Due to machining techniques and dust deposition, gas turbine upstream slots and vane roots are always filleted, significantly affecting the cooling performance of the endwall. The effects of upstream slot fillet and vane root fillet on the cooling performance of the gas turbine endwall were investigated by solving the three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations with the shear stress transport (SST) k–ω turbulence model. The results indicate that the velocity distribution of the slot coolant is effectively changed by introducing the upstream slot fillets. Among the four cases, the largest adiabatic cooling effectiveness was obtained for the case with two similar fillets, with a 42% increase in effective cooling area compared to the traditional slot. At MFR = 0.75%, the horseshoe vortex is weakened by the introduction of the vane fillet with a small radius, with a 53% increase in effective cooling area compared to the baseline. However, the vane fillet with a large radius makes the boundary layer flow separately prematurely, decreasing the cooling performance. The lateral coverage of the coolant jet from the filmhole embedded in the vane root fillet is greatly enhanced by increasing the vane root fillet radius. However, the streamwise coverage is decreased and the thermodynamic loss is increased.

The paper focuses on the resistance characteristic of a novel M-beam separator. Adopting the combination of experiment study and numerical simulation, we achieve that 2D simulation has the similar results as 3D in predicting resistance characteristic which provides the theoretical basis for next research. An M-beam separator model ten times larger than original one based on similitude principle was made for sake of flow field visualization research. The paper analyses flow field distribution of the amplifying M-beam separator by silk thread display technology and the experiment results are well consistent with 2D numerical simulation. The flow field distribution described here could serve as a reference for developing M-beam separator.

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Tip clearance of compressor rotor blade is introduced for avoiding friction collision between the moving blade and the casing. Because of the existence of the pressure difference between pressure surfaces and the suction surfaces of the blade, the blending of the leakage flow with the mainstream causes losses, which affects internal flow field and overall performance of the compressor. In this article, numerical analysis software is used to study the multi-condition performance of a six and a half axial flow compressor, for analyzing the impact of leakage flow patterns on compressor.