Abstract: The heat fluxes across the turbine tip gap are characterized by large unsteady pressure gradients and shear from the viscous effects. The classical Newton heat convection equation, based on the turbine inlet total temperature, ...

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a two-step methodology to evaluate the convective heat flux along the rotor casing using an engine-scalable approach based on discrete Green's functions . The first step consists in the use of an ...

Abstract: Optimal turbine blade tip designs have the potential to enhance aerodynamic performance while reducing the thermal loads on one of the most vulnerable parts of the gas turbine. This paper describes a novel strategy to ...

Abstract: Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is a well-established technique for determining the flow direction and velocity magnitude of complex flows. This paper presents a methodology for executing this nonintrusive measurement ...