Book

Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology
Authors: J.C. Han, S. Dutta and S.V. Ekkad.
Publishers: Taylor & Francis, New York, 2000.

A comprehensive compilation of the available cooling techniques used in the Gas Turbine industry has been encapsulated in this book. The book is a valuable guide and a reference to practicing gas turbine engineers. Detailed descriptions of flow and heat transfer phenomenon in gas turbine blades are discussed by using relevant information available from published articles. Heat transfer issues related to film cooling, rotating and stationary turbulated channels, jet impingement, etc. are tackled in this book.

Journal Publications

A few articles published in various journals based on the research performed by THTL students in the past 5 years are listed in chronological order.

Jang, Y.J., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Flow and Heat Transfer in a Rotating Square Channel with 45° Angled Ribs by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 123, No. 1, 2001, pp. 124-132.

Han, J.C., and Ekkad, S., “Recent Developments in Turbine Blade Film Cooling,” International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2001, pp. 21-40.

Parsons, J.A., and Han, J.C., “Rotation Effect on Jet Impingement Heat Transfer in Smooth Rectangular Channels with Film Extraction,” International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2001, pp. 87-103.

Han, J.C., and Dutta, S., “Recent Developments in Turbine Blade Internal Cooling,” Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 934 (Heat Transfer in Gas Turbine Systems), May 2001, pp. 162-178.

Teng, S., Han, J.C., and Poinsatte, P., “Effect of Film-Hole Shape on Turbine Blade Heat Transfer Coefficient Distribution,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2001, pp. 249-265.

Teng, S., Han, J.C., and Poinsatte, P., “Effect of Film-Hole Shape on Turbine Blade Film Cooling Performance,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2001, pp. 266-274.

Jang, Y.J., Chen, H.C, and Han, J.C., “Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Channels With 60° Ribs,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 123, No. 3, June 2001, pp. 563-575.

Teng, S., Han, J.C., and Azad, GM S., "Detailed Heat Transfer Coefficient Distributions on a Large-Scale Gas Turbine Blade Tip," ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 123, No. 4, August 2001, pp. 803-809.

Jang, Y.J., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Numerical Prediction of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Two-Pass Square Channel with 90° Ribs,” International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2001, pp. 195-208.

Du, H., Han, J.C., Ekkad, S.V., and Lee, C.P., “Detailed Film Cooling Measurements Over a Gas Turbine Blade Using a Transient Liquid Crystal Image Technique,” International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 7, No. 6, 2001, pp. 415-424.

Azad, GM S., Uddin, M.J., Han, J.C., Moon, H.K., and Glezer, B., “Heat Transfer in a Two-Pass Rectangular Rotating Channel With 45-Deg Angled Rib Turbulators,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 124. April 2002, pp. 251-259.

Al-Qahtani, M., Jang, Y.J., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Prediction of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Two-Pass Rectangular Channels With 45° Rib Turbulators,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 124, April 2002, pp. 242-250.

Azad, GM S., Han, J.C., Bunker, R.S., and Lee, C.P., “Effect of Squealer Geometry Arrangement on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip Heat Transfer,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 124, June 2002, pp. 452-459.

Al-Qahtani, M., Jang, Y.J., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Two-Pass Rectangular Channels (AR=2) by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45, April 2002, pp. 1823-1838.

Azad, GM S., Huang, Y., and Han, J.C., “Jet Impingement Heat Transfer on Pinned Surfaces Using a Transient Liquid Crystal Technique,” International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2002, pp. 161-173.

Griffith, T.S., Al-Hadhrami, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR=4) With Angled Ribs,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 124, August 2002, pp. 617-625.

Son, S.Y., Kihm, K.D., and Han, J.C., “PIV Flow Measurements for Heat Transfer Characterization in Two-Pass Square Channels with Smooth and 90° Ribbed Walls,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 45, No. 24, 2002, pp. 4809-4822.

Chandra, P.R., Alexander, C.R., and Han, J.C., “Effect of the Number of Channel Ribbed Walls on Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Turbulent Flows,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 46, January 2003, pp. 481-495.

Al Hadhrami, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Effect of Rotation on Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Square Channels with Five Different Orientations of 45° Angled Rib Turbulators,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 46, February 2003, pp. 653-669.

