Discussion: “A Centrifugal Compressor Flow Analysis Employing a Jet-Wake Passage Flow Model” (Howard, J. H. S., and Osborne, C., 1977, ASME J. Fluids Eng., 99, pp. 141–147)

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 430-430
Author(s):  
D. P. Sturge
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Flow Analysis

A Centrifugal Compressor Flow Analysis Employing a Jet-Wake Passage Flow Model

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. G. Howard ◽  
C. Osborne
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Curve Fitting ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Stagnation Pressure ◽  
Centrifugal Impeller ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Suction Surface ◽  
Streamline Curvature ◽  
Through Flow

The streamline curvature through-flow analysis of a centrifugal impeller passage flow has been modified to include a flow model with a wake on the suction surface. With this model, empirically determined or measured impeller conditions can be matched without requiring a distributed stagnation pressure loss within the passage. Its use in impeller design is presented and comparison with experimental measurements from two impellers illustrate the utility of this approach. A brief discussion of experience with the associated forms of curve fitting and streamline smoothing required for the analysis solution is included.

Numerical Prediction of Critical Cavitation Performance in Hydraulic Turbines

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadao Kurosawa ◽  
Kiyoshi Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Flow Model ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Hydraulic Turbine ◽  
Francis Turbine ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Cavitation Performance ◽  
Hydraulic Turbines ◽  
Critical Cavitation ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, numerical method for predicting critical cavitation performance in a hydraulic turbine is presented. The prediction method is based on unsteady cavitation flow analysis to use bubble two-phase flow model. The prediction of the critical cavitation performance was carried out for the aixal hydraulic turbine and the francis turbine as a typical examples. Results compared to the experiment showed a good agreement for the volume of cavity and the performance drop off and it was recognized that this method could be used as an engineering tool of a hydraulic turbine development.

A Numerical Investigation on the Volute/Diffuser Interaction due to the Axial Distortion at Impeller Exit

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahua Gu ◽  
Abraham Engeda ◽  
Mike Cave ◽  
Jean-Luc Di Liberti
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Steady Flow ◽  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Vortex Structure ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Mass Flows

Abstract A numerical simulation is performed on a single stage centrifugal compressor using the commercially available CFD software, CFX-TASCflow. The steady flow is obtained by circumferentially averaging the exit fluxes of the impeller. Three runs are made at design condition and off-design conditions. The predicted performance is in agreement with experimental data. The flow details inside the stationary components are investigated, resulting in a flow model describing the volute/diffuser interaction at design and off-design conditions. The recirculation and twin vortex structure are found to explain the volute loss increase at lower and higher mass flows, respectively.

scholarly journals A New Design Method for Centrifugal Compressor Varied Diffusers

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang Xiaoyan ◽  
Wang Qinghuan ◽  
Zhang Chao
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Numerical Technique ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Code System ◽  
Extension Method ◽  
Operating Modes ◽  
Pressure Distributions

In order to develop a CAD computer code system for centrifugal compressor, a numerical technique for design and flow analysis of vaned diffusers has been introduced in this paper. The design of diffusers has been performed by a streamline extension method. The velocity and pressure distributions at design and off-design operating modes have been calculated by a time-dependent finite difference scheme and have been corrected by boundary layer calculations. The numerical results are compared with experimental measurements, and the agreement is satisfactory.

scholarly journals Numerical Flow Analysis of a Centrifugal Compressor with Ported and without Ported Shroud

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Semlitsch ◽  
JyothishKumar V ◽  
Mihai Mihaescu ◽  
Laszlo Fuchs ◽  
Ephraim Gutmark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Ported Shroud ◽  
Numerical Flow Analysis

Centrifugal Compressor Impeller Aerodynamics: An Experimental Investigation

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. David Joslyn ◽  
Joost J. Brasz ◽  
Robert P. Dring
Keyword(s):  
Flow Visualization ◽  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Compressor Impeller ◽  
Surface Flow Visualization

The ability to acquire blade loadings (surface pressure distributions) and surface flow visualization on an unshrouded centrifugal compressor impeller is demonstrated. Circumferential and streamwise static pressure distributions acquired on the stationary shroud are also presented. Data was acquired in a new facility designed for centrifugal compressor aerodynamic research. Blade loadings calculated with a blade–to–blade potential flow analysis are compared with the measured results. Surface flow visualization reveals some complex aspects of the flow on the surface of the impeller blading and hub. In a companion paper, Dorney and Davis (1990), a state–of–the–art, three–dimensional, time–accurate, Navier Stokes prediction of the flow through the impeller is presented.

Experimental Investigation of the Diffuser Vane Clearance Effect in a Centrifugal Compressor Stage With Adjustable Diffuser Geometry: Part II—Detailed Flow Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Ubben ◽  
Reinhard Niehuis
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Stall Margin ◽  
Diffuser Flow ◽  
Radial Gap ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Vane Angle

Adjustable diffuser vanes offer an attractive design option for centrifugal compressors applied in industrial applications. However, the knowledge about the impact on compressor performance of a diffuser vane clearance between vane and diffuser wall is still not satisfying. This two-part paper summarizes results of experimental investigations performed with an industrial-like centrifugal compressor. Particular attention was directed toward the influence of the diffuser clearance on the operating behavior of the entire stage, the pressure recovery in the diffuser, and on the diffuser flow by a systematic variation of the parameters diffuser clearance height, diffuser vane angle, radial gap between impeller exit and diffuser inlet, and rotor speed. In Part I it was shown that an one-sided diffuser clearance is able to contribute to an increase in flow range, stall margin, pressure ratio, and efficiency. In order to reveal the relevant flow phenomena, in Part II the results of detailed measurements of the pressure distribution at diffuser exit and particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements inside the diffuser channel performed at three clearance configurations and three diffuser angles at a fixed radial gap are discussed. It was found that, for defined diffuser configurations, the clearance flow amplifies the diffuser throat vortex capable to reduce the loading of the highly loaded vane pressure side and to support a more homogenous diffuser flow. It turned out that the co-action of the geometry parameter diffuser vane angle and diffuser clearance height is of particular importance. The experimental results are published as an open computational fluid dynamics (CFD) testcase “Radiver 2.”

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