Computational analysis of centrifugal compressor surge control using air injection

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Stein ◽  
Saeid Niazi ◽  
Lakshmi Sankar
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Computational Analysis ◽  
Air Injection ◽  
Compressor Surge ◽  
Surge Control

Computational Analysis of Centrifugal Compressor Surge Control Using Air Injection

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Stein ◽  
Saeid Niazi ◽  
Lakshmi N. Sankar
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Computational Analysis ◽  
Air Injection ◽  
Compressor Surge ◽  
Surge Control

Dynamic Model of Multistage Centrifugal Compressor With a Stage-by-Stage Anti-Surge Recirculating System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Casari ◽  
Michele Pinelli ◽  
Alessio Suman ◽  
Matteo Manganelli ◽  
Mirko Morini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Suction Side ◽  
System Level ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Return Flow ◽  
Control Line ◽  
Compressor Surge ◽  
Surge Control ◽  
Surge Line

Abstract The operability region of a centrifugal compressor is bounded by the low-flow (or high-pressure ratio) limit, commonly referred to as surge. The exact location of the surge line on the map can vary depending on the operating condition and, as a result, a typical Surge Avoidance Line is established at 10% to 15% above the stated flow for the theoretical surge line. The current state of the art of centrifugal compressor surge control is to utilize a global recycle valve to return flow from the discharge side of a centrifugal compressor to the suction side to increase the flow through the compressor and, thus, avoid entering the surge region. This is conventionally handled by defining a compressor surge control line that conservatively assumes that all stages must be kept out of surge at all the time. In compressors with multiple stages, the amount of energy loss is disproportion-ally large since the energy that was added in each stage is lost during system level (or global) recycling. This work proposes an internal stage-wise recycling that provides a much more controlled flow recycling to affect only those stages that may be on the verge of surge. The amount of flow needed for such a scheme will be much smaller than highly conservative global recycling approach. Also, the flow does not leave the compressor casing and therefore does not cross the pressure boundary. Compared to global recycling this inherently has less loss depending upon application and specific of control design.

scholarly journals Design and Characterization of a Centrifugal Compressor Surge Test Rig

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kin Tien Lim ◽  
Se Young Yoon ◽  
Christopher P. Goyne ◽  
Zongli Lin ◽  
Paul E. Allaire
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Tip Clearance ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Compressor Surge ◽  
Surge Control ◽  
Compressor Performance

A detailed description of a new centrifugal compressor surge test rig is presented. The objective of the design and development of the rig is to study the surge phenomenon in centrifugal compression systems and to investigate a novel method of surge control by active magnetic bearing servo actuation of the impeller axial tip clearance. In this paper, we focus on the design, initial setup, and testing of the rig. The latter two include the commissioning of the rig and the experimental characterization of the compressor performance. The behavior of the compressor during surge is analyzed by driving the experimental setup into surge. Two fundamental frequencies, 21 Hz and 7 Hz, connected to the surge oscillation in the test rig are identified, and the observed instability is categorized according to the intensity of pressure fluctuations. Based on the test results, the excited pressure waves are clearly the result of surge and not stall. Also, they exhibit the characteristics of mild and classic surge instead of deep surge. Finally, the change in the compressor performance due to variation in the impeller tip clearance is experimentally examined, and the results support the potential of the tip clearance modulation for the control of compressor surge. This is the first such demonstration of the feasibility of surge control of a compressor using active magnetic bearings.

Backward Traveling Rotating Stall Waves in Centrifugal Compressors

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. S. Spakovsky
Keyword(s):  
Mass Flow ◽  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Rotating Stall ◽  
Air Injection ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Centrifugal Compressors ◽  
Injection Scheme ◽  
Surge Margin ◽  
Low Order

Rotating stall waves that travel against the direction of rotor rotation are reported for the first time and a new, low-order analytical approach to model centrifugal compressor stability is introduced. The model is capable of dealing with unsteady radially swirling flows and the dynamic effects of impeller-diffuser component interaction as it occurs in centrifugal compression systems. A simple coupling criterion is developed from first principles to explain the interaction mechanism important for system stability. The model findings together with experimental data explain the mechanism for first-ever observed backward traveling rotating stall in centrifugal compressors with vaned diffusers. Based on the low-order model predictions, an air injection scheme between the impeller and the vaned diffuser is designed for the NASA Glenn CC3 high-speed centrifugal compressor. The steady air injection experiments show an increase of 25% in surge-margin with an injection mass flow of 0.5% of the compressor mass flow. In addition, it is experimentally demonstrated that this injection scheme is robust to impeller tip-clearance effects and that a reduced number of injectors can be applied for similar gains in surge-margin. The results presented in this paper firmly establish the connection between the experimentally observed dynamic phenomena in the NASA CC3 centrifugal compressor and a first principles based coupling criterion. In addition, guidelines are given for the design of centrifugal compressors with enhanced stability.

High speed centrifugal compressor surge initiation characterization

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Oakes ◽  
Patrick Lawless ◽  
John Fagan ◽  
Sanford Fleeter
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Compressor ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Compressor Surge
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