Abstract
The structural effect of high temperature heat pipes inside a turbine disk is investigated. The coupled thermo-mechanical implicit simulations are carried out by means of a commercial Finite Element software. A parametric study is conducted to examine the effect of heat pipes with different lengths, diameters and radial positions within the disk. The focus of the study is to investigate the stationary and transient effects of heat pipes on the stress level inside a turbine disk. Differences of thermal and centrifugal stresses of a disk containing heat pipes and a conventional disk are compared. Additionally notch stresses induced by the heat pipe are identified. Depending on the heat pipe dimensions the rim temperature and the stress level inside the disk can be lowered.
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