Influence of internal parallel and v-shaped ribs on the discharge coefficient of a cylindrical film cooling hole

An experimental study has been conducted to investigate the discharge behaviour of cylindrical film cooling holes with the main focus on the effects of rib arrangement and crossflow velocity inside the internal cooling passage of a gas turbine blade. Two straight flow channels of rectangular cross-section simulate the crossflow situations present at the inlet and outlet of a filmcooling hole. The two channels are connected by a single scaled-up film cooling hole with adiameter of 10 mm, an inclination angle of 30°, and a length-to-diameter ratio of 6. Measurements have been performed at various internal crossflow Mach numbers and rib geometries for both parallel and perpendicular orientations of internal and external crossflows. Parallel and v-shaped ribs with quadratic cross-section and four different angles with respect to the internal crossflow direction (45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°) have been placed upstream and downstream of the entrance of the hole at one wall of the cooling passage. The rib height equals the hole diameter, the rib pitch to height ratio is 10. The internal crossflow Mach number has been varied between 0 and 0.37.

The data show that placing ribs onto the wall of the coolant passage may result in reduced, unchanged, or even increased discharge coefficients. Internal crossflow Mach number and orientation of the coolant passage in respect to the hole axis have been identified as major influencing parameters.