DESIGN OF TURBINE BLADE USING CATIA.

Abstract
Cooling of gas turbine blades is a major consideration because they are subjected to high
temperature working conditions. Several methods have been suggested for the cooling of
blades and one such technique is to have radial holes to pass high velocity cooling air
along the blade span. The forced convection heat transfer from the blade to the cooling
air will reduce the temperature of the blade to allowable limits.
One of the major challenges in this new century is the efficient use of energy resources as well as
the production of energy from renewable sources. Undoubtedly, researchers from around the
world have shown that global warming has been caused in part by the greenhouse effect which is
largely due to the use of fossil fuels for transportation and electricity. There are several
alternative forms of energy that have already been explored and developed such as geothermal,
solar, wind and hydroelectric power. Moreover, the advancement in renewable energy
technologies has been possible thanks to the vast amount of research performed by scientists and
engineers in order to make them more efficient and most importantly, more affordable. The
affordability and performance of renewable energy technologies is the key to ensure the
availability to the mass market

TURBINE
A turbine, from the Greek , tyrb, ("turbulance"), is a rotary mechanical device that
extracts energy from

a fluid flow

and

converts

it

into

useful work.

turbine

is

a turbomachine with at least one moving part called a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum
with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades so that they move and impart rotational
energy to the rotor. Early turbine examples are windmills and waterwheels.
Gas, steam, and water turbines usually have a casing around the blades that contains and controls
the working fluid. Credit for invention of the steam turbine is given both to the British
engineer Sir Charles Parsons (18541931), for invention of the reaction turbine and to Swedish
engineer Gustaf de Laval (18451913), for invention of the impulse turbine. Modern steam
turbines frequently employ both reaction and impulse in the same unit, typically varying
the degree of reaction and impulse from the blade root to its periphery.
The word "turbine" was coined in 1822 by the French mining engineer Claude Burdin from
the Latin turbo, or vortex, in a memoir, "Des turbines hydrauliques ou machines rotatoires
grande vitesse", which he submitted to the Acadmie royale des sciences in Paris.[3]Benoit
Fourneyron, a former student of Claude Burdin, built the first practical water turbine.
OPERATION THEORY :
A working fluid contains potential energy (pressure head) and kinetic energy (velocity head). The
fluid may be compressible orincompressible. Several physical principles are employed by
turbines to collect this energy:
Impulse turbines change the direction of flow of a high velocity fluid or gas jet. The resulting
impulse spins the turbine and leaves the fluid flow with diminished kinetic energy. There is no
pressure change of the fluid or gas in the turbine blades (the moving blades), as in the case of a
steam or gas turbine, all the pressure drop takes place in the stationary blades (the nozzles).
Before reaching the turbine, the fluid's pressure head is changed to velocity head by accelerating
the fluid with a nozzle. Pelton wheelsand de Laval turbines use this process exclusively. Impulse
turbines do not require a pressure casement around the rotor since the fluid jet is created by the

nozzle prior to reaching the blading on the rotor. Newton's second law describes the transfer of
energy for impulse turbines.
Reaction turbines develop torque by reacting to the gas or fluid's pressure or mass. The pressure
of the gas or fluid changes as it passes through the turbine rotor blades. A pressure casement is
needed to contain the working fluid as it acts on the turbine stage(s) or the turbine must be fully
immersed in the fluid flow (such as with wind turbines). The casing contains and directs the
working fluid and, for water turbines, maintains the suction imparted by the draft tube. Francis
turbines and most steam turbinesuse this concept. For compressible working fluids, multiple
turbine stages are usually used to harness the expanding gas efficiently. Newton's third
law describes the transfer of energy for reaction turbines.

FIGURE : IMPULSE AND REACTION TURBINE

TYPES OF TURBINES :

Steam turbines are used for the generation of electricity in thermal power plants, such as
plants using coal, fuel oil or nuclear power. They were once used to directly drive
mechanical devices such as ships' propellers (for example the Turbinia, the first turbinepowered steam launch) but most such applications now use reduction gears or an
intermediate electrical step, where the turbine is used to generate electricity, which then
powers an electric motor connected to the mechanical load. Turbo electric ship machinery
was particularly popular in the period immediately before and during World War II, primarily
due to a lack of sufficient gear-cutting facilities in US and UK shipyards.

Gas turbines are sometimes referred to as turbine engines. Such engines usually feature
an inlet, fan, compressor, combustor and nozzle (possibly other assemblies) in addition to
one or more turbines.

Water turbines

Pelton turbine, a type of impulse water turbine.

Francis turbine, a type of widely used water turbine.

Kaplan turbine, a variation of the Francis Turbine.

Turgo turbine, a modified form of the Pelton wheel.

Cross-flow turbine, also known as Banki-Michell turbine, or Ossberger turbine.

