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Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 231196.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2024.31196

• Solid Mechanics and Vehicle Conceptual Design • Previous Articles    

Influence of friction temperature on radial crack formation in turbine blade crown fins

Yicheng YANG, Weihua YANG(), Beixuan ZHANG, Zhiheng SONG, Zhaoguo MI   

  1. College of Energy and Power Engineering,Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Nanjing 210016,China
  • Received:2024-09-12 Revised:2024-11-26 Accepted:2024-12-23 Online:2025-05-25 Published:2024-12-30
  • Contact: Weihua YANG E-mail:yangwh@nuaa.edu.cn

Abstract:

The rapid propagation of radial cracks in the crown fin of turbine blades can endanger the safe operation of the engine. In order to clarify the influence of friction temperature on crack formation, a custom-designed high-speed friction test rig was used to conduct experimental research. The formation mechanism of radial cracks and the influence of friction temperature and convective heat transfer coefficient on crack formation were analyzed, and numerical analysis were conducted based on Abaqus’ XFEM model. Experiments indicated that radial cracks exclusively manifest when the friction temperature surpasses 200 ℃, and a fitting formula for the temperature drop curve that forms radial cracks was obtained. Numerical simulations illuminated the process of radial crack development. Specifically, no cracks were initiated below 1 068 ℃, whereas above 1 124 ℃, cracks propagated circumferentially across the top surface’s midsection under compressive stress. Within the temperature range of 1 068 ℃ to 1 124 ℃, radial cracks emerged under tensile stress conditions. Both elevated friction temperatures and convective heat transfer coefficients expedite radial crack formation, with friction temperature exerting a more pronounced influence.

Key words: crown fin, friction temperature, convective heat transfer coefficient, radial cracks, crack initiation

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