within the rotor-stator disc cavity and the rim seal gap are presented and compared to published data for other seal designs. Sealing performance of the chute seal is somewhat similar to that of axial clearance seals with the same minimum clearance.
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