The naphthalene sublimation technique is used to investigate the development of Taylor-Go¨rtler vortices over the pressure surface of a simulated high performance turbine blade. Large spanwise variation in mass transfer is observed downstream on the pressure surface in the two-dimensional flow region for cases with low freestream turbulence, indicating the existence of Taylor-Go¨rtler vortices. Different average and local mass transfer rates for the same flow conditions suggest that roughness variation near the leading edge affects the initial formation of Taylor-Go¨rtler vortices. Larger and more uniformly distributed roughness at the leading edge produces much stronger Taylor-Go¨rtler vortices downstream and greatly enhances the mass transfer rate. The variation between the vortices does not change appreciably along the flow direction. The flow in the boundary layer is laminar over the entire pressure surface. In the presence of external disturbances such as high freestream turbulence or a boundary layer trip, no Taylor-Go¨rtler vortices are observed.
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Development of Taylor-Go¨rtler Vortices Over the Pressure Surface of a Turbine Blade
R. J. Goldstein
R. J. Goldstein
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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H. P. Wang
Pratt & Whitney
S. J. Olson
TSI, Inc.
R. J. Goldstein
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Manuscript received March 1, 2004; revision received October 31, 2004. Review conducted by: S. Acharya.
J. Heat Transfer. May 2005, 127(5): 540-543 (4 pages)
Published Online: May 25, 2005
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Received:
March 1, 2004
Revised:
October 31, 2004
Online:
May 25, 2005
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Wang, H. P., Olson, S. J., and Goldstein , R. J. (May 25, 2005). "Development of Taylor-Go¨rtler Vortices Over the Pressure Surface of a Turbine Blade ." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. May 2005; 127(5): 540–543. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1865219
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