Open AccessAnalysis of the Flow Field in a Radial Compressor
Author(s) -
C. Fradin
Publication year - 1978
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1115/78-gt-7
Subject(s) - centrifugal compressor , diffuser (optics) , shroud , anemometer , gas compressor , impeller , mechanics , inlet , static pressure , axial compressor , rotor (electric) , flow (mathematics) , pressure measurement , acoustics , materials science , physics , mechanical engineering , engineering , optics , turbulence , light source
Using pressure transducers and hot wire anemometers, the flow and pressure field in a subsonic centrifugal compressor is analyzed. Detailed pressure, velocity, and flow angle maps are given for the compressor inlet section, along the shroud, in the outlet section of the rotor, and also in the vaneless diffuser. These measurements show how flow heterogeneities are generated in the compressor and how they decay in the vaneless diffuser.
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