Al-Qahtani, M., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “A Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4) With 45° Rib Turbulators by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 125, February 2003, pp. 19-26.

Al-Hadhrami, L.M., Griffith, T.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=2) with Five Different Orientations of 45° V-Shaped Rib Turbulators,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 125, April 2003, pp. 232-242.

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficient and Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 125, June 2003, pp. 494-502.

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficients of a Turbine Blade-Tip and Near-Tip Regions,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2003, pp. 297-303.

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficients on the Squealer Tip and Near Squealer Tip Regions of a Gas Turbine Blade,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 125, August 2003, pp. 669-677.

Griffith, T.S., Al-Hadhrami, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR=4) with Dimples,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 125, July 2003, pp. 555-564.

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficient and Film Cooling Effectiveness on the Squealer Tip of a Gas Turbine Blade,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 125, October 2003, pp. 648-657.

Kwak, J.S., Ahn, J.Y., Han, J.C., Lee, C.P., Bunker, R.S., Boyle, R.J., and Gaugler, R.E., “Heat Transfer Coefficients on the Squealer-Tip and Near-Tip Regions of a Gas Turbine Blade with Single or Double Squealer,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 125, October 2003, pp. 778-787.

Lau, S.C., Cervantes, J., Han, J.C., Rudolph, R.J, and Flannery, K., “Measurements of Wall Heat (Mass) Transfer for Flow through Blockages with Round and Square Holes in a Wide Rectangular Channel,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 46, 2003, pp. 3991-4001.

Choi, J., Teng. S., and Han, J.C., and Ladeinde, F., “Effect of Free-Stream Turbulence on Turbine Blade Heat Transfer and Pressure Coefficients at Low Reynolds Number Flows,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 47, July 2004, pp. 3441-3452.

Wright, L.M., Lee, E., and Han, J.C., “Effect of Rotation on Heat Transfer in Rectangular Channels with Pin-Fins,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2004, pp. 263-272.

Su, G., Tang, S., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Flow and Heat Transfer Computations in Rotating Rectangular Channels with V-Shaped Ribs,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2004, pp. 534-547.

Kwak, J.S., Ahn, J.Y., and Han, J.C., “Effects of Rim Location, Rim Height, and Tip Clearance on the Tip and Near Tip Region Heat Transfer of a Gas Turbine Blade,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 47, 2004, pp. 5651-5663.

Su, G., Chen, H.C. Han, J.C., and Heidmann, J.D., “Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Two-Pass Rectangular Channels (AR = 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4) by a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 47, 2004, pp. 5665-5683.

Wright L.M., Fu, W. L., and Han, J.C., “Thermal Performance of Angled, V-Shaped and W-Shaped Rib Turbulators in Rotating Rectangular (AR=4.1) Cooling Channels,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 126, October 2004, pp. 603-613.

Lee, E., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4:1) with V-Shaped and Angled Rib Turbulators With and Without Gaps,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol.19, No. 1, 2005, pp. 48-56.

Al-Qahtani, M., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Prediction of Rotating Rectangular Channels Using Reynolds Stress Model,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2005, pp. 36-47.

Fu, W.L., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=1:2 and AR=1:4) with 45° Angled Rib Turbulators,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 127, January 2005.

Fu, W.L., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=1:2 and AR=1:4) with Smooth Walls,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 127, March 2005.

Wright, L.M., Fu, W.L., and Han, J.C., “Influence of Entrance Geometry on Heat Transfer in Narrow Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR=4.1) with Angled Ribs,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 127, April 2005.

Ahn, J.Y., Mhetras, S., and Han, J.C., 2005, “Film-Cooling Effectiveness on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip Using Pressure Sensitive Paint,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 127, pp. 521-530.

Han, J.C., “Recent Studies in Turbine Blade Cooling,” Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, ISROMAC-9, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 11-15, 2002, Invited Lecture #5.
 

Han, J.C., Ligrani, P., and Chen, H.C., “Rotating and Stationary Rectangular Cooling Passages Heat Transfer and Friction with Turbulators and Dimples,” Turbine Power Systems Conference and Condition Monitoring

Workshop, sponsored by the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, Galveston, Texas, February 25-27,2002, poster presentation.
 

