Technique for Measuring the Coefficient of Restitution for Microparticle Sand Impacts at High Temperature for Turbomachinery Applications

dc.contributor.authorReagle, Colin Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeechairNg, Faien
dc.contributor.committeecochairEkkad, Srinath V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTafti, Danesh K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDancey, Clinton L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHajj, Muhammad R.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:15:55Zen
dc.date.adate2012-12-03en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:15:55Zen
dc.date.issued2012-08-22en
dc.date.rdate2012-12-03en
dc.date.sdate2012-09-05en
dc.description.abstractErosion and deposition in gas turbine engines are functions of particle/wall interactions and the Coefficient of Restitution (COR) is a fundamental property of these interactions. COR depends on impact velocity, angle of impact, temperature, particle composition, and wall material. In the first study, a novel Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) / Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) hybrid method for measuring COR has been developed which is simple, cost-effective, and robust. A Laser-Camera system is used in the Virginia Tech Aerothermal Rig to measure microparticles velocity. The method solves for particle impact velocity at the surface by numerical methods. The methodology presented here characterizes a difficult problem by a combination of established techniques, PTV and CFD, which have not been used in this capacity before. The current study characterizes the fundamental behavior of sand at different impact angles. Two sizes of Arizona Road Dust (ARD) and one size of Glass beads are impacted on to 304-Stainless Steel. The particles are entrained into a free jet of 27m/s at room temperature. Mean results compare favorably with trends established in literature. This technique to measure COR of microparticle sand will help develop a computational model and serve as a baseline for further measurements at elevated, engine representative air and wall temperatures. In the second study, ARD is injected into a hot flow field at temperatures of 533oK, 866oK, and 1073oK to measure the effects of high temperature on particle rebound. The results are compared with baseline measurements at ambient temperature made in the VT Aerothermal Rig, as well as previously published literature. The effects of increasing temperature and velocity led to a 12% average reduction in total COR at 533oK (47m/s), a 15% average reduction at 866oK (77m/s), and a 16% average reduction at 1073oK (102m/s) compared with ambient results. From these results it is shown that a power law relationship may not conclusively fit the COR vs temperature/velocity trend at oblique angles of impact. The decrease in COR appeared to be almost entirely a result of increased velocity that resulted from heating the flow.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-09052012-221541en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052012-221541/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/28875en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartReagle_CJ_D_2012.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectImpacten
dc.subjectTurbomachineryen
dc.subjectMicroparticleen
dc.subjectCoefficient of Restitutionen
dc.titleTechnique for Measuring the Coefficient of Restitution for Microparticle Sand Impacts at High Temperature for Turbomachinery Applicationsen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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