Improved prediction of coherent structure in an intermediate turbine duct

C Hu, T Qiao, S Zheng, M Zheng - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling the unsteady flow in an intermediate turbine duct in an aero-engine is highly
challenging partly owing to the complex physics subjected to unsteady vortical flow …

Data-driven estimation of entropy production by large scale motions in an intermediate turbine duct

C Hu, M Zheng, Z Yang, R Zou - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In modern gas turbines, the physics of three-dimensional inflow for aggressive intermediate
turbine ducts are strongly associated with large-scale coherent motions, which contribute to …

A novel preliminary design method for intermediate compressor/turbine ducts

J Yang, Y Liu, N Wu, M Zhang, W Shao, Y Liu - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to achieve a rapid design of intermediate compressor/turbine duct (ICD/ITD)
geometries for turbofan engines, a novel preliminary design method is proposed in this …

Numerical investigation on the effect of height-to-radius ratio on flow separation features in S-shaped diffuser with boundary layer ingestion

Z Li, Y Lu, T Pan, Y Zhang - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
The flow separation occurring in the S-shaped diffuser with boundary layer ingestion (BLI)
has a significant effect on the performance of the embedded engine. Previous studies have …

Effects of Area Ratio and Mean Rise Angle on the Aerodynamics of Interturbine Ducts

Y Zhang, S Hu, A Mahallati… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This work, a continuation of a series of investigations on the aerodynamics of aggressive
interturbine ducts (ITD), is aimed at providing detailed understanding of the flow physics and …

The Effects of Casing Profile on the Aerodynamics of Integrated Intermediate Turbine Ducts

J Hou, X Duan, Z Kang, Y Yi… - … Expo: Power for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
To reduce the engine's length and weight, the concept of integrated intermediate turbine
duct (IITD) is proposed, in which the first row of the low-pressure turbine vanes are replaced …

Effects of rising angle on upstream blades and intermediate turbine duct

J Liu, P Wang, Q Du, G Liu, J Zhu - Journal of Thermal Science, 2016 - Springer
With the improvement of requirement, design and manufacture technology, aero-engines for
the future are characterized by further reduction in fuel consumption, cost, but increment in …

Design of Curved Annular Diffusers II: Using Splitter Blades

V Kuchana, N Balakrishnan… - … of Engineering for …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The use of splitter blade as a passive flow control mechanism in the design of separation
free aggressive annular diffuser is explored through computational fluid dynamics …

Gas Turbine Transition Duct Gap Assessment for Unsymmetrical Thermal Boundary Conditions

M Sambandam, S Colantoni - … Expo: Power for …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The transition duct (TD) in a gas turbine (GT) twin shaft variant provides an aerodynamic
coupling between its high-pressure gas generator module and low-pressure power module …

Aerodynamic Design of High End Wall Angle Turbine Stages—Part II: Experimental Verification

AW Cranstone, G Pullan… - Journal of …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
An experimental investigation of a turbine stage featuring very high end wall angles is
presented. The initial turbine design did not achieve a satisfactory performance and the …