Diagnostics of water sprays for cooling suction air of gas turbine

Abstract

Water spray is used for cooling suction air of gas turbine for power augmentation. Cooling efficiency depends on the spraying properties. The aim of this study is to investigate the spray characteristics and the influence of secular change in the spray nozzle. PDA (Phase Doppler Anemometry) measurements are conducted at each cross section in wind tunnel which is scale model of inlet duct. Pin type nozzles and a hole type nozzle are tested. Same type nozzles with different using period are also tested. The nozzles are new one and old one which is used 1750 hours before the spray experiments. The spray properties in high spatial-temporal resolution are provided by the PDA. As a result, the droplet size by a pin type nozzle has no change after 1750 hours. The data rate, velocity and flow rate decrease after 1750 hours due to increase of the passage resistance by filter clogged. Pin type nozzles have asymmetry shape in data rate distribution due to the existence of pin. The SMD distributions by pin type nozzles have flat shape in the measurement region. The SMD distributions gradually increase in the value from the center to outer in hole type nozzle. Droplet size dispersion at each measuring point for all nozzles are also evaluated by the experiment. Dispersion of diameter increase in from the center to outer in a hole type nozzle. Also cooling efficiency and the relations of particle density are evaluated. If the particle density is high, the cooling efficiency become small even if the particles have small diameter and high velocity.