This paper presents the development and implementation of a new generation of double-sided heat-flux gauges at The Ohio State University Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL) along with heat transfer measurements for film-cooled airfoils in a single-stage high-pressure transonic turbine operating at design corrected conditions.  Double-sided heat flux gauges are a critical part of the GTL’s turbine cooling studies, and the new generation improves upon the durability and stability of previous designs while also introducing high-density layouts that provide better spatial resolution.  These new customizable high-density double-sided heat flux gauges allow for multiple heat transfer measurements in a small geometric area such as immediately downstream of a row of cooling holes on an airfoil.  Two high-density designs are utilized: Type A, which consists of 9 gauges gridded within a 5 mm by 2.6 mm (0.20 inch by 0.10 inch) area on the pressure surface of an airfoil, and Type B, which consists of 7 gauges located at points of predicted interest on the suction surface.  

Both individual and high-density heat flux gauges are installed in a transonic turbine experiment under the second build of the High-Pressure Turbine Innovative Cooling program.  Run in a short duration facility, the single-stage high-pressure turbine operated at design-corrected conditions (matching corrected speed, flow function, and pressure ratio) with forward and aft purge flow and film-cooled blades.  Gauges are placed at repeated locations across different cooling schemes in a rainbow rotor configuration.  Airfoil film-cooling schemes include round, fan, and advanced shaped cooling holes in addition to uncooled airfoils.  Both the pressure and suction surfaces of the airfoils are instrumented at multiple wetted distance location and percent spans from roughly 10% to 80%.   Results from these tests are presented as both time-average values and time accurate ensemble averages in order to capture unsteady motion and heat transfer from main, secondary, and cooling flows.


Development of New Single and High-Density Heat-Flux Gauges for Unsteady Heat Transfer Measurements for a Rotating Transonic Turbine

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International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI)

Paper Proceedings: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/GT/GT2020/volume/84058

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