Slrlctl~
speaking. tile velocity within tlic boundary laycr
as
a
function of di~t~~ncc
j.
t'ronl the \\all
ot,cys difTcrcnt Irtivs due to
3
zoncs. Closc to thc \\,all in a so-callcd lnniinar sublajcr.
;i
laminar
shc3r
flow
exists, that ndhorcs to the wall. l'hcn a vclocity distribution follows, which obcgs a log;lrithn?ic
la,v
according to
ir.'ir,
=
A
+
B
In(yujv),
where
u,
is thc vclocity at the bound,rl-y of this zone.
v
the
viscosity
and
A
and
I3
constants,
y
the wall distance (see Cap.
5.4).
In
the following third zone ndjaccnt to the external flow close to tllc boundnry layer a so-cnllcd
,,ternal law prevails. This depcnds in
i1
manner. not completely cliirified tod;~tc. on thc prcssuie
gradient oi the adjaccnt flow outside thc boundary laycr. Using thcsc three lu\vs rc\cals alw thc
problem of the location of its transitiorl7.onc, thus aggravating the prediction of thc boundriry la!cr.
~inlitillg the
considerations
to the rotor vane also requircs accounting for the role of hub and shroud.
\v;rh~n the bou~ldary layer of
s
rotor vane, the sccondary
flow
mainly origin;ttes from thc: boundar!
I;lyer flow on hub and shroud (so-c;illcd interference of the boundary layer wit11 those of its end \;.I\;
f;~~cs). Strictly speaking, along the corners fornlcd by these end walls and thc rotor
vane
fi~ce.
continuity, momcntum and cncrgy equation havc to be satisfied by the flow passing from one
boundary layer to thc adjacent layer.
For the sake of silnplicity and in tolerable agreement with experience of turbulent
pipe
flow and secondary flow
[7.8; 7.91
the velocity distribution within the boundary layer
of
thickness
6
is described as follows (Fig.
7.3.2).
-
in the main flow direction
-
in the secondary flow direction:
M'
=
tan
E
U (y/b)"
[1
-
(y/6)"11,
(7.3
-
2)
where
y
is the coordinate normal to the wall,
n
an exponent, which lies within the tur-
bulent flow regime of the ordcr of
1/6
to
1/10
according to the
Xej.11olr1s
number
of
the
boundary layer
of
Re
=
2
-
lo3
to
1,6
-
lo6,
Re
being
US/v
with
U
the \lelocity at the orlter
edge of the boundary layer
(y
=
Oj
in the main flow
(x)
direction. In thc laminar flow
rcgime
(7.3-1)
has to be replaccd by
u
-
U(2y13)
[I
-
yj(2h)J
or :ipproximaled
by
u
=
2
Uy/6.
In the above,
E
is the angle, the velocity close to the wall
(:,!
=
0)
makes
~vith
the main flow direction (x-axis). The exponent
1
in
(7.3-2)
can be assulned
as
'one'
in
a
first order approximation. To adapt
(7.3-2)
to
a
known triangular diagram
(7.81
(sce
Fig.
7.3.2)
with its ratio,
o!
=
u,/U
(7.3
-
3)
due to ihe top of triangle,
1
must be chosen
This
arives from
i?\v/d~c
=
0
at the top of triangle with the aid of
(7.3-
1)
and
(7.3-2).
According to experience
(7.3-1)
and
(7.3-2)
show, that:
u(y
=
0)
=
0;
~l()l
=
6)
=
U;
W(-V
=
Oj
=
0; ~'(y
=
8)
=
0
and
lim
(\v/tr)
=
tan
E.
Y-0
-
Coordinates: Curvilinear orthogonal coordinates are used. Their origin is at an
3rbitrary point of the wail. In the case of
a
vane face it is at the stagnzition point
near
the
leading inlet edge. The x-axis points in the direction of the main flow,
);
normal to the
Wall,
z
in the direction of secondary flow. The x-
and
the z-axis are always in
a
plane
langential
to
the
wall
surface.