Potential of flow pre-whirl at the compressor inlet of automotive engine turbochargers to enlarge surge margin and overcome packaging limitations

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 374-387

  Galindo, J ^a   Serrano, J R ^a   Margot, X ^a   Tiseira, A ^a   Schorn, N ^b   Kindl, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b FORD WERKE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Car packaging; Centrifugal compressor; Compressor surge; Turbocharger; Turbocharging

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUCTS; FLOW VELOCITY; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR; CONTINUOUS FLOW; SWIRL-GENERATOR DEVICE; TURBOCHARGER;

COMPRESSORS;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUCTS; FLOW VELOCITY; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 34247511710     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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