Abstract: Buoyancyinduced flow occurs in the cavity between two corotating compressor disks when the temperature of the disks and shroud is higher than that of the air in the cavity. Coriolis forces in the rotating fluid create ...

Abstract: The flow and heat transfers inside high-pressure (HP) compressor rotating cavities are buoyancy driven and are known to be extremely difficult to predict. The experimental data of laser-Doppler anemometry (LDA) measurements ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes the work of a five year research program into the heat transfer within cavities adjacent to the main annulus of a gas turbine. The work has been a collaboration between several gas turbine manufacturers, ...