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- Title
Numerical Analysis of Flow Characteristics of the Low-Speed Centrifugal Compressor Stage Comprising Wedge Diffuser.
- Authors
Seralathan, S.; Bhavaniprasad, N. S. V.; Krishna, J. Sai; Lakshmankumar, S.; Hariram, V.; Premkumar, T. Micha
- Abstract
Wedge type diffusers are used generally in the highly loaded stages of smaller jet engines as it is compact in size. Low speed centrifugal compressor (LSCC) is selected for this present study as experimental details are available. A centrifugal compressor stage comprising wedge type diffuser is used in this numerical investigation in which studies are carried out at design mass flow rate (30kg/s) and off-design mass flow rates (23.64kg/s and 36.36kg/s) at constant rotational speed of 1920 rpm. Single passage approach is chosen to model the computational domain which is meshed with unstructured grid. Turbulence model chosen is kω-SST. The investigation revealed the jet-wake structure along the pressure side and suction side of the impeller and its subsequently mixing at impeller exit vaneless diffuser region. Diffusion process in the LSCC is observed to be effective as the outlet values of absolute velocity are lesser compared to its inlet values. Highest static pressure rise is observed for design mass flow rate and followed by below and above off-design mass flow rates.
- Subjects
CENTRIFUGAL compressors; DIFFUSERS (Fluid dynamics); NUMERICAL analysis; STATIC pressure; JET engines; WEDGES
- Publication
International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems (IJVSS), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 4, p514
- ISSN
0975-3060
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4273/ijvss.13.4.22