This paper focuses on turbine blade internal cooling. Internal cooling is achieved by passing
the coolant through several rib‐enhanced serpentine passages inside the blade and …

The primary focus of this paper is convective heat transfer in axial flow turbines. Research
activity involving heat transfer generally separates into two related areas: predictions and …

The gas turbine engine's extreme conditions need a robust design to produce efficient
energy and for reliable operation. Flow and thermal analysis are essential for complex …

Due to the complex flow, designers need data that will aid them in the development of
efficient cooling designs. They need detailed hot gas path heat transfer distributions. Heat …

Nickel micro pin fin heat exchangers can be electroplated directly onto planar or non-planar
metal surfaces using a derivative of the LIGA micromachining process. These heat …

Abstract Based on combined Infrared Thermography and numerical simulations, the heat
transfer and flow performance in a vortex cooling configuration with 5 nozzles were …

In certain regions of turbine aerofoils, cooling system designers need to cool the blades with
convection systems that provide high heat transfer coefficients. The present research has …

Gas turbine blades utilize internal geometry such as turbulator ribs for improved cooling. In
some designs it may be desirable to benefit from the internal cooling enhancement of ribs as …

Cooling components in the hot section of a gas turbine are essential to component
durability. Common methods of cooling include rib turbulators in internal passages and film …

Early stage gas turbine blades feature complicated internal geometries in order to enhance
internal heat transfer and to supply coolant for film cooling. Most film cooling experiments …