Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회)
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A Study on an Axial-Type 2-D Turbine Blade Shape for Reducing the Blade Profile Loss

  • Cho, Soo-Yong (Gyeongsang National University, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) ;
  • Yoon, Eui-Soo (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Department of Fluid Thermal and Environmental Engineering) ;
  • Park, Bum-Seog (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Department of Fluid Thermal and Environmental Engineering)
  • Published : 2002.08.01
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Abstract

Losses on the turbine consist of the mechanical loss, tip clearance loss, secondary flow loss and blade profile loss etc.,. More than 60 % of total losses on the turbine is generated by the two latter loss mechanisms. These losses are directly related with the reduction of turbine efficiency. In order to provide a new design methodology for reducing losses and increasing turbine efficiency, a two-dimensional axial-type turbine blade shape is modified by the optimization process with two-dimensional compressible flow analysis codes, which are validated by the experimental results on the VKI turbine blade. A turbine blade profile is selected at the mean radius of turbine rotor using on a heavy duty gas turbine, and optimized at the operating condition. Shape parameters, which are employed to change the blade shape, are applied as design variables in the optimization process. Aerodynamic, mechanical and geometric constraints are imposed to ensure that the optimized profile meets all engineering restrict conditions. The objective function is the pitchwise area averaged total pressure at the 30% axial chord downstream from the trailing edge. 13 design variables are chosen for blade shape modification. A 10.8 % reduction of total pressure loss on the turbine rotor is achieved by this process, which is same as a more than 1% total-to-total efficiency increase. The computed results are compared with those using 11 design variables, and show that optimized results depend heavily on the accuracy of blade design.

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