Dynamics of particulate flow through radial-flow compressor and annular combustor
A theoretical study is presented of the particulate flows through a radial-flow compressor with two different-size splitters and an annular combustion chamber. Three elements of the radial-flow compressor are investigated, namely: the inlet part, the impeller with the two splitter, and the vaneless diffuser. For the annular combustion chamber, only the chamber is of concern. The three-dimensional flow-field analysis for the radial-flow compressor is presented with the corresponding solid-particle trajectories through the compressor. The well-known theory describing the particles' motion in a gas flow media is applied with accurate representation of the particle-trajectory paths. This accuracy is achieved by solving the three-dimensional flow field through the compressor. One new design concept is suggested for the radial-flow compressor with splitters. This concept is that the tangential spacing of the splitters with the full blades is selected on non-equally spaced basis with the spacing being equal at the impeller exit such that the flow rate is equally splitted among different channels in the cascade. In addition, a study of the particulate flows through the annular combustor is investigated. The nature of the flow in the combustor is three-dimensional turbulent and with reacting recirculating-flow characteristics.
- Research Organization:
- Cincinnati Univ., OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5884919
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph.D)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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