Effects of Different Blade Angle Distributions on Centrifugal Compressor Performance
Author(s) -
Pekka Röyttä,
Aki Grönman,
Ahti JaatinenVärri,
Teemu Turunen-Saaresti,
Jari Backman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of rotating machinery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.265
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1026-7115
pISSN - 1023-621X
DOI - 10.1155/2009/537802
Subject(s) - impeller , centrifugal compressor , computer science , gas compressor , turbulence , mechanics , algorithm , physics , thermodynamics
A centrifugal compressor with three different shrouded 2D impellers is studied numerically. All impellers have the same dimensions, and they only differ in channel length and geometry. Noticeable differences in efficiency are observed. Two different turbulence models, Chien's k-ε and k-ω SST, are compared. For this case, k-ω SST was found more realistic. The hypothesis that pressure losses in a curved duct andin an impeller passage behave similarly is suggested and found inadequate
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