Modularization modeling and simulation of turbine test rig main test system

Comprehensive applications of modularization modeling method have proven its effectiveness and versatility in system simulation field. This paper establishes the modularization numerical model of a turbine test rig main test system by using a finite volume numerical system developed. The simulation study based on an experiment is conducted. The comparison with available experimental data indicates that the general trends of simulation curves are in agreement with test curves and that there is obvious thermal stratification phenomenon at different positions along combustion gas flow direction. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the analysis of experimental data is reasonable and the established numerical system is effective. It is also found that the modeling of valve spool throttling and the modeling of components-wall heat transfer are two key factors of affecting simulation accuracy.