Transient modelling and simulation of gas turbine secondary air system

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dc.contributor.authorNikolaidis, Theoklis
dc.contributor.authorWang, Haonan
dc.contributor.authorLaskaridis, Panagiotis
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T11:11:09Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T11:11:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-03
dc.description.abstractThe behaviour of the jet engine during transient operation and specifically its secondary air system (SAS) is the point of this work. This paper presents a methodological approach to develop a fast, one-dimensional transient platform for preliminary analysis of the flow behaviour in gas turbine engines secondary air system. For this purpose, different elements of the system including rotating chamber, pipe, turbine blade cooling, orifice, and labyrinth seal are modelled in a modular form. The validity of the developed models for each component is checked against experimental/publicly available data. Then, using a flow network simulation approach, the secondary air system of a two-spool turbofan engine is modelled and simulated in transient mode. The coupling effect between volume packing and swirl are considered in the simulation, under two pre-defined scenarios for step and scheduled boundary condition variations. In the step-change scenario, the boundary conditions are changed instantly to represent the flow behaviour of the SAS under extreme operating conditions (i.e. shaft fracture, flameout, etc.). In the scheduled scenario, the boundary conditions vary linearly with time to represent the performance of the SAS under normal operating conditions (i.e. acceleration and deceleration). The key findings include the fact that, under normal engine operation, the flow in the SAS varies smoothly and converges much faster than the primary flow by around one magnitude. Thus, it is reasonable to use steady-state SAS model to simulate SAS flow behaviour under these conditions. However, under extreme conditions (e.g. flameout), which could induce an abrupt change in the primary airflow properties (pressure, temperature), reverse airflow or choking conditions in SAS may be observed. This could result in a malfunction of the SAS, inducing further damages to the engine.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationNikolaidis T, Wang H, Laskaridis P. (2020) Transient modelling and simulation of gas turbine secondary air system. Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 170, April 2020, Article number 115038en_UK
dc.identifier.cris26108140
dc.identifier.issn1359-4311
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115038
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15093
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectSecondary air systemen_UK
dc.subjecttransient modelling and simulationen_UK
dc.subjectgas turbine enginesen_UK
dc.subjectextreme operating conditions effectsen_UK
dc.titleTransient modelling and simulation of gas turbine secondary air systemen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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