An internal flow measurement that senses a pre-cursor to surge in centrifugal compressors

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 5 PART A, Issue , 2006, Pages 583-590

  McKee, Robert J ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; DRAG PROBE TECHNOLOGY; INSTALLED PIPING CONFIGURATION; LOW FLOW CONDITIONS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDROCARBON REFINING; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES; PROBES; RECYCLING; SURGE PROTECTION;

COMPRESSORS;

EID: 33750835855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2006-90601     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

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2. McKee, R. J. and Deffenbaugh, D., Factors that Affect Surge Precursors in Centrifugal Compressors," Proc. GMRC Gas Machinery Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah 2003.
3. Kurz, R. and White, R.C., "Surge Avoidance in Gas Compression Systems", Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2004, June 14-18 Vienna, Austria, GT2004-53066.
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5. McKee, R. J., Edlund, C. E., and Pantermuehl, P. J., "Development of an Active Surge Control System," GMRC Technical Report No. TR 00-3, December 2000.
6. Mizuki, S. and Oosawa, Y., "Unsteady Flow Within Centrifugal Compressor Channels Under Rotating Stall and Surge," Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 114, April 1992, pp. 312-320.