Modeling of surge in free-spool centrifugal compressors: Experimental validation

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 849-857

  Gravdahl, Jan Tommy ^a,d   Willems, Frank ^b,e   De Jager, Bram ^c,d   Egeland, Olav ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d Dept of Engineering Cybernetics ^*

^e Powertrains Department

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; COMBUSTION; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURGE TANKS; SURGES (FLUID);

DYNAMIC MODEL; FREE-SPOOL CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; SURGE MODELING; VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR;

COMPRESSORS;

EID: 4944229069     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.10052     Document Type: Article

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