This paper reports best practice principles for experimental rig design and operation arising from a European Commision funded programme of research on internal air systems. The Internal Cooling Air Systems for Gas Turbines 2 (ICAS-GT2) research programme, ran from April 2001 to June 2005, and was undertaken by a consortium of ten gas turbine manufacturing companies and four universities. The programme of research involved both design and operation of a series of high pressure, high speed rotating rigs in order to deliver data at or near engine representative conditions. The rigs concerned cover the pre-swirl system, turbine rim seals, turbine stator wells, compressor rotor-rotor disc cavities, bolt windage and real engine parts experiments. Operation of these rigs has presented a wide range of challenges, particularly with respect to optical access in rotor-rotor and rotor-stator disc cavities and measurement of disc heat transfer. This paper explores the best practice principles developed for internal air system experimental rig design, operation and associated instrumentation.
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ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
May 8–11, 2006
Barcelona, Spain
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- International Gas Turbine Institute
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0-7918-4238-X
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Internal Air Systems Experimental Rig Best Practice
Peter Childs,
Peter Childs
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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Klaus Dullenkopf,
Klaus Dullenkopf
University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Dieter Bohn
Dieter Bohn
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Peter Childs
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Klaus Dullenkopf
University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Dieter Bohn
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Paper No:
GT2006-90215, pp. 1333-1343; 11 pages
Published Online:
September 19, 2008
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Childs, P, Dullenkopf, K, & Bohn, D. "Internal Air Systems Experimental Rig Best Practice." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2006: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. Volume 3: Heat Transfer, Parts A and B. Barcelona, Spain. May 8–11, 2006. pp. 1333-1343. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2006-90215
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