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Title: Turbine rotor/stator flowfield analysis

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5521870

A numerical study of the unsteady aerodynamic and thermal environment associated with axial turbine stages is presented. Computations are performed using a modification of the ROTOR1 rotor/stator interaction code. Two different turbine states are analyzed: the first state of the United Technologies Research Center large scale rotating rig and the first state of the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME) high pressure fuel turbopump. Time-averaged blade midspan pressure and heat transfer profiles are calculated using the following different surface boundary conditions: adiabatic wall, prescribed wall temperature, and prescribed heat flux. Numerical solutions for the large scale rotating rig are compared with experimental data. Unsteady pressure envelopes are also presented for each geometry. In addition, instantaneous contours are plotted for the SSME configuration.

Research Organization:
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Huntsville, AL (USA)
OSTI ID:
5521870
Report Number(s):
N-89-24433; NASA-CR-183639; NAS-1.26:183639; LMSC-HEC-TR-F-268519
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English