Numerical investigation of a turbocharger centrifugal compressor: Volute influence on the performance of the compressor

9th European Conference on Turbomachinery: Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, ETC 2011 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 925-934

  Tartousi, H ^a,b   Kulisa, P ^a   Leboeuf, F ^a   Ngo Boum, G ^a   Lefebvre, A ^b   Yammine, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b RENAULT   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SUPERCHARGERS; TURBOMACHINERY;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR VOLUTES; CFD-CODES; COMPRESSOR CHARACTERISTICS; CROSS-SECTION AREA; NAVIER STOKES; NONUNIFORMITY; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE; TURBOCHARGER CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; VANELESS DIFFUSER;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS;

EID: 84915826086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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