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Thermal Design, Thermodynamic Analysis, and Optimization of Aero-Engines and Gas Turbines

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 22 October 2024 | Viewed by 1567

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Interests: advanced cooling technology for turbine blades; optimization design of cooling structure; machine learning in cooling design; equipment thermal design

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Interests: artificial neural networks; inverse methods; computational fluid dynamics; numerical optimization; engineering, applied and computational mathematics
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Interests: cooling technology for hot-temperature components; cooling structure optimization

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Dear Colleagues,

With the increasing operating temperatures of aero-engines and gas turbines, the cooling of high-temperature components has become a significant challenge. The development of reliable and efficient cooling structures is therefore essential to ensure the reliable operation of these systems. Traditional cooling methods may not be suitable for the new generation of aero-engines and gas turbines, as they may not provide the required cooling efficiency under extreme operating conditions. As a result, there is a need for novel cooling structures with enhanced cooling capabilities as well as cooling design methods with high efficiency and accuracy.

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together original research and review articles discussing recent advances in thermal design, thermodynamic analysis, and optimization of aero-engines and gas turbines.

The topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Overall thermal design and analysis of hot-temperature components such as blades and combustors;
  • Thermal design and analysis of unit cooling structures;
  • High-efficiency and high-precision thermal design methods;
  • Enhancement of cooling data;
  • Machine learning modeling of cooling performance;
  • Proposal and optimization of new cooling structures.

Dr. Lei Xi
Dr. Denglong Ma
Dr. Zhen Zhao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • high-temperature components
  • thermal design
  • thermodynamic analysis
  • novel cooling structure
  • high-performance heat- transfer structure
  • machine learning
  • data enhancement
  • performance prediction
  • structural optimization

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Experimental Study on Impinging Jet Atomization Using Doublet and Quadruplet Jets
by Jung-Yi Weng and Yao-Hsien Liu
Energies 2024, 17(5), 1200; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17051200 - 02 Mar 2024
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The process of impinging-jet atomization involves the collision of multiple liquid jets to create atomization. This study specifically focuses on a system that utilizes impinging atomization with multiple jets. The injectors used in this study are arranged in either a planar configuration for [...] Read more.
The process of impinging-jet atomization involves the collision of multiple liquid jets to create atomization. This study specifically focuses on a system that utilizes impinging atomization with multiple jets. The injectors used in this study are arranged in either a planar configuration for doublet injectors or a stereoscopic configuration for quadruplet injectors, both designed to facilitate impinging atomization. The angle at which the jets collide is set at 90°, with injector intersection angles of either 60° or 120°. The diameter of the jets ranges from 0.8 to 1.1 mm, while the length–diameter ratio of the pipe remains fixed at 10. To investigate the atomization process, experiments were conducted by varying flow rates (ranging from 30 to 130 mL/min) from each injector using pure water as the working fluid. This resulted in a range of Weber numbers spanning from 4 to 206 and Reynolds numbers ranging from 578 to 3443. Four atomization regimes were observed in the impinging atomization flow field: closed-rim mode, periodic drop mode, open rim mode, and fully developed mode. The experiment utilized a high-speed camera to observe the formation and breakup of the liquid sheet. However, increasing the number of jets and altering the impingement configuration had minimal impact on the liquid sheet patterns as the Weber number increased. Compared to traditional double jet atomization, quadruplet jet atomization resulted in the wider extension of liquid sheets and similar atomization patterns. This study is useful for designing jet impingement-atomization systems for confined spaces. Full article
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A Performance Simulation Methodology for a Whole Turboshaft Engine Based on Throughflow Modelling
by Shuo Zhang, Aotian Ma, Teng Zhang, Ning Ge and Xing Huang
Energies 2024, 17(2), 494; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020494 - 19 Jan 2024
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To accurately predict the matching relationships between the various components and the engine performance in the whole aero-engine environment, this study introduces a two-dimensional throughflow simulation method for the whole aero-engine. This method is based on individual throughflow solvers for the turbo-machinery and [...] Read more.
To accurately predict the matching relationships between the various components and the engine performance in the whole aero-engine environment, this study introduces a two-dimensional throughflow simulation method for the whole aero-engine. This method is based on individual throughflow solvers for the turbo-machinery and the combustor. It establishes a throughflow simulation model for the whole engine by integrating with the compressor-turbine co-operating equations and boundary conditions. The turbo-machinery throughflow solver employs a circumferentially averaged form of the time-dependent Navier–Stokes equations (N-S) as the governing equation. The combustor solver uses the Reynolds Average Navier–Stokes (RANS) method to solve flow and chemical reaction processes by constructing turbulence, combustion, and radiation models. The accuracy of the component solver is validated using Pratt and Whitney’s three-stage axial compressor (P&W3S1) and General Electric’s high-pressure turbine (GE-EEE HPT), and the predicted results are consistent with the experimental data. Finally, the developed throughflow method is applied to simulate the throttling characteristics of the WZ-X turboshaft engine. The results predicted by the throughflow program are consistent with the GasTurb calculations, including the trends of shaft power delivered, specific fuel consumption (SFC), inlet airflow, and total pressure ratio of the compressor. The developed method to perform throughflow simulation of the whole aero-engine eliminates the dependence on a general component map. It can quickly obtain the meridian flow field parameters and overall engine characteristics, which is expected to guide the design and modification of the engine in the future. Full article
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Planned Papers

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Title: A review of machine learning methods in turbine cooling
Authors: Xu Liang, Jin Shenglong, Xi Lei, Li Yunlong, Gao Jianmin
Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Abstract: In the current design work, turbine performance requirements are getting higher and higher, and turbine blade design needs multiple rounds of iterative optimization. 3D turbine optimization involves multiple parameters, and 3D simulation takes a long time. Machine learning method can make full use of historical accumulated data to train high-precision data models, which can greatly reduce turbine blade performance evaluation time and improve optimization efficiency. Based on the data model, the advanced intelligent combinatorial optimization technology can effectively reduce the number of iterations, find the better model faster, and improve the optimization calculation efficiency.Based on different cooling parts of turbine blades and the development of machine learning, this paper discusses the feasibility of applying different machine learning models in the field of turbine cooling design.

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