Abstract
The centrifugal compressor is a very common type of effective energy conversion device, which is used in a range of industrial processing equipment and automotive turbochargers. Due to the requirements and the limited installation space, centrifugal compressors are always connected with complex inlet and outlet pipe systems, including various kinds of bends, struts, and volutes with asymmetric geometries. These asymmetric components induce distortions at the compressor inlet and the outlet, which exert a strong influence on the compressor performance and flow field. This paper employs full-annulus unsteady simulations to study the matching of inlet and outlet distortions by adding a distortion model to compressor inlet and outlet. The results show that the matching does have a large influence on the compressor performance and flow field and there does exists the best matching. The best matching can neutralize the inlet and outlet distortions, keep the uniformity of flow parameters in the impeller and the diffuser, and inhibit the oscillation of mass flow in one blade passage. In addition, the peak efficiency under the best matching can be improved 0.67% and 1.16% at 80% and 100% nominal rotation speed, respectively. Finally, the matching criteria are proposed and validated, and an estimate formula is established to provide some guidance for the installation and integrated design of compression system.
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