Wind turbine. These normally operate as a single stage without nozzle and interstage
guide vanes. An exception is the olienne Bolle, which has a stator and a rotor.

INTRODUCTION TO GAS TURBINE

Gas turbines in simple cycle mode
The gas turbine is the most versatile item of turbomachinery today.It can be used in several
different modes in critical industries such as power generation, oil and gas ,process plants,
aviation,as well domestic and smaller related industries.A gas turbine essentially brings together
air that it compresses in its compressor module ,and fuel,that are then ignited. Resulting gases are
expanded through a turbine. That turbines shaft continues to rotate and drive the compressor
which is on the same shaft, and operation continues. A separator starter unit is used to provide
the first rotor motion, until the turbines rotation is up to design speed and can keep the entire
unit running. The compressor module, combustor module and turbine module connected by one
or more shafts are collectively called the gas generator. The figure below illustrate a typical gas
turbine sectionalview.

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A. General
A single-shaft gas turbine , is mounted on a platform or base which supports the basic gas
turbine unit. The various assemblies , systems and components that comprise the
compressor, combustion and turbine sections of the gas turbine are described in the text
which follows.

B. Detail Orientation
By definition ,the air inlet of the gas turbine is the forward end ,while the exhaust is the aft
end. The forward and aft ends of each component are determined in like manner wuth respect
to its orientation within the complete unit.The right and left sides of the turbine or of a
particular component are determined by standing forward and looking aft.

Fig. the basic gas turbine cycle [ Brayton cycle]

1. COMPRESSOR SECTION

A. General
The axial-flow compressor section consists of the compressor rotor and the compressor
casing .Within the compressor casing are the variable inlet guide vanes, the various stages
of rotor and stator blading , and the exit guide vanes.
In the compressor , air is confined to the space between the rotor and stator where it is
compressed in stages by a series of alternate rotating(rotor) and stationary(stator) airfoilshaped blades.
The rotor blades supply the force needed to compress the air in each stage and
the stator blades guide the air so that it enters the following rotor stage at the proper angle.
The compressed air exits through the compressor dischargs casing to the combustion
chambers.

B. Rotor
The compressor portion of the gas turbine rotor is an assembly ofwheels, a speed ring, ties
bolts, the compressor rotor blades ,and a forward stub shaft.Each wheel hasslots broached
around its periphery.

Fig. compressor rotor

The rotor blades and spacers are inserted into these slots and held in axial position by staking
at each end of the slot.The wheels are assembled to each other with mating rabbets for

concentricity control and are held together with tie bolts.Selective positioning of the wheels
is made during assembly to reduce balance correction.
After assembly, the rotor is dynamically balanced. The forward stub shaft is machined to
provide the thrust collar which carries the forward and aft thrust loads. The stub shaft also
provides the journal for the No.1 bearing, the sealing surface for the No.1bearing oil seals
and the compressor low-pressure air seal. The stage 17 wheel carries the rotor blades and also
providesthe sealing surface for the high-pressure air seal and the compressor-to-turbine
marriage flange.

C. Stator
1. General
The casing area of the compressor section is composed of three major sections . These are :
a. Inlet casing
b. Compressor casing
c. Compressor discharge casing

a. Inlet casing
The inlet casing is located at the forward end of the gas turbine .Its prime function is to
uniformly direct air into the compressor. The inlet casing also supports the #1 bearing
assembly. The #1 bearing lower half housing is integrally cast with the inner bell mouth. The
upper half bearing housing is a separate casting, flanged and bolted to the lower half. The inner
bell mouth is positioned to the outer bell mouth by nine airfoil-shaped radial struts.

b. Compressor casing
The forward compressor casing contains the stage 0 through stage 4 compressor stator stages .
The compressor casing lower half is equipped with two large integrally cast trunnions which
are used to lift the gas turbine when it is separated from its base. The aft compressor casing
contains stage 5 through stage 12 compressor stator stages. Extraction ports in aft casing
permit removal of 13th stage compressor air. This air is used for cooling functions and is also
used for pulsation control during startup and shutdown.

c. Compressor discharge casing

The compressor discharge casing is the final portion of the compressor section. It is the longest
single casing, situated at mid pointbetween the forward and aft supportsand is, in effect,
the keystone of the gas turbine structure.

2. Multi Nozzle Quiet Combustor Combustion system

A. General
The combustion system is of the reverse flow type with the 6 combustion chambers arranged
around the periphery of the compressor discharge casing as shown on figure1.combustion
chambers are numbered counterclockwise when viewed looking downstream and starting
from the top of machine.This system also includes the fuel nozzles ,a spark plug ignition
system,flame detectors and cross fire tubes.Hot gases, generated from burning fuel in the
combustion chambers, flow through the impingement cooled transition pieces to the turbine.

