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Effects of Blade Fillet Structures on Flow Field and Surface Heat Transfer in a Large Meridional Expansion Turbine

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  • Fusheng Meng

    (College of Power and Energy Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China)

  • Qun Zheng

    (College of Power and Energy Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China)

  • Jian Zhang

    (College of Power and Energy Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China)

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of the previous work, aiming to explore the influence of fillet configurations on flow and heat transfer in a large meridional expansion turbine. The endwall of large meridional expansion turbine stator has a large expansion angle, which leads to early separation of the endwall boundary layer, resulting in excessive aerodynamic loss and local thermal load. In order to improve the flow state and reduce the local high thermal load, five typical fillet distribution rules are designed. The three-dimensional Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) solver for viscous turbulent flows was used to investigate the different fillet configurations of the second stage stator blades of a 1.5-stage turbine, and which fillet distribution is suitable for large meridional expansion turbines. The influence of fillet structures on the vortex system and loss characteristics was analyzed, and its impact on wall thermal load was studied in detail. The fillet structure mainly affects the formation of horseshoe vortexes at the leading edge of the blade so as to reduce the loss caused by horseshoe vortexes and passage vortexes. The fillet structure suitable for the large meridional expansion turbine was obtained through the research. Reasonable fillet structure distribution can not only improve the flow state but also reduce the high thermal load on the wall surface of the meridional expansion turbine. It has a positive engineering guiding value.

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  • Fusheng Meng & Qun Zheng & Jian Zhang, 2019. "Effects of Blade Fillet Structures on Flow Field and Surface Heat Transfer in a Large Meridional Expansion Turbine," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:15:p:3035-:d:255236
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    1. Fusheng Meng & Qun Zheng & Jie Gao & Weiliang Fu, 2019. "Effect of Tip Clearance on Flow Field and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Large Meridional Expansion Turbine," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, January.
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