Meridional Considerations of the Centrifugal Compressor Development

Centrifugal compressor developments are interested in using optimization procedures that enable compressor high efficiency and wide operating ranges. Recently, high pressure ratio and efficiency of the centrifugal compressors require impeller design to pay attention to both the blade angle distribut...

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Main Authors: C. Xu, R. S. Amano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/518381
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description Centrifugal compressor developments are interested in using optimization procedures that enable compressor high efficiency and wide operating ranges. Recently, high pressure ratio and efficiency of the centrifugal compressors require impeller design to pay attention to both the blade angle distribution and the meridional profile. The geometry of the blades and the meridional profile are very important contributions of compressor performance and structure reliability. This paper presents some recent studies of meridional impacts of the compressor. Studies indicated that the meridional profiles of the impeller impact the overall compressor efficiency and pressure ratio at the same rotational speed. Proper meridional profiles can improve the compressor efficiency and increase the overall pressure ratio at the same blade back curvature.
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spelling doaj-art-0fb89a1e6b3a40d8adb22145728d139f2025-02-03T01:07:33ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X1542-30342012-01-01201210.1155/2012/518381518381Meridional Considerations of the Centrifugal Compressor DevelopmentC. Xu0R. S. Amano1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USACentrifugal compressor developments are interested in using optimization procedures that enable compressor high efficiency and wide operating ranges. Recently, high pressure ratio and efficiency of the centrifugal compressors require impeller design to pay attention to both the blade angle distribution and the meridional profile. The geometry of the blades and the meridional profile are very important contributions of compressor performance and structure reliability. This paper presents some recent studies of meridional impacts of the compressor. Studies indicated that the meridional profiles of the impeller impact the overall compressor efficiency and pressure ratio at the same rotational speed. Proper meridional profiles can improve the compressor efficiency and increase the overall pressure ratio at the same blade back curvature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/518381
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