Figure : multi nozzle combustion system arrangement

B. Outer Combustion Chambers and Flow Sleeves

The outer combustion casings act as the pressure shells for the combustors. They also
provide flanges for the fuel nozzle-end cover assemblies ,crossfire tube flanges and
where called for, spark plugs, flame detectors and false start drains. The flow sleeves form an
annular space around the cap and linear assemblies that directs the combustion and cooling
air flows into the reaction region.

C. Crossfire Tubes
All combustion chambers are interconnected by means of crossfire tubes. The outer chambers
are connected with an outer crossfire tube and the combustion linear primary zones are
connected by the inner crossfire tubes.

Figure 2: crossfire tube

D. Fuel Nozzle End Covers

The multi nozzle combustor utilizes six fuel nozzles in each combustion end cover in
conjunction with provisions for water injection. Typical fuel nozzle and linear arrangements for
the end cover equipped with water injection. On the multi nozzle combustor, the fuel nozzle is
functionally integrated with the combustor end cover as shown.

E. Cap and Liner Asssemblies

The combustion liners use conventional cooling slots. The cap has six floating collars to engage
each of the six fuel nozzle tips. It is cooled by a combination of film cooling and impingement
cooling and has thermal barrier coating on the inner surfaces.

Figure 3: cap and liner assemblies

F. Spark Plugs
Combustion is intiated by means of the discharge from two retractable spark plugs which are
bolted to flanges on the combustion casings and centered within the liner and flow sleeve in
adjacent combustion chambers. A typical spark plug arrangement is shown in figure 4. These
plugs receive their energy from high energy-capacitor discharge power supplies. At the time of
firing, a spark at one or both of these plugs ignites the gases in a chambe ; the remaining
chambers are ignited by crossfire through the tubes that interconnect the reaction zone of the
remaining chambers.

Figure 4: Multi combustor gas turbine

G. Ultraviolet Flame Detectors

During the starting sequence , it is the essential that an indication of the presence or absence of
flame be transmitted to the control system. For this reason, a flame monitoring system is used
consisting of multiple flame monitoring system is used consisting of multiple flame detectors
located as shown on figure 4. The gas within this detector is sensitive to the presence of
ultraviolet radiation which is emitted by a flame.
A DC voltage, supplied by the amplifier, is impressed
across the detector terminals. If flame is present, the ionization of the gas in the detector allows
conduction in the circuit which activities the electronics to give an output indicating flame.
Conversely, the absence of flame will generate an output indicating flame. The signals from the
four flame detectors are sent to the control system which uses an internal logic system to
determine whether a flame or loss of flame condition exists.

3. TURBINE SECTION
A. General
The three-stage turbine section is the area in which energy in the form of high temperature
pressurized gas, produced by the compressor and combustion sections, is converted to
mechanical energy.

Gas turbine hardware includes the turbine rotor, turbine casing, exhaust
frame, exhaust diffuser, nozzles, and shrouds.

B. Turbine Rotor

1. Structure
The turbine rotor assembly consists of the forward and aft turbine wheel shafts and the first,
second and third stage turbine wheel assemblies with spacers and turbine buckets. Concentricity
control is achieved with mating rabbets on the turbine wheels, wheel shafts and spacers.
Selective positioning of rotor members is performed to minimize balance corrections.

Figure: Turbine section rotor

2. Wheel shafts
The turbine rotor distance piece extends from the first-stage turbine wheel to the aft flange of the
compressor rotor assembly. The turbine rotor aft shaft includes the #2 bearing journal.

3. Wheel Assemblies
Spacers between the first and second between the second and third-stage turbine wheels
determine the axial position of the individual wheels. These spacers carry the diaphragm sealing
lands. The 1-2 spacer forward and aft faces include radial slots for cooling air passages. Turbine
buckets are assembled in the wheels with fir-tree-shaped dovetails that fit into matching cut outs
in the turbine wheel rims. All three turbine stages have precision investment-cast, long shank
buckets.

4. Cooling
The turbine rotor is cooled to maintain reasonable operating temperatures and, therefore, assure a
longer turbine service life. Cooling is accomplished by means of a positive flow of cool air
extracted from the compressor and discharged radially outward through a space between the
turbine wheel and stator, into the main gas stream.

5. First-stage Wheel Spaces

The first-stage forward wheel space is cooled by compressor discharge air. A honeycomb seal is
installed at the aft end of the compressor rotor between the rotor and inner barrel of the
compressor discharge casing. The leakage through this seal furnishes the air flow through the
first-stage forward wheel space. This cooling air flow discharges into the main gas stream aft of
the first-stage nozzle. The first-stage aft wheel space is cooled by 9th stage extraction air ported
through the 2nd stage nozzle. This air returns to the gas path forward of the 2nd stage nozzle.