Han, J.C., and Chen, H.C., “Rotating Heat Transfer in High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Cooling Passages with Shaped Turbulators,” Turbine Power Systems Conference and Condition Monitoring Workshop, sponsored by the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, Galveston, Texas, February 25-27, 2002, poster presentation.
 

Teng, S., and Han, J.C., “Local Heat Transfer in Narrow Co-Rotating Disks with Axial Through-Flow,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics,HEFAT-2002, Kruger National Park, South Africa, April 8-10, 2002, Paper No. TS-2, pp. 619-624.
 

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficient and Film-Cooling Effectiveness on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 3-6, 2002, Paper No. GT-2002-30194.
 

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficient and Film-Cooling Effectiveness on the Squealer Tip of a Gas Turbine Blade,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 3-6, 2002,Paper No. GT-2002-30555.
 

Griffith, T.S., Al-Hadhrami, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR=4) with Dimples,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 3-6, 2002,Paper No. GT-2002-30220.
 

Al-Qahtani, M., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “A Numerical Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4) with 45° Rib Turbulators by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 3-6, 2002, Paper No. GT-2002-30216.
 

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip and Near-Tip Regions,” The 8th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 24-27, 2002, AIAA-2002-3012.
 

Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Turbine Blade Cooling Passages by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” The ASME Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting - Symposium 339 Advances in Numerical Modeling of Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics in Turbomachinery, Montreal,Canada, July 14-18, 2002, S339 - Keynote Paper # FEDSM 2002-31194.
 

Kwak, J.S., Lee, J.H., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer and Pressure Distributions on a Gas Turbine Vane End-Wall,” Proceedings of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, Heat Transfer 2002, Grenoble, France,August 18-23, 2002, Volume 4, pp. 693-698.
 

Han, J.C., Lagrani, P., and Chen, H.C., “Rotating and Stationary Rectangular Cooling Passages Heat Transfer and Friction with Turbulators and Dimples,” Proceedings for the HEET-UTSR AERO-Heat Transfer Workshop V,Louisiana State University, November 11-13, 2002.
 

Han, J.C., and Chen, H.C., “Rotating Heat Transfer in High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Cooling Passages with Shaped Turbulators,” Proceedings for the HEET-UTSR AERO-Heat Transfer Workshop V, Louisiana State University, November 11-13, 2002.
 

Kwak, J.S., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer Coefficient on the Squealer Tip and Near Squealer Tip Regions of a Gas Turbine Blade,” Proceedings of ASME IMECE ’02, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17-22, 2002,IMECE 2002-32109.
 

Kwak, J.S., Ahn, J.Y., Han, J.C., Lee, C.P., Bunker, R.S., Boyle, R.J., and Gaugler, R.E., “Heat Transfer Coefficients on the Squealer Tip and Near Tip Regions of a Gas Turbine Blade with Single or Double Squealer,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2003, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-19, 2003, Paper No. GT2003-38907.
 

Lee, E., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4:1) with V-Shaped and Angled Rib Turbulators With and Without Gaps,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2003, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-19, 2003, Paper No. GT2003-38900.
 

Wright, L.M., Lee, E., and Han, J.C., “Effect of Rotation on Heat Transfer in Narrow Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR=4:1 and 8:1) with Pin-Fins,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2003, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-19, 2003, Paper No. GT2003-38340.
 

Su, G., Teng, S., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4) with V-Shaped Ribs by a Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2003, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-19, 2003, Paper No. GT2003-38348.
 

Parsons, J.A., Han, J.C., and Lee, C.P., “Rotation Effect on Jet Impingement Heat Transfer in Smooth Rectangular Channels with Four Heated Walls and with Film Extraction,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2003, Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-19, 2003, Paper No. GT2003-38905.
 

Han, J.C., and Chen, H.C., “Rotating Heat Transfer in High Aspect Ratio Rectangular Cooling Passages with Shaped Turbulators,” Proceedings for the UTSR Peer Review Workshop, Clemson University, October 28-30,2003.
 

Han, J.C., and Schobeiri, M.T., “Heat Transfer from Rotating Blade Platforms with and without Film Cooling,” Proceedings for the UTSR Peer Review Workshop, Clemson University, October 28-30, 2003.
 

