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Harmonisation of Coolant Flow Pattern with Wake of Stator Vane to Improve Sealing Effectiveness Using a Wave-Shaped Rim Seal

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  • Seungjin Lee

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea)

  • Daehan Kim

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea)

  • Joong Yull Park

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea)

Abstract

The rim seal of the gas turbine is intended to protect the material of the turbine disk from hot combustion gases. The study of the rim seal structure is important to minimise the coolant flow and maximise the sealing effect. In this paper, a wave-shaped rim seal for stator disks is proposed and its effect is confirmed by numerical analysis. To characterise the flow phenomena near the wave-shaped rim seal, a simplified model of the wave-shaped rim seal (Type 1 model), which excludes the rotor blade and stator vane, is analysed and compared with the conventional rim seal. Then, through analysis of the wave-shaped rim seal geometry (Type 2 model), which includes the rotor blade and stator vane, a reduction in egress and ingress flow was observed owing to the wave-shaped rim seal, and the sealing effectiveness on the stator disk of turbine was increased by up to 3.8%. Implementation of the wave-shape geometry in the radial seal is a novel choice for turbine designers to consider in future for better-performing and more-efficient turbines.

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  • Seungjin Lee & Daehan Kim & Joong Yull Park, 2019. "Harmonisation of Coolant Flow Pattern with Wake of Stator Vane to Improve Sealing Effectiveness Using a Wave-Shaped Rim Seal," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:6:p:1060-:d:215346
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