6. Second-Stage Wheel spaces

The second-stage forward wheel space is cooled by leakage from the first-stage aft wheel space
through the inter stage labyrinth. This air returns to the gas path at the entrance of the secondstage buckets. The second-stage aft wheel space is cooled by 13th stage extraction air ported
through the 3rd stage nozzle. Air from this wheel returns to the gas path at the third-stage
entrance.

7. Third-Stage Wheel Spaces

The third-stage forward wheel space is cooled by leakage from the second-stage aft wheel space
through the inter stage labyrinth. This air renters the gas path at the third-stage bucket entrance.
The third-stage aft wheel space obtains its cooling air from the discharge the third-stage aft
wheel space, and into the gas path at the entrance to the exhaust diffuser.

8. Buckets
Air is introduced into each first-stage bucket through a plenum at the base of the bucket dovetail.
It flows through serpentine cooling holes extending the length of the bucket and exits at the
trailing edge and the bucket tip. The holes are spaced and sized to obtain optimum cooling of the
airfoil with minimum compressor extraction air.

C. Turbine Stator

1. Structure
The turbine casing and the exhaust frame constitute the major portion of the gas turbine stator
structure. The turbine nozzles, shrouds and turbine exhaust diffuser are internally supported from
these components.

2. Turbine Casing
The turbine casing controls the axial and radial positions of the shrouds and nozzles. It
determines turbine clearances and the relative positions of the nozzles to the turbine buckets.
This positioning is critical to gas turbine performance.

3. Nozzles
In the turbine section there are three stages of stationary nozzles which direct the high-velocity
flow of the expanded hot combustion gas against the turbine buckets causing the turbine rotor to
rotate. Because of the high pressure drop across these nozzles, there are seals at both the inside
and the outside diameters to prevent loss of system energy by leakage.

4. First-stage Nozzle
The first-stage nozzle receives the hot combustion gases from the combustion system via the
transition pieces. The transition pieces are sealed to both outer and inner sidewalls on entrance
side of the nozzle; this minimizes leakage of compressor discharge air into nozzles.

5. Second-Stage Nozzle
Combustion air exiting from first stage buckets is again expanded and redirected against the
second-stage turbine buckets by the second-stage nozzle. This nozzle is made of cast segments,
each with two partitions or airfoils. The nozzle segments are held in a circumferential position by
radial pins from the shell into axial slots in the nozzle outer side wall.

6. Third-Stage Nozzle
The third-stage nozzle receives the hot gas as it leaves the second-stage buckets, increases its
velocity by pressure drop, and directs this flow against the third-stage buckets. The nozzle
consists of cast segments, each with three partitions or airfoils. It is held at the outer sidewall
forward and aft sides in grooves in the turbine shrouds in a manner similar to that used on the
second-stage nozzle.

7. Diaphragm

Bolted to the inside diameters of both the second and third-stage nozzle segments are the nozzle
diaphragms. These diaphragms prevent air leakage past the inner sidewall of the nozzles and the
turbine rotor. A honeycomb labyrinth seal is brazed into the inside diameter of the diaphragm.
They mate with opposing sealing teeth on the turbine rotor.

8. Shrouds
Unlike the compressor blading, the turbine bucket tips do not run directly against an integral
machined surface of the casing against annular curved segments called turbine shrouds. The
shrouds primary function is to provide a cylindrical surface for minimizing bucket tip clearance
leakage and its secondary function is to provide a high thermal resistance between the hot gases
and the comparatively cool turbine casing.

9. Exhaust Frame
The exhaust frame is bolted to the aft flange of the turbine casing. Structurally, the frame consists
of an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder interconnected by the radial struts. The #2 bearing is
supported from the inner cylinder. The exhaust diffuser located at the aft end of the turbine is
bolted to the exhaust frame. Gases exhausted from the third turbine stage enter the diffuser where
velocity is reduced by diffusion and pressure is recovered. At the exit of the diffuser, the gases
are directed into the exhaust plenum.

APPLICATIONS OF GAS TURBINES

Direct drive and mechanical drive

With land-based industries, gas turbines can be used in either direct drive or mechanical drive
application. With power generation, the gas turbine shaft is coupled to the generator shaft, either
directly or via a gearbox direct drive application. A gearbox is necessary in applications
where the manufacturer offers the package for both 60 and 50 cycle applications. The gear box
will use roughly 2 percent of the power developed by the turbine in their cases.

Fig : 100MW simple cycle gas turbine plant

Power generation applications extend to offshore platform use. Minimizing weight is a major
consideration for this service and the gas turbines used are generally aeroderivatives . For
mechanical drive applications, the turbine module arrangement is different. In these cases, the
combination of compressor module, combustor module and turbine module is termed the gas
generator. Beyond the turbine end of the gas generator is a freely rotating turbine. It may be one
or more stages. It is not mechanically connected to the gas generator, but instead is mechanically
coupled, sometimes via a gearbox, to the equipment it is driving.

