This paper shows how it is possible to reduce the number of blades in LP turbines by approximately 15 percent relative to the first generation of high lift blading employed in the very latest engines. This is achieved through an understanding of the behavior of the boundary layers on high lift and ultra-high lift profiles subjected to incoming wakes. Initial development of the new profiles was carried out by attaching a flap to the trailing edge of one blade in a linear cascade. The test facility allows for the simulation of upstream wakes by using a moving bar system. Hot wire measurements were made to obtain boundary layer losses and surface-mounted hot films were used to observe the changes in boundary layer state. Measurements were taken at a Reynolds number between 100,000 and 210,000. The effect of increased lift above the datum profile was investigated first with steady and then with unsteady inflow (i.e., with wakes present). For the same profile, the losses generated with wakes present were below those generated by the profile with no wakes present. The boundary layer behavior on these very high lift pressure distributions suggested that aft loading the profiles would further reduce the profile loss. Finally, two very highly loaded and aft loaded LP turbine profiles were designed and then tested in cascade. The new profiles produced losses only slightly higher than those for the datum profile with unsteady inflow, but generated 15 percent greater lift.
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High Lift and Aft-Loaded Profiles for Low-Pressure Turbines
R. J. Howell,
R. J. Howell
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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O. N. Ramesh,
O. N. Ramesh
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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H. P. Hodson,
H. P. Hodson
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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N. W. Harvey,
N. W. Harvey
Rolls Royce plc., Derby, United Kingdom
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V. Schulte
V. Schulte
BMW Rolls-Royce, GmbH, Dahlewitz, Germany
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R. J. Howell
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
O. N. Ramesh
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
H. P. Hodson
Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
N. W. Harvey
Rolls Royce plc., Derby, United Kingdom
V. Schulte
BMW Rolls-Royce, GmbH, Dahlewitz, Germany
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute and presented at the 45th International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Munich, Germany, May 8–11, 2000. Manuscript received by the International Gas Turbine Institute February 2000. Paper No. 2000-GT-261. Review Chair: D. Ballal.
J. Turbomach. Apr 2001, 123(2): 181-188 (8 pages)
Published Online: February 1, 2000
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Howell , R. J., Ramesh , O. N., Hodson, H. P., Harvey, N. W., and Schulte, V. (February 1, 2000). "High Lift and Aft-Loaded Profiles for Low-Pressure Turbines ." ASME. J. Turbomach. April 2001; 123(2): 181–188. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1350409
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