Simulation of volute tongue of small-size centrifugal compressor

A high speed and small mass-flow-rate centrifugal compressor with original and modified volute tongue shape was simulated by 3D viscous Navier-Stokes equations.A sharp and a round tongue of volute were modeled to compare their pressure ratios and efficiency characteristics.The flow fields around volute tongues were investigated;the velocity and pressure distributions of volute inlet were studied by unsteady simulation.Static pressure fluctuation near volute tongue was monitored and transformed into amplitude spectrum to identify blade passing frequency influence.The results show that the tongue simplification can cause certain difference on pressure ratio and efficiency.The pressure and velocity distribution of volute inlet indicate obvious circumferential distortion due to volute tongue especially at low mass flow rate.In addition,the static pressure pulsation of volute inlet and the noise level in diffuser and volute increase significantly under low mass flow operating condition.

Numerical Investigation & Comparison of a Tandem-Bladed Turbocharger Centrifugal Compressor Stage with Conventional Design

Extensive numerical investigations of the performance and flow structure in an unshrouded tandem-bladed centrifugal compressor are presented in comparison to a conventional compressor.Stage characteristics are explored for various tip clearance levels,axial spacings and circumferential clockings.Conventional impeller was modified to tandem-bladed design with no modifications in backsweep angle,meridional gas passage and camber distributions in order to have a true comparison with conventional design.Performance degradation is observed for both the conventional and tandem designs with increase in tip clearance.Linear-equation models for correlating stage characteristics with tip clearance are proposed.Comparing two designs,it is clearly evident that the conventional design shows better performance at moderate flow rates.However;near choke flow,tandem design gives better results primarily because of the increase in throat area.Surge point flow rate also seems to drop for tandem compressor resulting in increased range of operation.

Numerical and experimental research on different inlet configurations of high speed centrifugal compressor

Three different inlet configurations,including a original straight pipe and two bend pipes with different axial length,for a high speed low mass flow centrifugal compressor were modeled with whole blade passages and simulated unsteadily by 3D viscous Navier-Stokes equations.The performance disparities of compressor stage were tested and verified by experiments in which dynamic pressure data acquisition of internal flow field was performed.As the result shows,the choke point decreases to lower mass flow rate due to the distortion caused by bend-pipe inlet and is aggravated as the rotation speed increases.The distortion effect spreads circumferentially in impeller and makes the flow structure varied.The longer axial distance bent inlet leads to larger radial distortion and heavy blockage at mid-span under large mass flow mainly causes compressor choke margin nar-rowed.Bend pipe distortion brings an impact up to diffuser on unsteady pressure pulsation caused by blades sweep and the impact appears more powerful when it is closer to volute tongue.

Numerical Investigation of the Centrifugal Compressor Stability Improvement by Half Vaned Low Solidity Diffusers

Centrifugal compressors for the fuel cell vehicles often operate near the surge line compared with the turbocharger compressors.Low solidity and half vaned diffusers are recognized as good ways to improve the stability of the centrifugal compressor.The presented work investigated four diffuser configurations (i.e.,the vaneless diffuser (VLD),full-height low solidity vaned diffuser (LSVD),hub-side half vaned diffuser (HVD) and shroud-side half vaned diffuser (SVD)) through steady-state and unsteady numerical simulations.The results show that the best performance is achieved by the LSVD,HVD and SVD at the design,surge and choke conditions.The flow rate at the surge operating point of the HVD has decreased by 15.53% compared with the LSVD,and 9.21% compared with the VLD.At near surge operating point,a longitudinal suction side passage vortex is formed on the hub of the LSVD and rotates as circumferential stall cells.A hairpin vortex is formed along the leading edge and is dragged by the main flow along the suction side as a local vortex shedding.The mechanism of the stability improvement by half vaned diffusers is that the tip leakage vortex migrates from the clearance side to the vane mounting side and replenishes the low-momentum zone on the mounting side.The best position where the half vaned diffuser should be mounted is based on the impeller outlet flow conditions,namely,the location of the wake region,where the meridional velocity and relative stagnation pressure is low.

Numerical Analysis of Flow in Ultra Micro Centrifugal Compressor -Influence of Meridional Configuration

A single stage ultra micro centrifugal compressor constituting ultra micro gas turbine is required to operate at high rotational speed in order to achieve the pressure ratio which establishes the gas turbine cycle. As a conse- quence, the aerodynamic losses can be increased by the interaction of a shock wave with the boundary layer on the blade surface. Moreover, the centrifugal force which exceeds the allowable s^ress of the impeller material can act on the root of blades. On the other hand, the restrictions of processing technology for the downsizing of im- peller not only relatively enlarge the size of tip clearance but also make it difficult to shape the impeller with the i three-dimensional blade. Therefore, it is important to establish the design technology for the impeller with the two-dimensional blade which possesses the sufficient aerodynamic performance and enough strength to bear the centrifugal force caused by the high rotational speed. In this study, the flow in two types of impeller with the two-dimensional blade which have different meridional configuration was analyzed numerically, The computed results clarified the influence of the meridional configuration on the loss generations in the impeller passage.