Fig : Gas turbine in offshore service

Fig : Marine gas turbine for Indian navy

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6. Fillet feature :

Fillet/Round creates a rounded internal or external face on the part. You

can fillet all edges of a face, selected sets of faces, selected edges, or edge
loops.

7. Pattern feature :

Patterns are the best method for creating multiple instances of one feature or
more features.some of types of patterns are Linear,circular,mirror,tabledriven,sketchdriven
,curvedrivenand fill driven.

FEATURE MANAGER DESIGN TREE :

Figure 17 : feature manager design tree

The FeatureManager design tree on the left side of the SolidWorks window provides an outline
view of the active part, assembly, or drawing. This makes it easy to see how the model or
assembly was constructed or to examine the various sheets and views in a drawing.

PROPERTY MANAGER IN FEATURE MANAGER DESIGN TREE :

The Property Manager is a means to set properties and other options for many
SolidWorkscommands.ThePropertyManager appears on the PropertyManager tab

in the

panel to the left of the graphics area. It opens when you select entities or commands defined in
the PropertyManager.
MODELLING OF GAS TURBINE BLADE
The orthographic views of gas turine blade is as follows:

Figure : orthographic views of gas turbine blade

Figure : 3D model of gas turbine blade

Figure : four different views of gas turbine blade

Now the gas turbine blade with holes 7 ,8 ,9and 10 has been modelled as shown below.

Figure : gas turbine blade of 7 holes

Figure: gas turbine blade of 8 holes

Figure : blade of 9 holes

Figure : gas turbine blade of 10 holes

Now the thermal analysis is performed on gas turbine blade with different holes and then
structural analysis is carried out.

INTRODUCTION TO SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION :

SolidWorks Simulation is a design analysis system fully integrated with SolidWorks.
SolidWorks Simulation provides simulation solutions for linear and nonlinear static, frequency,
buckling, thermal, fatigue, pressure vessel, drop test, linear and nonlinear dynamic, and
optimization analyses.
Powered by fast and accurate solvers, SolidWorks Simulation enables you to solve large
problems intuitively while you design. SolidWorks Simulation comes in two bundles:
SolidWorks Simulation Professional and SolidWorks Simulation Premium to satisfy your
analysis needs. SolidWorks Simulation shortens time to market by saving time and effort in
searching for the optimum design.

Figure 46 : simulation example

Benefits of Simulation:
After building your model, you need to make sure that it performs efficiently in the field. In the
absence of analysis tools, this task can only be answered by performing expensive and timeconsuming product development cycles. A product development cycle typically includes the
following steps:
1. Building your model.
2. Building a prototype of the design.
3. Testing the prototype in the field.
4. Evaluating the results of the field tests.
5. Modifying the design based on the field test results.
This process continues until a satisfactory solution is reached. Analysis can help you accomplish
the following tasks:

Reduce cost by simulating the testing of your model on the computer instead of
expensive field tests.

Reduce time to market by reducing the number of product development cycles.

Improve products by quickly testing many concepts and scenarios before making a final
decision, giving you more time to think of new designs.

Basic Concepts of Analysis :

The software uses the Finite Element Method (FEM). FEM is a numerical technique for
analyzing engineering designs. FEM is accepted as the standard analysis method due to its
generality and suitability for computer implementation. FEM divides the model into many small
pieces of simple shapes called elements effectively replacing a complex problem by many simple
problems that need to be solved simultaneously.

CAD model of a part

Model subdivided into small pieces (elements)

Elements share common points called nodes. The process of dividing the model into small pieces
is called meshing.
The behavior of each element is well-known under all possible support and load scenarios. The
finite element method uses elements with different shapes.

The response at any point in an element is interpolated from the response at the element nodes.
Each node is fully described by a number of parameters depending on the analysis type and the
element used. For example, the temperature of a node fully describes its response in thermal
analysis. For structural analyses, the response of a node is described, in general, by three
translations and three rotations. These are called degrees of freedom (DOFs). Analysis using
FEM is called Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

A tetrahedral element. Red dots represent nodes. Edges of an element can be curved or straight.
The software formulates the equations governing the behavior of each element taking into
consideration its connectivity to other elements. These equations relate the response to known
material properties, restraints, and loads.
Next, the program organizes the equations into a large set of simultaneous algebraic equations
and solves for the unknowns.
In stress analysis, for example, the solver finds the displacements at each node and then the
program calculates strains and finally stresses.

