Abstract: Surface curvature is known to have significant effects on film cooling performance, with convex curvature inducing increased film effectiveness and concave curvature causing decreased film effectiveness. Generally, these ...

Abstract: The leading edge of a turbine vane is subject to some of the highest temperature loading within an engine, and an accurate understanding of leading edge film coolant behavior is essential for modern engine design. Although ...

Abstract: The effect of feeding shaped film cooling holes with an internal crossflow is not well understood. Previous studies have shown that internal crossflow reduces film cooling effectiveness from axial shaped holes, but little ...

Abstract: In gas turbine engines, film cooling holes are commonly fed with an internal crossflow, the magnitude of which has been shown to have a notable effect on film cooling effectiveness. In Part I of this study, as well as in ...

Abstract: Film cooling can have a significant effect on the heat transfer coefficient (HTC) between the overflowing freestream gas and the underlying surface. This study investigated the influence of approach flow characteristics, ...

Abstract: In gas turbine engines, film cooling holes are often fed by an internal crossflow, with flow normal to the direction of the external flow around the airfoil. Many experimental studies have used a quiescent plenum to feed ...