Wright, L.M., Lee, E., and Han, J.C., “Influence of Entrance Geometry on Heat Transfer in Narrow Rectangular Cooling Channels (AR = 4:1) with Angled Ribs,” Proceedings of ASME-IMECE ’03, Washington, DC, November 16-21, 2003, IMECE 2003-42572.
 

Han, J.C., “Recent Studies in Turbine Blade Internal Cooling,” Proceedings of the 6th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Kalpakkam, India, January 5-7, 2004, HMT-2004-Keynote 3, pp. 40-50.
 

Su, G., Chen, H.C., Han, J.C., and Heidmann, J.D., “Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Rotating Smooth Channels with Several Channel Aspect Ratios by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” Proceedings of the 10th

International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii,March 8-11, 2004, ISROMAC-2004-084.
 

Han, J.C., and Chen, H.C., “Prediction of Flow and Heat Transfer in Turbine Blade Cooling Passages by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 8-11, 2004, ISROMAC 10-2004-Keynote 2.
 

Fu, W.L., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=1:2 and AR=1:4) with 45° Angled Rib Turbulators,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2004, Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004, Paper No. GT 2004-53261.
 

Wright, L.M., Fu, W.L., and Han, J.C., “Thermal Performance of Angled, V-Shaped, and W-Shaped Rib Turbulators in Rotating Rectangular (AR=4:1) Cooling Channels,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2004,Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004, Paper No. GT 2004-54073.
 

Su, G., Chen, H.C., Han, J.C. and Heidmann, J.D., “Computation of Flow and Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=1:1, AR=1:2, AR=1:4) with 45-Deg Angled Ribs by Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2004, Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004, GT 2004-53662.
 

Ahn, J.Y., Mhetras, S., and Han, J.C., “Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Gas Turbine Blade Tip and Shroud Using Pressure Sensitive Paint,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2004, Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004, GT 2004-53249.
 

Yang, H., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Numerical Prediction of Film Cooling and Heat Transfer with Different Film-Hole Arrangements on the Plane and Squealer Tip of a Gas Turbine Blade,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2004, Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004, GT 2004-53199.
 

Han, J.C., “Turbine Blade Cooling Studies at Texas A&M 1980-2004,” AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 28-July 1, 2004, 2004 AIAA Thermophysics Award-Invited Lecture.
 

Ahn, J.Y., Schobeiri, M.T., Han, J.C. and Moon, H.K., “Film Cooling Effectiveness on the Leading Edge of a Rotating Turbine Blade,” Proceedings of ASME-IMECE ’04, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004,IMECE 2004-59852.
 

Yang, H., Chen, H.C., Han, J.C., and Moon, H.K., “Numerical Prediction of Film Cooling and Heat Transfer on the Leading Edge in a 1-1/2 Turbine Stage,” Proceedings of ASME-IMECE ’04, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, IMECE 2004-50599. (This paper received the ASME K-14 Committee on Gas Turbine Heat Transfer 2004 Warren Rohsenow Prize for Best Presentation).
 

Fu, W.L., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C.,” Heat Transfer in Two-Pass Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=2:1) with Discrete V-Shaped and Discrete Angled Rib Turbulators,” Proceedings of ASME-IMECE ’04, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004, IMECE 2004-59563.
 

Yang, H., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Flow and Heat Transfer Prediction on Turbine Rotor with Various Tip Configurations,” AIAA 43rd Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 10-13, 2005, AIAA 2005-573.
 

Mhetras, S., Yang, H., Gao, Z., and Han, J.C., “Film-Cooling Effectiveness on Squealer Rim Walls and Squealer Cavity Floor of a Gas Turbine Blade Tip Using Pressure Sensitive Paint,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2005, Reno, Nevada, June 6-9, 2005, Paper No. GT 2005-68387.
 

Ahn, J.Y., Schobeiri, M.T., Han, J.C., and Moon, H.K., “Film Cooling Effectiveness on the Leading Edge of a Rotating Film-Cooled Blade Using Pressure Sensitive Paint,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2005, Reno, Nevada, June 6-9, 2005, Paper No. GT 2005-68344.
 

Yang, H., Chen, H.C., Han, J.C., and Moon., H.K., “Numerical Prediction of Film Cooling and Heat Transfer on the Leading Edge of Rotating Film-Cooled Blade in a 1-1/2 Turbine Blade,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2005, Reno, Nevada, June 6-9, 2005, Paper No. GT 2005-68355.
 