The software offers the following types of studies:

Study type

Study icon

Static

Modal Time History

Frequency

Harmonic

Buckling

Random Vibration

Thermal

Response Spectrum

Design Study

Drop Test

Nonlinear Static

Fatigue

Nonlinear Dynamic

Pressure Vessel Design

Analysis Steps :
The steps needed to perform an analysis depend on the study type. You complete a study by
performing the following steps:

Create a study defining its analysis type and options.

If needed, define parameters of your study. A parameter can be a model dimension,

material property, force value, or any other input.

Define material properties.

Specify restraints and loads.

The program automatically creates a mixed mesh when different geometries (solid, shell,
structural members etc.) exist in the model.

Define component contact and contact sets.

Mesh the model to divide the model into many small pieces called elements. Fatigue and
optimization studies use the meshes in referenced studies.

Run the study.

View results.

Specific capabilities of SolidworksSimulation :

1. Static Analysis :
When loads are applied to a body, the body deforms and the effect of loads is
transmitted throughout the body. The external loads induce internal forces and reactions
to render the body into a state of equilibrium. Linear Static analysis calculates
displacements, strains, stresses, and reaction forces under the effect of applied loads.
2. Thermal Stress Analysis :
Changes in temperature can induce substantial deformations, strains, and stresses.
Thermal stress analysis refers to static analysis that includes the effect of temperature.
Perform thermal stress analysis using one of the following options:

Using a uniform rise or drop in temperature for the whole model.

Using a temperature profile resulting from a steady state or transient thermal

analysis.

Using a temperature profile from Flow Simulation.

3. Frequency analysis :
If the design is subjected to dynamic environments, static studies cannot be used to
evaluate the response. Frequency studies can help you avoid resonance and design
vibration isolation systems. They also form the basis for evaluating the response of linear
dynamic systems where the response of a system to a dynamic environment is assumed to
be equal to the summation of the contributions of the modes considered in the analysis.
4. Dynamic analysis :
Dynamic analysis include:

Design structural and mechanical systems to perform without failure in dynamic

environments.

Modify system's characteristics (i.e., geometry, damping mechanisms, material

properties, etc.) to reduce vibration effects.

5. Buckling analysis :
Used to calculate the buckling loads and determine the buckling mode shape. Both linear
(Eigen value) buckling and nonlinear buckling analyses are possible.
6. Non-linear static analysis :
All real structures behave nonlinearly in one way or another at some level of loading. In
some cases, linear analysis may be adequate. In many other cases, the linear solution can
produce erroneous results because the assumptions upon which it is based are violated.
Nonlinearity can be caused by the material behavior, large displacements, and contact
conditions. We can use a nonlinear study to solve a linear problem. The results can be
slightly different due to different procedures.In the nonlinear static analysis, dynamic
effects like inertial and damping forces are not considered.
7. Drop test studies :
Drop test studies evaluate the effect of the impact of a part or an assembly with a rigid or
flexible planar surface. Dropping an object on the floor is a typical application and hence
the name. The program calculates impact and gravity loads automatically. No other loads
or restraints are allowed.
8. Fatigue Analysis :

Fatigue is the prime cause of the failure of many objects, especially those made of metals.
Examples of failure due to fatigue include, rotating machinery, bolts, airplane wings,
consumer products, offshore platforms, ships, vehicle axles, bridges, and bones.
Linear and nonlinear structural studies do not predict failure due to fatigue. They
calculate the response of a design subjected to a specified environment of restraints and
loads. If the analysis assumptions are observed and the calculated stresses are within the
allowable limits, they conclude that the design is safe in this environment regardless of
how many times the load is applied.
Results of static, nonlinear, or time history linear dynamic studies can be used as the basis
for defining a fatigue study. The number of cycles required for fatigue failure to occur at
a location depends on the material and the stress fluctuations. This information, for a
certain material, is provided by a curve called the SN curve.
9. Pressure vessel Design study :
In a Pressure Vessel Design study, you combine the results of static studies with the
desired factors. Each static study has a different set of loads that produce corresponding
results. These loads can be dead loads, live loads (approximated by static loads), thermal
loads, seismic loads, and so on. The Pressure Vessel Design study combines the results of
the static studies algebraically using a linear combination or the square root of the sum of
the squares (SRSS).

THERMAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE

Firstly thermal analysis is carried out on gas turbine blade of 7 holes.

Study Properties
Study name
Analysis type

Thermal 1
Thermal(Steady state)

Mesh type
Solver type

Solid Mesh
FFEPlus

Solution type
Contact resistance defined?

