Gj. Walker et N. Cumsty, THE ROLE OF LAMINAR TURBULENT TRANSITION IN GAS-TURBINE ENGINES - A DISCUSSION, Journal of turbomachinery, 115(2), 1993, pp. 207-217
An extended discussion of Mayle's (1991) critical study of transition
phenomena in gas turbine engines is presented. Attention is focused on
transition in decelerating flow regions, which are the major sources
of loss production for axial turbomachine blades. The following points
are examined in detail: (a) the physics of transition and its implica
tions for the correlation of various transition phenomena; (b) the rel
ative importance of pressure gradient and free-stream turbulence in co
ntrolling transition; (c) the influence of pressure gradient on period
ic-unsteady transition; (d) the correlation of transition length under
conditions of arbitrary pressure gradient and free-stream turbulence
level, and (e) transition behavior in laminar separation bubbles. The
discussion examines various differences in philosophy concerning the a
bove phenomena and makes further suggestions for transition research,
which may assist in resolving the issues raised.