This paper describes a new modular experimental facility that was purpose-built to investigate flow interactions between the combustor and first stage nozzle guide vanes (NGVs) of heavy duty power generation gas turbines with multiple can combustors. The first stage turbine NGV is subjected to the highest thermal loads of all turbine components and therefore consumes a proportionally large amount of cooling air that contributes detrimentally to the stage and cycle efficiency. It has become necessary to devise novel cooling concepts that can substantially reduce the coolant air requirement but still allow the turbine to maintain its aerothermal performance. The present work aims to aid this objective by the design and commissioning of a high-speed linear cascade, which consists of two can combustor transition ducts and four first stage NGVs. This is a modular nonreactive air test platform with engine realistic geometries (gas path and near gas path), cooling system, and boundary conditions (inlet swirl, turbulence level, and boundary layer). The paper presents the various design aspects of the high pressure (HP) blow down type facility, and the initial results from a wide range of aerodynamic and heat transfer measurements under highly engine realistic conditions.
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A New Experimental Facility to Investigate Combustor–Turbine Interactions in Gas Turbines With Multiple Can Combustors
S. Luque,
S. Luque
1
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: sg.luque@gmail.com
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: sg.luque@gmail.com
1Corresponding author.
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V. Kanjirakkad,
V. Kanjirakkad
2
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: v.kanjirakkad@sussex.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: v.kanjirakkad@sussex.ac.uk
2Present address: University of Sussex Thermo-Fluid Mechanics Research Centre, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QT, UK.
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I. Aslanidou,
I. Aslanidou
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: ioanna.aslanidou@eng.ox.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
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e-mail: ioanna.aslanidou@eng.ox.ac.uk
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R. Lubbock,
R. Lubbock
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: roderick.lubbock@eng.ox.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
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e-mail: roderick.lubbock@eng.ox.ac.uk
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B. Rosic,
B. Rosic
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: budimir.rosic@eng.ox.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
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S. Uchida
S. Uchida
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
e-mail: sumiu_uchida@mhi.co.jp
Takasago Research & Development Center
,Takasago, Hyogo 676-8686
, Japan
e-mail: sumiu_uchida@mhi.co.jp
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S. Luque
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: sg.luque@gmail.com
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: sg.luque@gmail.com
V. Kanjirakkad
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: v.kanjirakkad@sussex.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: v.kanjirakkad@sussex.ac.uk
I. Aslanidou
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: ioanna.aslanidou@eng.ox.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: ioanna.aslanidou@eng.ox.ac.uk
R. Lubbock
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: roderick.lubbock@eng.ox.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: roderick.lubbock@eng.ox.ac.uk
B. Rosic
Department of Engineering Science,
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
e-mail: budimir.rosic@eng.ox.ac.uk
Osney Thermofluids Laboratory,
University of Oxford
,Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
, UK
e-mail: budimir.rosic@eng.ox.ac.uk
S. Uchida
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
e-mail: sumiu_uchida@mhi.co.jp
Takasago Research & Development Center
,Takasago, Hyogo 676-8686
, Japan
e-mail: sumiu_uchida@mhi.co.jp
1Corresponding author.
2Present address: University of Sussex Thermo-Fluid Mechanics Research Centre, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QT, UK.
Contributed by the Combustion and Fuels Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received June 30, 2014; final manuscript received September 18, 2014; published online December 2, 2014. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2015, 137(5): 051503 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 2015
Article history
Received:
June 30, 2014
Revision Received:
September 18, 2014
Online:
December 2, 2014
Citation
Luque, S., Kanjirakkad, V., Aslanidou, I., Lubbock, R., Rosic, B., and Uchida, S. (May 1, 2015). "A New Experimental Facility to Investigate Combustor–Turbine Interactions in Gas Turbines With Multiple Can Combustors." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2015; 137(5): 051503. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028714
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