The labyrinth-honeycomb seals have been widely used in aero-engine. However, radial cracks appear on labyrinth seal fins of shrouded turbine blade in use. To clarify the rubbing mode of radial crack initiation, a high-speed rubbing test bench was designed. The effects of five rubbing modes on crack initiation were studied. Through the test, it is found that cracks would be formed at the junction of the fin tip and side of the labyrinth seal fins under all five modes. When two successive rubbing modes are different, the temperature of the last rubbing can be lower than that of it alone rubbing, and simultaneous radial and axial rubbing can inhibit each other. Radial rubbing mainly affects the initiation of cracks on fin tip, while axial rubbing mainly affects the initiation of cracks on the side. Moreover, the rubbing temperature is mainly affected by radial force.
Radial cracks appear in the labyrinth seal fins of the shrouded turbine blade of an aero-engine during service. To clarify the influence rule of rubbing force on crack initiation, a high-speed rubbing test bench and a numerical calculation model are established, and the research is carried out through experiment and numerical calculation. It is found that cracks can be initiated when the rubbing force is greater than 20 N with a high rubbing temperature at high speed. It is verified by numerical calculation and shows that pure mechanical load will not cause crack initiation, while the thermal load is the main reason for the radial crack initiation of fins. With the increase of rubbing force, the time of crack initiation increases, and the number and length of cracks decrease. At high rubbing temperatures, rubbing force will lead to radial crack initiation, which mainly affects the position of crack initiation.
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