Jluucvcr.
in thc
mean
cylindric;~l scctic~n
(r/R
=
0,5)
the 3-vane runncr with its Ionge
chord po\\csses at thc lowcst specd of
SOU
rpm thc thinnest boi~tlcl:~ry laycr on the sllcti
face,
W/IC~C
ill
2encr;ll tI1c boundary !:lycr should bc
thickest.
11
loss an:~lysis shows
11
thc
IOC;II
cficiency in thc mcan cyli~idrical section of the
3
blade rulincr becomes
highest
[9.127].
This follows from the above-mentioned interaction of centrifugal force of an elelnen$
wiihin the boundary layer and the whirl (c,,)-induced radial pressure gradicnt of the
rnair;'
flo\\.
acting acrobh the layer. The correspc~nding secondary [low shifts the boundary
layer
material closc to the wall towards tlie tip and that close to the outer edge of the bo1lndary
layer towards the hub, so as to denude the mean cylindrical vane section of the boundary
layer.
Since the boundary layer under the influence of the radial pressure gradient is
thickened
along the inner cylindrical vane section, the vane deflects the flow additionally in the
circumferential direction in the neighbourhood of the hub,
(rjR
=
0,58) at 1400 rpm and'
espec~ally at 800 rprn. This deflection by the vanes in the circumferential direction in--
crease5 with vane length directly and inversely with the vane number. This is reconfirmed
by
measurements.
Adjacent to the casing
(r/R
=
0,97) on the suction facc of the vane the plot of the hydro.
dl
nanlic values
IS
governcd by the tip clearance vortex. The region in which the vortex
lzaves the clearance of the gap is shifted to the profile's head with increasing angle of
attack so that the range influenced by th~s vortex has been doubled at SO0 rpm compared
;\
ith
1400
rpm, see Fig. 43 in [9.74] at
r/R
=
0,97. The diameter of the tip clearance vortex
core
grows nearly proportional to the vane lcngth and hence inversely with the vaile
number.
-
b5',lkzs doilvnstream of the runner exit: Past the exit of the runner the boundary layers
of
the suction and pressure faces touch each other. Thi1.S they form wakes in the graph
,
of thz lelocity
\z
and
p
(Fig. 9.6.7). In the neighbourhood of the casing
(r/R
=
0,97)
and
the hub
(I-iK
=
0,58) the vortices flowing off the suction face of vane are included in the;
wakes.
Thus the
total pressure curve contains two characteristic minimums.
The
left sink
caused
by
the vane's wzke, the right by the vortex. As well as the boundary layers, t
wakes are also subjected to a radial pressure gradient.
Since the
s:atic pressure of the flow outside the wake also acts across the wakes, t
disturbance
of
radial equilibrium caused by the velocity drop within the wake leads
negative radial velocities (Fig. 9.6.7)
(r/R
=
0,75 and 0.58). In the wakes past the out
c!li~idrical section
()SIR
=
0.97), the tip clearance vortex essentially determines the grap
of the radial
con~ponents and the other values. This appears pronouncedly in the
grap
of ?he 12-vane runner at radius
r/R
=
0,97.
The compe~~sntion of the velocity differences between the wake and outer flow by turb
!ent n~i~inz leads to a decrease
of
axial velocity and the flow angle
P
which is confirm
b~
the measurements (Fig. 9.6.7). For the runner with 12 vanes
/?
is reduced lnostly in t
hub region, leading to a displacement of the wake more to the tip region (Fig.
9.
The wakes of long vanes dissipate
more
slowly than those of short vanes. This follows from
t
n,-ati\.e radial velocities and the rotating fluid of
the
wake. The breadth and depth of wakes
in
t
sraphs
of
total pressure reflect the arnount of flow loss.
A
more
detailed analysis of
the
loss
can
fouad
In Kiihnt.l's dissertation
[9.127].
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