Giovanni Miceli
Numerical Analysis of the SPLEEN High-Lift Low-Reynolds Low-Pressure Turbine Cascade.
Rel. Daniela Anna Misul, Simone Salvadori. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Meccanica, 2026
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Recent trends in aeroengines design demand for ultra-high efficiency solutions to reduce pollutant emissions by limiting the specific fuel consumption. While alternative cycles like the Humphrey cycle are promising, they remain under development until 2050. Therefore, the conventional Joule cycle still dominates the gas turbine scenario. However, a notable change in the aeroengine configuration has been implemented in recent years using a gearbox that decouples the rotational speed of the fan from the one of the low-pressure turbine stages. Thanks to that solution, ultra-high lift low-pressure turbine profiles are employed to reduce the number of stages and the overall engine weight, still maintaining unaltered the fan rotational speed.
However, such a solution is risky in cruise conditions since Reynolds number decreases and a re-laminarization of the turbulent boundary layer on the suction side of the profiles may happen, thus causing a reduction of the blade load and of the turbine efficiency
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