Preliminary Simulation of a 3D Turbine Stage with In Situ Combustion

Abstract:

This paper presents the preliminary results of the numerical simulation of flow and combustion in a one stage turbine combustor (turbine stage in situ combustion). The main purpose of the simulation is to assess the stability of the in situ combustion with respect to the unsteadiness induced by the rotor-stator interaction. Apart from previous attempts, the salient feature of this CFD approach is the new fuel injection concept that consisting of a perforated pipe placed at mid-pitch in the stator row passage. The flow and combustion are modelled by the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations coupled with the species transport equations. The chemistry model used herein is a two-step, global, finite rate combustion model while the turbulence model is the shear stress transport model. The chemistry turbulence interaction is described in terms of eddy dissipation concept.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 772)
• Pages: 103-107
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.772.103
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Sterian Danaila*, Dragoș Isvoranu, Constantin Leventiu
• Keywords: Rotor-Stator Interaction, Turbine In Situ Combustion

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