Computational analysis of the flow field in a laboratory gas turbine combustor

The study of the isothermal non-reactive flow field in a laboratory gas turbine combustor is of significant importance in weak swirl conditions. The numerical simulations are carried out with a commercial software and turbulence RANS models. A performance valuation of turbulence models was possible with the support of experimental data. The study permitted the identification of qualitative trends in the flow field setting with the changing of key parameters