Fu, W.L., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Buoyancy Effects on Heat Transfer in Five Different Aspect-Ratio Rectangular Channels with Smooth Walls and 45-Degree Ribbed Walls,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2005, Reno, Nevada, June 6-9, 2005, Paper No. GT 2005-68493.
 

Su, G., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Computation of Flow and Heat transfer in Rotating Rectangular Channels (AR=4:1) with Pin-Fins by a Reynolds Stress Model,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2005, Reno, Nevada,June 6-9, 2005, Paper No. GT 2005-68390.
 

Wright, L.M., Gao, Z., Varvel, T.A., and Han, J.C., “Assessment of Steady State PSP, TSP, and IR Measurement Techniques for Flat Plate Film Cooling,” Proceedings of 2005 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 17-22, 2005, Paper No. HT2005-72362. (This paper received the ASME K-14 Committee on Gas Turbine Heat Transfer 2005 Warren Rohsenow Prize for Best Presentation).
 

Gao, Z., Wright, L.JM, and Han, J.C., “Assessment of Steady State PSP and Transient IR Measurement Techniques for Leading Edge Film Cooling,” Proceedings of ASME-IMECE 2005, Orlando, FL, November 5-11,2005, IMECE 2005-80146.
 

Gao, Z., Yang, H., Wright, L.M., and Han, J.C., “Conjugate Prediction of Leading Edge Film Cooling and Heat Transfer,” Proceedings of the 11th ISROMAC Conference, Honolulu, HI, February 26-March 2, 2006,ISROMAC11-2006-45.
 

Liu, Y.H., Wright, L.M., Fu, W.L., and Han, J.C., “Rib Spacing Effect on Heat Transfer and Pressure Loss in a Rotating Two-Pass Rectangular Channel (AR=1:2) with 45-Degree Angled Ribs,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, May 8-11, 2006, Paper No. GT2006-90368.
 

Cervantes, J., Lau, S.C., Han, J.C., and Rudolph, R.J., “Internal Cooling near Trailing Edge of a Gas Turbine Airfoil with Cooling Airflow through Blockages with Holes,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, May 8-11, 2006, Paper No. GT2006-91230.
 

Suryanarayanan, A., Mhetras, S.P., Schobeiri, M.T., and Han, J.C., “Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Rotating Blade Platform,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, May 8-11, 2006, Paper No. GT2006-90034.
 

Wright, L.M., Gao, Z, Yang, H., and Han, J.C., “Film Cooling Effectiveness Distribution on a Gas Turbine Blade Platform with Inclined Slot Leakage and Discrete Film Hole Flows,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, May 8-11, 2006, Paper No. GT2006-90375.
 

Yang, H., Chen, H.C., and Han, J.C., “Numerical Study of a Rotating Blade Platform with Film Cooling from Cavity Purge Flow in a 1-1/2 Turbine Stage,” Proceedings of ASME Turbo-Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, May 8-11, 2006, Paper No. GT2006-90322.
 

Mhetras, S.P., and Han, J.C., “Film Cooling Effectiveness Distribution on a Gas Turbine Blade with Showerhead and Spanwise Row Coolant Injection,” AIAA-ASME 9th Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 5-8, 2006.
 

Mhetras, S.P., Gao, Z., Narzary, D., and Han, J.C., “Effect of a Cut-Back Squealer on Film-Cooling Effectiveness for an E3 Gas Turbine Blade Tip Profile,” AIAA-ASME 9th Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 5-8, 2006.
 

Wright, L.M., Blake, S., and Han, J.C., “Film Cooling Effectiveness on Turbine Blade Platforms with Advanced Stator-Rotor Seals,” AIAA/ASME 9th Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 5-8, 2006.
 

Mhetras, S.P., and Han, J.C., “Effect of Superposition on Spanwise Film -Cooling Effectiveness Distribution on a Gas Turbine Blade,” 2006 ASME IMECE, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006.
 

Wright, L.M., Blake, S., and Han, J.C., “Film Cooling Effectiveness Distribution on a Gas Turbine Blade Platform with Advanced Stator-Rotor Seal Leakage and Discrete Film-Hole Flows,” ASME IMECE, Chicago, IL, November 5-10, 2006.