Inverse design of centrifugal compressor vaned diffusers in inlet shear flows
- University College London (United Kingdom). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
A three-dimensional inverse design method in which the blade (or vane) geometry is designed for specified distributions of circulation and blade thickness is applied to the design of centrifugal compressor vaned diffusers. Two generic diffusers are designed, one with uniform inlet flow (equivalent to a conventional design) and the other with a sheared inlet flow. The inlet shear flow effects are modeled in the design method by using the so-called ``Secondary Flow Approximation`` in which the Bernoulli surfaces are convected by the tangentially mean inviscid flow field. The difference between the vane geometry of the uniform inlet flow and nonuniform inlet flow diffusers is found to be most significant from 50 percent chord to the trailing edge region. The flows through both diffusers are computed by using Denton`s three-dimensional inviscid Euler solver and Dawes` three-dimensional Navier-Stokes solver under sheared in-flow conditions. The predictions indicate improved pressure recovery and internal flow field for the diffuser designed for shear inlet flow conditions.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 250825
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940626-; ISSN 0889-504X; TRN: IM9629%%138
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 118, Issue 2; Conference: 39. international gas turbine and aeroengine congress and exposition, The Hague (Netherlands), 13-16 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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