ABSTRACT Vaneless diffuser rotating stall is a major problem for centrifugal compressors since it is a limit to their working range. In the literature some good correlations for predicting stall inception can be found but they do not adequately cover the case of the last stage configuration, especially for very low blade-outlet-width-to-impeller-radius-ratio impellers typically used in high-pressure applications. Extensive research has been performed to define diffuser stall limits for this family of stages: three impellers characterized by different blade-outlet-width-to-impeller-radius-ratios have been tested with different diffuser configurations (different pinch shapes, diffuser widths and diffusion ratios). The basic configuration comprises a 1:1 geometrical scale stage with a return channel upstream, a 2D impeller with a vaneless diffuser and a volute with a constant cross sectional area downstream. Several diffuser types with different widths and diffusion ratios were tested. Detailed experimental results have been reported in previous works. In this paper experimental data are reduced in order to analyze impeller influence on diffuser stability and to develop some summarizing consideration on stall behavior of vaneless diffuser for impeller with low blade-outlet-width-to-impeller-radius-ratio.
Experimental investigation and characterization of vaneless diffuser rotating stall. Part VI: Reduction of three impeller results / E. CARNEVALE; G. FERRARA; L. FERRARI; L. BALDASSARRE. - STAMPA. - (2006), pp. 1-8. (Intervento presentato al convegno ASME TURBO EXPO tenutosi a Barcelona, Spain nel 8-11 May 2006).
Experimental investigation and characterization of vaneless diffuser rotating stall. Part VI: Reduction of three impeller results
CARNEVALE, ENNIO ANTONIO;FERRARA, GIOVANNI;FERRARI, LORENZO;
2006
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ABSTRACT Vaneless diffuser rotating stall is a major problem for centrifugal compressors since it is a limit to their working range. In the literature some good correlations for predicting stall inception can be found but they do not adequately cover the case of the last stage configuration, especially for very low blade-outlet-width-to-impeller-radius-ratio impellers typically used in high-pressure applications. Extensive research has been performed to define diffuser stall limits for this family of stages: three impellers characterized by different blade-outlet-width-to-impeller-radius-ratios have been tested with different diffuser configurations (different pinch shapes, diffuser widths and diffusion ratios). The basic configuration comprises a 1:1 geometrical scale stage with a return channel upstream, a 2D impeller with a vaneless diffuser and a volute with a constant cross sectional area downstream. Several diffuser types with different widths and diffusion ratios were tested. Detailed experimental results have been reported in previous works. In this paper experimental data are reduced in order to analyze impeller influence on diffuser stability and to develop some summarizing consideration on stall behavior of vaneless diffuser for impeller with low blade-outlet-width-to-impeller-radius-ratio.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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