Optimisation of crescent-shaped block upstream of the cylindrical hole to enhance film cooling effectiveness using CFD method and genetic algorithm
by Pengfei Zhang; Chao Zhang; Zhan Wang
Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal (PCFD), Vol. 23, No. 2, 2023

Abstract: This study numerically investigated the optimal geometry of the crescent-shaped upstream block for the typical cylindrical inclined film-cooling hole to improve the cooling performance. The maximum area-averaged cooling effectiveness is pursued using the genetic algorithm combined with the CFD method at two blowing ratios of 0.5 and 1.5. Compared with the reference block, two optimised models obtained under the two blowing ratios increased the area-averaged cooling effectiveness by 127.8% at a blowing ratio of 0.5 and 16.6% at a blowing ratio of 1.5, respectively. The enhancement in the cooling performance mainly results from the improvement in the streamwise coolant coverage and the lateral coolant coverage at blowing ratios of 0.5 and 1.5, respectively.

Online publication date: Sat, 25-Mar-2023

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal (PCFD):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com