https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134501059
CFD comparison with centrifugal compressor measurements on a wide operating range
1 Universitéde Bordeaux, IPB, UMR5251, ENSEIRB-MATMECA, Talence, France
2 Johnson Controls Industries, France
a e-mail: Paul.lesausse@jci.com
Centrifugal compressors are widely used in industrial applications thanks to their high efficiency. They are able to provide a wide operating range before reaching the flow barrier or surge limits. Performances and range are described by compressor maps obtained experimentally. After a description of performance test rig, this article compares measured centrifugal compressor performances with computational fluid dynamics results. These computations are performed at steady conditions with R134a refrigerant as fluid. Navier-Stokes equations, coupled with k-ε turbulence model, are solved by the commercial software ANSYS-CFX by means of volume finite method. Input conditions are varied in order to calculate several speed lines. Theoretical isentropic efficiency and theoretical surge line are finally compared to experimental data.
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