Steady state
No

Result folder

SolidWorks document

Units
Unit system:

SI (MKS)

Length/Displacement
Temperature

mm
Kelvin

Angular velocity
Pressure/Stress

Rad/sec
N/m^2

Material Properties
Model Reference

Properties
Name:

Model type:
Default failure
criterion:
Thermal
conductivity:
Mass density:

Commercially
Pure CP-Ti UNS
R50400 (SS)
Linear Elastic
Isotropic
Max von Mises
Stress
16.4 W/(m.K)
4510 kg/m^3

Components
SolidBody

Thermal Loads
Load
name

Load Image

Load Details
Entities:
Temperature:

1 face(s)
800 Kelvin

Entities:
Temperature:

2 face(s)
300 Kelvin

Temperatu
re-1

Temperatu
re-2

800k temperature is applied at the leading edge of turbine blade and 300k is applied at the
cooling inlet passages face as shown above.

Mesh information
Mesh type

Solid Mesh

Mesher Used:

Standard mesh

Automatic Transition:

Of

Include Mesh Auto Loops:

Of

Jacobian points

4 Points

Element Size

6 mm

Tolerance

0.42672 mm

Mesh Quality

High

Figure: meshed model of gas turbine blade with 7 holes

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Thermal

TEMP: Temperature

300 Kelvin
Node: 1

800 Kelvin
Node: 792

Figure : temperature ditribution in gas turbine blade 0f 7 holes

Figure : temperature values at the trailing edge

The avaerge value of temperature at the trailing edge is 516.11K.
THERMAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE 0F 8 HOLES

The same procedure is carried out for gas turbine blade with 8 holes.the temperature distribution
result is as follows.

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Thermal

TEMP: Temperature

300 Kelvin
Node: 1

800 Kelvin
Node: 1225

Figure : temperature distribution of gas turbine blade with 8 holes

Figure : temperature values at the trailing edge

The avaerge value of temperature at the trailing edge is 515K.
THERMAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE 0F 9 HOLES

The same procedure is carried out for gas turbine blade with 9 holes.the temperature distribution
result is as follows.

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Thermal

TEMP: Temperature

300 Kelvin
Node: 1

800 Kelvin
Node: 1378

Figure : temperature distribution of gas turbine blade with 9 holes

Figure : temperature values at the trailing edge

The avaerge value of temperature at the trailing edge is 514K.
THERMAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE 0F 10 HOLES

The same procedure is carried out for gas turbine blade with 10 holes. The temperature
distribution result is as follows.

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Thermal

TEMP: Temperature

300 Kelvin
Node: 1

800 Kelvin
Node: 1531

Figure : temperature distribution of gas turbine blade with 10 holes

Figure : temperature values at the trailing edge

The avaerge value of temperature at the trailing edge is 513K.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE OF 7 HOLES

Study Properties
Study name
Analysis type

Static 1
Static

Mesh type
Thermal Effect:

Solid Mesh
On

Thermal option
Zero strain temperature

Include temperature loads

298 Kelvin

Include fluid pressure effects from

SolidWorks Flow Simulation
Solver type

Of

Inplane Effect:
Soft Spring:

Of
Of

Inertial Relief:
Incompatible bonding options

Of
Automatic

Large displacement
Compute free body forces

Of
On

Friction
Use Adaptive Method:

Of
Of

Result folder

SolidWorks document

FFEPlus

Material Properties
Model Reference

Properties
Name:

Model type:
Default failure
criterion:
Yield strength:
Tensile
strength:
Elastic
modulus:
Poisson's ratio:
Mass density:
Shear
modulus:
Thermal
expansion
coefficient:

Commercially
Pure CP-Ti UNS
R50400 (SS)
Linear Elastic
Isotropic
Max von Mises
Stress
3.7e+008
N/m^2
3.44e+008
N/m^2
1.05e+011
N/m^2
0.37
4510 kg/m^3
4.5e+010
N/m^2
9e-006 /Kelvin

Components
SolidBody

Loads and Fixtures

Fixture
name

Fixture Image

Fixture Details
Entities:
Type:

2 face(s)
Fixed Geometry

Fixed-1

Load
name

Force-1

Load Image

Load Details
Entities:
Type:
Value:
Phase Angle:
Units:

1 face(s)
Apply normal force
1000 N
0
deg

Mesh Information
Mesh type

Solid Mesh

Mesher Used:

Standard mesh

Automatic Transition:

Of

Include Mesh Auto Loops:

Of

Jacobian points

4 Points

Element Size

6 mm

Tolerance

0.3 mm

Mesh Quality

High

Figure : meshed model 0f 7 holes

Name

Type

Min

Max

Factor of Safety

Automatic

23.6893
Node: 38512

2.00004e+006
Node: 1482

Study
Results

Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress1

VON: von Mises Stress

184.996 N/m^2
Node: 1482

1.56189e+007
N/m^2
Node: 38512

Figure : von misses stress developed in blade of 7 holes

The maximum stresses developed is 15Mpa which is less than the materials yield strength of
370Mpa.

