Improved understanding of combustor liner cooling

Thesis

Heat management is an essential part of combustor design, as operating temperatures within the combustor generally exceed safe working temperatures of the materials employed in its construction. Two principal methods used to manage this heat are impingement and film cooling.

Impingement heat transfer refers to jets of impinging fluid delivered by orifices integrated into internal structures in order to remove undesired heat. This mode of heat transfer has a relatively high effective...

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Authors: Goodro, R

• Publication date: 2009
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: film cooling; Combustor Liner; heat transfer; impingement
• Subjects: Aerodynamics and heat transfer; Combustion; Mechanical engineering