Abstract
In traditional volute design methods, the flow at the volute inlet is assumed to be uniform according to one-dimensional theory. However, many experimental results have shown that under the design operating conditions, the actual distributions of the flow parameters at the volute inlet are different from those predicted by the ideal assumption. This is because of the influence of the non-axisymmetrical volute geometry, especially due to the presence of the volute tongue. Based on this fact, a new method was considered whereby different volute profiles can be generated by varying the distributions of flow parameters at the volute inlet. The ultimate objective is to achieve the optimal volute profile design so that the performance of a centrifugal machine can be improved. In this paper, a two-dimensional inverse method has been used to redesign the original volute profiles of two centrifugal fans. The results show that the method presented provides effective improvement to the one-dimensional volute design method. The controlled distribution form of volute inlet flow angle α4 in the redesign is qualitatively discussed and can be used for reference in the volute design and further research.
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