experimental and numerical flow investigation through a radial flow compressor volute

A Numerical Investigation on the Unstable Flow in a Single Stage of an Axial Compressor

An unsteady two-dimensional finite-volume solver was developed based on Van Leer’s flux splitting algorithm in conjunction with “Monotonic Upstream Scheme for Conservation Laws (MUSCL)” limiters to improve the order of accuracy and the two-layer Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model was also implemented. Two test cases were prepared to validate the solver. The computed results were compared with the e...

Scroll Compressor Flow Modeling: Experimental and Computational Investigation

The Numerical Simulation of Gas Turbine Inlet-Volute Flow Field

The structural and aerodynamic performance of the air inlet volute has an important influence on the performance of the gas turbine. On one hand, it requires the airflow flowing through inlet volute as even as possible, in order to reduce the pressure loss, to avoid a decrease in the effective output power and an increase of the fuel consumption rate of the internal combustion engine which indi...

Theoretical Evaluation of Flow through a Mixed flow Compressor Stage

Flow through mixed flow compressor stage was evaluated theoretically to understand internal flow behaviour. Various shroud configurations in terms of clearance has been considered to see the effect of clearance on compressor performance. The blade to blade relative flow variation from impeller inlet to outlet was evaluated through theoretical analysis. A 3D viscous commercial code Fluent was us...

Numerical Investigation of the Flow in the Bladed Spaces of Radial-Flow Fan-Impeller

The aim of this paper is to introduce numerical procedures to calculate the flow parameters in the bladed space of a cylindrically bladed radial-flow fan-impeller. The characteristics of the flow belonging to different duty points of the fan were determined by the numerical procedure. In this calculation, the blade effects as well as the effects of the fluid friction and the turbulence were tak...

Performance Prediction Modeling of Axial-Flow Compressor by Flow Equations

Design models of multi- stage, axial flow compressor are developed for gas turbine engines. Axial flow compressor is one of the most important parts of gas turbine units. Therefore, its design and performance prediction are very important. One-dimensional modeling is a simple, fast and accurate method for performance prediction of any type of compressors with different geometries. In this appro...