Influence of Blade Wrap Angle on Centrifugal Pump Performance by Numerical and Experimental Study

The existing research on improving the hydraulic performance of centrifugal pumps mainly focuses on the design method and the parameter optimization. The traditional design method for centrifugal impellers relies more on experience of engineers that typically only satisfies the continuity equation of the fluid. In this study, on the basis of the direct and inverse iteration design method which simultaneously solves the continuity and motion equations of the fluid and shapes the blade geometry by controlling the wrap angle, three centrifugal pump impellers are designed by altering blade wrap angles while keeping other parameters constant. The three-dimensional flow fields in three centrifugal pumps are numerically simulated, and the simulation results illustrate that the blade with larger wrap angle has more powerful control ability on the flow pattern in impeller. The three pumps have nearly the same pressure distributions at the small flow rate, but the pressure gradient increase in the pump with the largest wrap angle is smoother than the other two pumps at the design and large flow rates. The pump head and efficiency are also influenced by the blade wrap angle. The highest head and efficiency are also observed for the largest angle. An experiment rig is designed and built to test the performance of the pump with the largest wrap angle. The test results show that the wide space of its efficiency area and the stability of its operation ensure the excellent performance of the design method and verify the numerical analysis. The analysis on influence of the blade wrap angle for centrifugal pump performance in this paper can be beneficial to the optimization design of the centrifugal pump.

Numerical Simulation Study on Influence of Equation of State on Internal Flow Field and Performance of S-CO_(2)Compressor

The low power consumption of the near-critical compressor is the key factor for the high efficiency of supercritical CO_(2)Brayton cycle.In the numerical simulation of the compressor,the rapid changes in the thermophysical properties of the CO_(2)near the critical point make it difficult to capture the condensation phenomenon.This paper investigates the influence of fluid physical properties on the condensation phenomenon.Firstly,the differences in the physical properties of CO_(2)in the SRK EOS(equation of state),PR EOS,and SW EOS are compared.Then,the simulation of nozzles and compressors were carried out and discussed.Results show that the condensation positions predicted by the three EOSs are basically the same.Compared with SW EOS,the disparities between the maximum condensation mass fraction predicted by the PR and SRK EOSs is5.7%and 11.5%,and that of total pressure ratio is 0.3%and 3.8%,respectively.The results show that PR EOS can be considered for numerical simulation in engineering practice.Since its physical property calculation results are closer to the actual physical properties while the physical properties change more gently,it has considerable accuracy and numerical stability.

Study of Rotating Stall in a Centrifugal Compressor with Wide Vaneless Diffuser

To study the stall mechanism in a wide vaneless diffuser,a three-dimensional centrifugal compressor model was established.The numerical simulation method was used to study the fluid characteristics in a centrifugal compressor with a wide vaneless diffuser under stall conditions.The simulated results showed that the wide vaneless diffuser stall was related to the instability of the core flow.Due to the influence of the reflow,the core flows moved between the hub and shroud side and the directions were not consistent.This was called core flow distortion,which triggered the rotating stall.The reflow first appeared at the outlet boundary of the diffuser,and the reflux gradually expanded to the inside of the diffuser as the impeller rotated.Eventually,the reflux zones grew and merged,forming a stable low-speed fluid regiment,which produced a stall cell.The stall cells rotated around themselves with an opposite direction with impeller.

Performance of a centrifugal compressor with holed casing treatment in the large flowrate condition

As demonstrated by former work,the holed casing treatment can be used to expand the stall margin of a centrifugal compressor with unshrouded impeller.In addition,the choked margin can also be expanded as experimental results indicated.Moreover,the compressor performance,especially the efficiency,on the whole working range is improved.As shown by experiments,the stall margin and choked margin of the compressor are extended,and the maximum efficiency improvement is 14%at the large flowrate of 1.386.Numerical simulations were carried out to analyze the flow in the impeller and in the holes in the case of large flowrate.The results indicate that in large flowrate conditions,there is a low-pressure region on the throat part of the impeller passage,leading to the bypass flows appearing in the holes,which means the flow area at the inlet of the impeller is increased.The bypass flow can also contribute to the decrease of the Mach number at the throat part near the shroud end-wall which implies that the choked margin is expanded.Besides,as the bypass flow would inhibit the development of the vertexes in the tip clearance and suppress the flow recirculation in the shroud end-wall region,both the pressure ratio and efficiency of the compressor are improved,which agrees well with the experiments.

