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    Numerically thermal analysis of a turbine vane at high temperature
    (2019-11-26) ; ;
    Sleesongsom, S.
    Using conjugate heat transfer, thermal analysis of a turbine vane coated with thermal barrier coating (TBC) at a high temperature is presented. Numerical results are carried out at two turbine inlet temperatures (T <inf>∞</inf>) i.e. 783 K (low) and 1566 K (high) under two turbulence intensities (Tus) i.e. 8.3% and 16.6%. The main findings of this research are that for both Tus, the metal surface temperature reduction at the high temperature is higher than that at the low temperature because of the lower heat-flux ratio at the higher temperature. Based on the metal temperature reduction, the increasing inlet temperature has a greater influence than the increasing turbulence intensity. The results also indicate that at T <inf>∞</inf> = 783 K, on the pressure side (PS) the metal surface temperature reduction at Tu = 8.3% is lower than that at Tu = 16.6%, while on the suction side (SS) no significant difference happens when Tu increases. Interestingly, an inverse phenomenon happens for both PS and SS, that is the metal surface temperature reduction at Tu = 8.3% increases above that at Tu = 16.6% when T <inf>∞</inf> increases. This discrepancy may suggest the instability of the surface heat-flux ratio due to complex heat convection at the different inlet temperatures.
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    CHT/CFD analysis of thermal sensitivity of a transonic film-cooled guide vane
    (2019-01-01) ; ;
    Sleesongsom, Suwin
    Thermal parameters are important variables that have great influence on life time of turbine vanes. Therefore, accurate prediction of the thermal parameters is essential. In this study, a numerical approach for conjugate heat transfer (CHT) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to investigate thermal sensitivity of a transonic guide vane which is fully film-cooled by 199 film holes. Thermal barrier coating (TBC), i.e., the typical TBC and a new one as the candidate TBC, and turbulence intensity (Tu), i.e., Tu=3.3%, 10% and 20%, are two variables used for the present study. At first the external surface temperatures of the vane material are compared. Next, the TBC surface temperatures are considered. Results show the major role of the lower thermal conductivity of TBC which results in the lower and more uniform temperature on the external surface of the vane substrate. Finally, the thermal sensitivity is presented in terms of the percentage reduction of the external surface temperatures of the vane material and the structural temperatures of the vane material at midspan, including the variations of average and maximum vane temperatures. Results show that TBC and Tu have significant effects on the external surface and structural temperatures of the vane substrate. The lower thermal conductivity of TBC leads to the higher difference between the thermal conductivity of the vane substrate and TBC, the reduction of heat transfer and the more uniform temperature within the vane structure. The results also show more effective protection for the average vane temperature from the two TBCs at higher Tus. However, Tu does not significantly affect the reduction of the maximum vane temperature even though the new TBC, which has the very low thermal conductivity, is used.
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    Investigation of cooling performances of a non-film-cooled turbine vane coated with a thermal barrier coating using conjugate heat transfer
    (2018-04-01) ; ;
    Sleesongsom, Suwin
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    Xu, Huazhao
    The aim of this paper is to numerically investigate cooling performances of a non-film-cooled turbine vane coated with a thermal barrier coating (TBC) at two turbulence intensities (Tu = 8.3% and 16.6%). Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with conjugate heat transfer (CHT) analysis is used to predict the surface heat transfer coefficient, overall and TBC effectiveness, as well as internal and average temperatures under a condition of a NASA report provided by Hylton et al. [NASA CR-168015]. The following interesting phenomena are observed: (1) At each Tu, the TBC slightly dampens the heat transfer coefficient in general, and results in the quantitative increment of overall cooling effectiveness about 16-20%, but about 8% at the trailing edge (TE). (2) The protective ability of the TBC increases with Tu in many regions, that is, the leading edge (LE) and its neighborhoods on the suction side (SS), as well as the region from the LE to the front of the TE on the pressure side (PS), because the TBC causes the lower enhancement of the heat transfer coefficient in general at the higher Tu. (3) Considering the internal and average temperatures of the vane coated with two different TBCs, although the vane with the lower thermal conductivity protects more effectively, its role in the TE region reduces more significantly. (4) For both TBCs, the increment of Tu has a relatively small effect on the reduction of the average temperature of the vane.
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    A Stress Tensor-based Failure Criterion for Ordinary State-based Peridynamic Models
    (2022-01-01) ;
    Sarego, Giulia
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    Shojaei, Arman
    Peridynamics is a recent nonlocal theory of continuum mechanics that is suitable to describe fracture problems in solid mechanics. In this paper, a new failure criterion based on the stress field is developed by adopting the damage correspondence model in the ordinary state-based peridynamic theory. The proposed stress tensor-based failure criterion is capable of predicting more accurately crack propagation in the mixed mode I-II fracture problems different from other failure criteria in peridynamics. The effectiveness of the proposed model is demonstrated by performing several examples of mixed-mode dynamic fracture in brittle materials.
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    Parametric study on wing-lambda-shock formation
    (2021-01-01)
    Chainok, Sirikorn
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    Rungroch, Thanapol
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    Chairach, Pattarasuda
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    It is well-known that a wing is one of the most important parts of an aircraft as it is used to generate lift force. According to a wing moving at sufficiently high subsonic speeds, the flow speed on the wing's upper surface can be supersonic due to acceleration through the curvature-created suction, thereby forming a shock wave in a lambda shape. Additionally, the lambda shock can interact with the boundary layer flow. These phenomena relate to disturbances in the flow field, including flow separation, thus causing undesirable effects on lift production. Hence, a better understanding of the phenomenon of wing-lambda-shock formation and its nature is essential. This study presents a numerical investigation of the lambda-shock formation on an ONERA M6 wing, which is known as a swept, semi-span wing with no twist, under parametric effects of angleof-attack, and free-stream Mach number, which is increased up to the supersonic regime. The pressure coefficients obtained by simulations are validated by open data. Then, numerical results in terms of the local pressure coefficient, local Mach number, averaged lift and drag coefficients, and?-shape characteristics based on Mach number and pressure coefficients are discussed under an investigated range of the parameters. Results show that the angle-of-attack and free-stream Mach number can affect the lambda shock formation on the wing upper surface physically. Specifically, an iso-sonic surface with lambda shock waves is disturbed when the angle-of-attack and free-stream Mach number vary in an investigated range. This also affects lift and drag coefficients of the wing.
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    Reliability-based Design Optimization of Classical Wing Aeroelasticity
    (2020-07-27)
    Sleesongsom, S.
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    Bureerat, S.
    Flutter speed of aircraft is very important and needs to be firstly specified before a certification applied for a new aircraft by airworthiness regulator to make sure that the aircraft is free from flutter in its flight envelope. By assuming geometrical and physical parameters known, the speed is usually estimated from deterministic analyses in a design stage. In practice, some parameters are finitely measured by observing, especially for the geometrical parameters, material properties and so on due to the random in nature, which causes uncertainty of information often called uncertainties. The purpose of this paper is to combine reliability analysis and optimum design of aeroelastic aircraft wing. The classical two-dimensional wing with a typical airfoil section is used as an example in this study. To quantify uncertainty in the design of flutter speed, the discrete-time aero-elastic model and worst-case scenario are applied. Furthermore, the comparison between optimum design with/without reliability is provided in this study. The results show the proposed technique leads to the flutter speed being more conservative and realizable compared with the traditional technique.