A factor of safety less than 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location has failed.A
factor of safety of 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location has just started to fail.
A factor of safety greater than 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location is safe.
Hence our blade has no areas less than 1 of factor of safety. So our design is safe.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE OF 8 HOLES

Now the same procedure of structural analysis is carried out on gas turbine blade of 8 holes .

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress

VON: von Mises Stress

185.872 N/m^2
Node: 39622

1.96286e+007 N/m^2
Node: 50890

Name

Type

Min

Max

Figure : von misses stress developed in blade of 8 holes

The maximum stresses developed is 19.6Mpa which is less than the materials yield
strength of 370Mpa.

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm
Node: 460

0.0322284 mm
Node: 2541

Name

Type

Min

Max

Strain

ESTRN: Equivalent Strain

1.83521e-009
Element: 17657

0.000137517
Element: 18314

Name

Type

Min

Max

Factor of Safety

Automatic

18.85
Node: 50890

1.99061e+006
Node: 39622

A factor of safety less than 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location has failed.A
factor of safety of 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location has just started to fail.
A factor of safety greater than 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location is safe.
Hence our blade has no areas less than 1 of factor of safety. So our design is safe.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE OF 9 HOLES

Now the same procedure of structural analysis is carried out on gas turbine blade of 9 holes

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress1

VON: von Mises Stress

147.585 N/m^2
Node: 39087

1.77925e+007 N/m^2
Node: 38560

Figure : von misses stress developed in blade of 9 holes

The maximum stresses developed is 17.7Mpa which is less than the materials yield strength of
370Mpa.

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm
Node: 919

0.0322555 mm
Node: 2702

Name

Type

Min

Max

Strain1

ESTRN: Equivalent Strain

1.83181e-009
Element: 18928

0.000145974
Element: 19623

Name

Type

Min

Max

Name

Type

Min

Max

Factor of Safety

Automatic

20.7953
Node: 38560

2.50703e+006
Node: 39087

A factor of safety less than 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location has failed.A
factor of safety of 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location has just started to fail.
A factor of safety greater than 1 at a location indicates that the material at that location is safe.
Hence our blade has no areas less than 1 of factor of safety. So our design is safe.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GAS TURBINE BLADE OF 10 HOLES

Now the same procedure of structural analysis is carried out on gas turbine blade of 10 holes

Study Results
Name

Type

Min

Max

Stress

VON: von Mises Stress

0.000175636 N/mm^2
(MPa)
Node: 2134

28.6292 N/mm^2
(MPa)
Node: 51675

Name

Type

Min

Max

Displacement1

URES: Resultant Displacement

0 mm
Node: 613

0.032347 mm
Node: 2866

Name

Type

Min

Max

Strain1

ESTRN: Equivalent Strain

1.882e-009
Element: 20149

0.000140078
Element: 3938

Name

Type

Min

Max

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

In thermal analysis of gas turbine blades with holes 7,8,9and 10 the average temperature
distribution at the trailing edge are as follows :
Blade with holes
7 holes blade
8 holes blade
9 holes blade
10 holes blade

Average temperature at the trailing edge

516.1k
515.12k
514.1k
513.2k

Table : comparision of average temperatures at the trailing edge of blades with different holes
From the above results it is observed that the temperature distribution increases as the number of
holes increases.The blade with 10 holes has more temperature distribution than holes with 7,8
and 9 .
Similarly in structural analysis of blades is tabulated as below.
Blade with holes
7 holes

Von misses stresses [Mpa]

15.6

8 holes
9 holes
10 holes

19.6
17.7
28.6

Table : comparision of von misses stresses developed in blades

From the above results it is observed that the stresses developed in blade is max. in blade with 10
holes.i.e,28.6Mpa.Therfore the blade with 9 holes indicating that it has optimum performance for
prescribed loading conditions.

CONCLUSIONS

In this project using finite element analysis as a tool ,the thermal and structural analysis is carried
out sequentially. The blade with different no. of holes 7, 8, 9and 10 were used for analysis.

The gas turbine blade is modeled in a 3D cad tool called Solidworks 2014 by using

extrude feature.
Then gas turbine blade with different holes such as 7,8,9 and 10 has been modeled on the

blade span.
The blade with different no. of holes 7, 8, 9and 10 were used for thermal analysis in
solidworks simulation tool. It is observed that as the no. of holes increases the
temperature distribution increase.

The structural analysis is carried out after the thermal analysis in SOLID WORKS
SIMULATION TOOL. It is observed that blade with 10 holes has showing more

stresses than the remaining blades.

Finally the blade with 9 holes has giving optimum performance for prescribed loading
conditions with average temperature of 514.1K at the trailing edge and von misses
stresses as 17.7 Mpa.

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