Numerical simulation of turbulent flows in centrifugal compressor stages with different radial gaps

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 6 PART B, Issue , 2007, Pages 1029-1038

  Smirnov, Pavel E ^a   Hansen, Thorsten ^b   Menter, Florian R ^b  

^a St Petersburg Medical and Social Institute   (Russian Federation)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); GEOMETRY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; TRANSIENT SIMULATIONS; VELOCITY FIELDS;

COMPRESSORS;

EID: 34548781906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2007-27376     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. Ziegler K.U., (2003), Experimentelle Untersuchung der Laufrad-Diffuser-Interaktion in einem Radialverdichter variabler Geometrie, D 82 (Dissertation RWTH Aachen), Shaker Verlag Aachen, in German.
2. Ziegler, K.U., Gallus, H.E., Niehuis, R. (2002), A Study on Impeller-Diffuser Interaction: Part I - Influence on the Performance, ASME paper GT-2002-30381.
3. Ziegler, K.U., Gallus, H.E., Niehuis, R. (2002), A Study on Impeller-Diffusor Interaction: Part II - Detailed Flow Analysis, ASME GT-2002-30382.
4. Koumoutsos A., Tourlidakis, A., Elder R.L., (2000), CFD analysis of unsteady flow interactions in a centrifugal compressor stage, ASME paper 2000-GT-460.
5. th International ANSYS conference, held in Pittsburg, U.S.A., May 2-4.
6. F. R. Menter, M. Kuntz, and R. Langtry., (2003), Ten Years of Experience with the SST Turbulence Model. In: K. Hanjalic, Y. Nagano, and M. Tummers, editors, Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer 4, pages 625-632, Begell House Inc.
7. Krain H., (1988), Swirling Impeller Flow, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 110, pp.122-128.
8. Weiß C., Grates D.R., Thermann H., Niehuis R., (2003), Numerical investigation of the influence of the tip clearance on wake formation inside a radial impeller, ASME paper GT-2003-38279.