The Effect of Vane Clocking on the Unsteady Flow Field in a One-and-a-Half Stage Transonic Turbine

The current paper presents the results of numerical and experimental clocking investigations performed in a high-pressure transonic turbine with a downstream vane row. The objective was a detailed analysis of shock and wake interactions in such a 1.5-stage machine while clocking the vanes. Therefore, a transient 3D Navier-Stokes calculation was done for two clocking positions, and the three-dimensional results are compared with laser-Doppler-velocimetry measurements at midspan. Additionally, the second vane was eauipped with fast response pressure transducers to record the instantaneous surface pressure for 20 different clocking positions at midspan.

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