For solar plants, waste-energy recovery, and turbogenerators, there is a considerable amount of waste energy due to low mass flow rate. Owing to the high specific power output and large pressure ratios across the turbine, a supersonic industrial steam turbine (IST) is able to utilize the waste energy associated with low mass flow rate. Supersonic IST has fewer stages than conventional turbines and a compact and modular design, thus avoiding the excessive size and manufacturing cost of conventional IST. Given their flexible operation and ability to function with loads in the range of 50–120% of the design load, supersonic IST offers significant advantages compared to conventional IST. The strong shock-wave loss caused by supersonic flows can be reduced by decreasing the shock intensity and reducing its influence; consequently, a supersonic IST can reach higher efficiency levels. Considering the demonstrated utility of bowed blades in conventional IST, this paper presents a study of the use of bowed blades in a supersonic IST. For this purpose, first, the shock-wave structure in the supersonic flow field was analyzed and compared with experimental results. Then, four different bowed blades were designed and compared with a straight blade to study the influence of bowed blades on the shock-wave structure and wetness. The results indicate that S-shaped bowing can improve the efficiency of supersonic turbines, and the energy-loss coefficient of the stators can be decreased by 2.4% or more under various operating conditions.


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    Title :

    Using a Bowed Blade to Improve the Supersonic Flow Performance in the Nozzle of a Supersonic Industrial Steam Turbine


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2017




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    52.52 Thermische Energieerzeugung, Wärmetechnik / 52.30 Strömungskraftmaschinen, Turbomaschinen / 52.52 / 52.30



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