title: Heat transfer and flow characteristics on a gas turbine shroud.
abstract: The work described in this paper is an experimental investigation of the heat transfer from the main flow to a turbine shroud surface, which may be applicable to ceramic gas turbines. Three kinds of turbine shrouds are considered with a flat surface, a taper surface and a spiral groove surface opposite to the blades in an axial flow turbine of actual turbo-charger. Heat transfer measurements were performed for the experimental conditions of a uniform heat flux or a uniform wall temperature. The effects of the inlet flow angle, rotational speed, and tip clearance on the heat transfer coefficient were clarified under on- and off-design flow conditions. The mean heat transfer coefficient was correlated to the blade Reynolds number and tip clearance, and compared with an experimental correlation and measurements of a flat surface. A comparison was also made for the measurement of static pressure distributions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Mechanical Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Ohogigaoka, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ijichi