Effects of Sand Ingestion on the Cooling of Turbine Blade Outer Air Seals

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dc.contributor.authorLand, Camron C.en
dc.contributor.committeechairThole, Karen A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNg, Wing Faien
dc.contributor.committeememberVlachos, Pavlos P.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T19:50:02Zen
dc.date.adate2006-12-20en
dc.date.available2017-04-04T19:50:02Zen
dc.date.issued2006-11-24en
dc.date.rdate2016-10-07en
dc.date.sdate2006-11-29en
dc.description.abstractModern gas turbine engines operate in environments where particle ingestion, especially sand ingestion, can affect the cooling of various turbine parts. The most critical areas are in the combustor and the first stage components of the turbine. Gas temperatures in these areas are the highest compared to other areas and exceed the melting points of the constituent metals. To extend the life of hot section components, internal convective cooling and external film-cooling are required. This study examined the effects of sand ingestion on various cooling geometries. The first part investigated impingement and film-cooling implemented in a double-walled cooling geometry for the purpose of reducing sand size and thereby reducing blockage due to sand ingestion. The second part analyzed the cooling performance of actual turbine blade outer air seals injected with sand. Results from these studies showed areas of impingement that promote particle fragmentation are advantageous in reducing particle size and reducing blockage due to particle ingestion. Blockage was significantly increased based on the percentage of large particles present in the sand samples. Increasing the pressure ratio and decreasing the sand amount were also shown to reduce blockage.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11292006-164143en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11292006-164143/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76893en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsand ingestionen
dc.subjectimpingementen
dc.subjectfilm-coolingen
dc.subjectgas turbineen
dc.titleEffects of Sand Ingestion on the Cooling of Turbine Blade Outer Air Sealsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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