Numerical forecasting surge in a piping of compressor shops of gas pipeline network

This paper presents a method of forecasting stable operation of gas compressor unit (GCU) centrifugal supercharger (CFS) installed on a piping of compressor shops servicing gas pipelines. The stability of superchargers operation is assessed in relation to the phenomenon of surge. Solution of this problem amounts to the development and numerical analysis of a set of ordinary differential equations. The set describes transmission of gas through a compressor shop as a fluid dynamics model with lumped parameters. The proposed method is oriented to wide application by specialists working in the gas industry. The practical application of this method can use all-purpose programming and mathematical software available to specialists of gas companies.

叶片隆起对离心泵空化性能的影响

提出一种在叶片工作面布置隆起结构来提高离心泵抗空化性能的方法,基于RNG k-ε湍流模型和Kubota空化模型对离心泵非定常工况下的空化流动进行数值模拟,并对初始叶型和隆起叶型下的空化发展进行对比分析.结果表明:在未发生空化阶段,隆起叶型的泵扬程较初始光滑叶型有小幅度下降;在空化数减小至0.43时,隆起叶型的扬程大于原始叶型,其中隆起直径为2 mm的扬程最高;隆起结构延缓了空化的发生,表现出对空化现象的良好抑制效果;在空化发展阶段,叶片工作面的隆起结构增大了叶片工作面面积和表面粗糙度,改变了叶轮内部流道结构,在近壁面处形成了相对高压和高湍动能区域,增大了压力梯度,减小了叶轮进口低压区面积,有效抑制空化的发生和发展,减小空泡体积;在不同的空化发展阶段,隆起结构在工作面的不同位置未对空化发展产生明显影响.

多翼离心风机蜗壳气动性能与出风均匀性优化设计

以某型号风暖浴霸吹风系统的多翼离心风机为研究对象,利用ANSYS Fluent 2020 R2对原型风机的出口风量与均匀度进行仿真分析,结果显示仿真与实测误差在5%以内,验证了用CFD数值模拟方法来优化浴霸多翼离心风机的可靠性.将蜗壳型线参数化,通过正交试验设计,针对蜗舌放置角α、蜗舌半径R、等角螺线常数A(蜗壳周向面积)与风轮移动距离L(蜗舌与叶轮间隙)4个因素,制定了16组参数组合方案并进行了CFD数值模拟,得到各方案的出口风量与均匀度,并由均值与极差分析确定了最优参数组合.通过数值计算结果可知,优化后的风机在蜗舌附近区域湍流强度减小,内部流动改善.测试结果显示,优化后的风机出口风量提升7.3%,均匀度提升4.5%,全压效率提升5.9%.显著提升了风暖浴霸离心风机的出风性能和出口风速分布均匀性,对提高风暖浴霸取暖效率和增强人体舒适性有重要意义.

叶片破损对压气机性能的影响

为了研究叶片破损对压气机内部流场的影响机理,本文针对带有破损的跨音速压气机叶片进行气动性能变化规律和机理研究。通过NASA rotor 37实验结果验证了计算方法的准确性,利用数值仿真研究了叶片破损对压气性能的影响规律,并对2种典型工况下叶片破损前后的流场结构进行对比分析,探讨引起性能变化的具体原因。研究表明:叶片破损会导致压气机的压比降低0.6631%、绝热效率降低0.7877%,且压气机的稳定裕度降低更为明显。叶尖破损主要对叶顶流场结构产生影响,使叶顶区域泄漏流增强,当其与激波相互作用时,通道内产生了流动堵塞和流动损失。本文研究成果可为实际服役中的航空发动机特性评定提供理论参考。

不同叶顶弯曲对离心叶轮性能影响机理

面对现代发动机对离心叶轮性能需求不断提高的背景,叶顶弯曲具备有效改善离心叶轮气动特性的能力,本文通过数值模拟的方式对不同叶顶弯曲方向、弯曲形式、弯曲程度的压气机性能进行预测,基于仿真结果对不同流动状态下压气机内部流场进行分析,给出了叶顶弯曲压气机性能变化机理。结果显示:负弯叶轮有助于提升压气机峰值效率,提高压气机堵塞流量。正弯叶轮则在损失部分效率的情况下,使压气机失速裕度得到提升。弯曲叶轮主要通过改善叶顶前缘载荷,重构叶轮通道内静压分布,从而削弱激波强度、减少二次流损失、抑制低能涡发展,达到提升压气机性能的目的。本文研究结果可为离心压气机叶片改型设计提供参考。

