EFFECT OF AXIAL GAP ON THE AERODYNAMICS OF 1 AND 1.5 STAGE TURBINES | ||||
| The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||||
| Article 66, Volume 15, 15th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., May 2012, Page 1-12 PDF (1.21 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/amme.2012.37018 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| R. Subbarao1; M. Govardhan2 | ||||
| 1Research Scholar, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India. | ||||
| 2Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, India. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| ABSTRACT Axial gap is one of the few important parameters that affect the performance of a turbine. Present work involves the computational study in 1 and 1.5 stage turbines with axial gaps of 15% and 50%. For each axial gap, investigation is done at three flow coefficients; namely, 0.68, 0.78 and 0.96. The turbine components nozzle, rotor and stator are modeled for both the axial gaps. Mid-span pressure distribution of the rotor for the design configuration is compared with the experimental results and found to be in good agreement. Total pressure, axial velocity, entropy and Mach number distributions along with torque are analyzed for all the configurations. Results indicate that the performance of the turbine is dependent on axial gap. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Axial flow turbine; axial gap; flow coefficient; Pressure distribution; one and one-half stage; turbine performance | ||||
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