Computational analysis of pin-fin arrays effects on internal heat transfer enhancement of a blade tip wall

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Xie, Gongnan ^a   Sundén, Bengt ^a   Utriainen, Esa ^b   Wang, Lieke ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computation; Enhancement; Gas turbine cooling; Pin fins; Tip wall

Indexed keywords

BLADE TIP; BLADE-TIP HEAT TRANSFER; COMPUTATION; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONVECTIVE COOLING; COOLING METHODS; CROSS FLOWS; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; INTERNAL HEAT TRANSFER; PIN-FIN ARRAYS; PIN-FINS; SAFE OPERATION; TURBINE BLADE TIP; TWO-PASS CHANNEL;

COOLING; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORCED CONVECTION; GAS TURBINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 77955290905     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000053     Document Type: Article

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