压气机内部旋转不稳定的研究综述

旋转不稳定是压气机工作在高负荷近失速工况时的一种常见现象。研究旋转不稳定在降低压气机工作噪声、减小流致振动以及保障航空发动机稳定工作等方面具有重要意义。首先对旋转不稳定现象进行了回顾,详细讨论了旋转不稳定的特征。其次,重点调研了旋转不稳定的起源和机理,将旋转不稳定产生的原因归纳为叶尖泄漏流、涡脱落以及流动剪切等类别。此外,回顾了模拟旋转不稳定的数值方法,讨论了多种流动控制手段对旋转不稳定的作用效果。最后,对旋转不稳定的研究现状进行了总结,对未来的研究趋势进行了展望。

Steady air injection flow control for increasing the surge margin of radial flow compressor

Steady air injection upstream of the leading edge was used to increase the surge margin of a centrifugal compressor.To reveal the mechanism,steady numerical simulations were performed on a high pressure ratio centrifugal compressor rotor operated with a rotor tip speed of 586 m/s.Eight different injection yaw angle with four different injection mass flow was performed to determine the configuration that provide the best results for the compression system studied in this work.The injection angle,α,was fifteen degree and the injectors were placed at short distance（ten percent of the inlet tip radius upstream of the compressor face） to achieve maximum control over the leading edge flow by varying individual injection parameters.The results show that at design speed（n=50 000 r/min） with injection flow rate more than 2% of the main flow rate and yaw angle between 20° and 30°,the mass flow rate at stall decreases for approximately 8%.But with higher injection rate,other compressor parameters were affected such as compressor efficiency and compressor total pressure ratio.

涡喷压气机叶片精密铸造工艺探究

叶片精密铸造是熔模精密铸造技术在叶片制造中的应用。本文对涡喷压气机叶片精密铸造工艺进行研究,利用SolidWorks软件建立三维模型,对压气机叶片进行充型凝固数值模拟,并总结出一套合适的铸造工艺。

多翼离心风机集流器偏心安装对空调新风系统风量的影响

为了研究集流器对多翼离心风机的影响,基于真实空调新风系统模型,构建了空调新风系统多翼离心风机CFD三维模型。对集流器偏心前后的风机内部流场展开分析,最后得出集流器的合理偏心安装方案,并通过试验对其进行了验证。研究结果表明,当偏心角θ=120°,偏心距L=4.2 mm时,风机流道内流动情况得到明显优化,叶道堵塞情况得到改善,叶轮有效通流面积增大,叶轮出口气流速度提升,叶轮与集流器间的泄漏流减少,风机效率有所提升,蜗壳出口处风量提高3 m3/h,增幅约5.6%。研究结果可为多翼离心风机的优化设计提供参考。

叶顶间隙对离心压气机性能的影响机理研究

为明确叶顶间隙对离心压气机性能影响的机理,采用数值模拟方法对不同叶顶间隙尺寸下的离心压气机叶顶泄漏涡和流动损失进行了研究。首先,对实验结果与数值计算结果进行了对比,验证了数值模拟的可靠性;然后,分析了不同叶顶间隙下压气机等熵效率及压比的变化趋势;最后,对内部流动特性进行了分析,阐述了不同间隙下叶轮内部涡结构变化形态、泄漏流流线分布及沿流动方向的熵变化规律,揭示了不同叶顶间隙对压气机性能的影响机理。研究结果表明:叶顶间隙比从0.018增加到0.054时,全工况范围内效率下降最大变化量分别为0.7%、0.6%、0.4%及0.2%,压比整体下降幅度保持在0.3%左右。叶顶泄漏流与主流掺混形成叶顶泄漏涡和叶顶分离涡,其中叶顶泄漏涡是主要损失来源。随着叶顶间隙比增大,靠近叶片前缘20%流向范围内的流动损失变化较小,靠近叶片尾缘40%范围内的损失增大。叶顶间隙比增加导致泄漏涡尺寸增大从而降低有效过流面积,是造成压气机性能下降的主要原因。

双吸式离心泵叶片吸力面泥沙磨损破坏规律与形成机制研究

离心泵叶片泥沙磨损是引黄泵站面临的工程难题,采用模型试验及数值模拟相结合的方法,分析了双吸式离心泵叶片出口的磨损破坏规律及其形成机制。采用多层涂层法、丝线法和内窥式成像技术对叶片的磨损特征和近壁面流态进行了分析,并结合数值模拟分析了叶轮流道内的旋涡结构及颗粒轨迹。研究发现:叶片吸力面出口存在左右近似对称的“三角形”磨损破坏区域,该区域存在明显的流动分离;叶轮内的叶道涡和出口回流涡是导致叶片吸力面出口磨损的主要原因。源于叶片压力面进口的叶道涡诱导泥沙颗粒向叶片吸力面出口聚集,造成吸力面出口的集中磨损;叶片吸力面出口附近存在的回流涡诱导颗粒进行轴向旋转运动,加剧叶片吸力面出口的磨损破坏。本研究为双吸式离心泵的抗磨损设计提供了理论支撑。