Aerodynamic performance of an un-located high-pressure turbine rotor

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dc.contributor.authorPawsey, Lucas
dc.contributor.authorRajendran, David John
dc.contributor.authorPachidis, Vassilios
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T14:21:53Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T14:21:53Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-13
dc.description.abstractThe rotor sub-assembly of the high-pressure turbine of a modern turbofan engine is typically free to move downstream because of the force imbalance acting on the disc and blades following an un-located shaft failure. This downstream movement results in a change in the geometry of the rotor blade, tip seals and rim/platform seals because of the interaction of the rotor sub-assembly with the downstream vane sub-assembly. Additionally, there is a change in the leakage flow properties, which mix with the main flow because of the change in engine behaviour and secondary air system dynamics. In the present work, the changes in geometry following the downstream movement of the turbine, are obtained from a validated friction model and structural LS-DYNA simulations. Changes in leakage flow properties are obtained from a transient network source-sink secondary air system model. Three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulations are used to evaluate the aerodynamic effect from the inclusion of the leakage flows, tipseal domains, and downstream movement of the rotor for three displacement configurations (i.e. 0, 10 and 15 mm) with appropriate changes in geometry and leakage flow conditions. It is observed from the results that there is a significant reduction in the expansion ratio, torque and power produced by the turbine with the downstream movement of the rotor because of changes in the flow behaviour for the different configurations. These changes in turbine performance parameters are necessary to accurately predict the terminal speed of the rotor using an engine thermodynamic model. Further, it is to be noted that such reductions in turbine rotor torque will result in a reduction of the terminal speed attained by the rotor during an un-located shaft failure. Therefore the terminal speed of the rotor can be controlled by introducing design features that will result in the rapid rearward displacement of the turbine rotor.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationPawsey L, Rajendran DJ, Pachidis V. Aerodynamic performance of an un-located high-pressure turbine rotor. The Aeronautical Journal, Volume 121, Issue 1242 (The International Society of Air-breathing Engines (ISABE) 2017 Conference Special Issue) August 2017, pp. 1200-1215en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0001-9240
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2017.67
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12851
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectShaft failureen_UK
dc.subjectaxial turbineen_UK
dc.subjectCFDen_UK
dc.subjectunlocateden_UK
dc.subjectrim sealen_UK
dc.subjectturbine overspeeden_UK
dc.titleAerodynamic performance of an un-located high-pressure turbine rotoren_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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