Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser

Nobumichi Fujisawa; Shotaro Hara; Yutaka Ohta; Takashi Goto

doi:10.1115/FEDSM2014-21242

Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser

Nobumichi Fujisawa, Shotaro Hara, Yutaka Ohta, Takashi Goto

School of Fundamental Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Experiments and numerical analyses were used to investigate the unsteady behavior of a vortex generated on the leading-edge of a diffuser (i.e., leading-edge vortex (LEV)) and the diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor equipped with vaned diffusers. The LEV is distinct from the separation vortex of the diffuser's leading edge and passage vortex of the diffuser; it is generated by the accumulation of vortices caused by the velocity gradient of the impeller discharge flow. The LEV increases with decreasing velocity in the diffuser passage and forms a huge flow blockage within the diffuser passage. Therefore, the LEV may help cause the diffuser stall inception in the centrifugal compressor. A diffuser vane, that was tapered only on the hub side was designed and used in the experiment. The results of the computational fluid dynamics analysis and experiments showed that the tapered diffuser vane can suppress LEV evolution during off-design operations. Therefore, the tapered diffuser vane may control the diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor by suppressing LEV evolution.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Symposia
Subtitle of host publication	Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Multiscale Methods for Multiphase Flow; Noninvasive Measurements in Single and Multiphase Flows
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791846223
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2014-21242
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jan 1
Event	ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2014, Collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels - Chicago, United States Duration: 2014 Aug 3 → 2014 Aug 7

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Name	American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM
Volume	1B
ISSN (Print)	0888-8116

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Conference	ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2014, Collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	14/8/3 → 14/8/7

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Fujisawa, N., Hara, S., Ohta, Y., & Goto, T. (2014). Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser. In Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Multiscale Methods for Multiphase Flow; Noninvasive Measurements in Single and Multiphase Flows (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM; Vol. 1B). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2014-21242

Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser. / Fujisawa, Nobumichi; Hara, Shotaro; Ohta, Yutaka et al.
Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Multiscale Methods for Multiphase Flow; Noninvasive Measurements in Single and Multiphase Flows. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2014. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM; Vol. 1B).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Fujisawa, N, Hara, S, Ohta, Y & Goto, T 2014, Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser. in Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Multiscale Methods for Multiphase Flow; Noninvasive Measurements in Single and Multiphase Flows. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM, vol. 1B, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM 2014, Collocated with the ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, Chicago, United States, 14/8/3. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2014-21242

Fujisawa N, Hara S, Ohta Y, Goto T. Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser. In Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Multiscale Methods for Multiphase Flow; Noninvasive Measurements in Single and Multiphase Flows. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2014. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM). doi: 10.1115/FEDSM2014-21242

Fujisawa, Nobumichi ; Hara, Shotaro ; Ohta, Yutaka et al. / Unsteady behavior of leading edge vortex and diffuser stall inception in a centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser. Symposia: Fluid Machinery; Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow-Induced Noise in Industrial Applications; Flow Applications in Aerospace; Flow Manipulation and Active Control: Theory, Experiments and Implementation; Multiscale Methods for Multiphase Flow; Noninvasive Measurements in Single and Multiphase Flows. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2014. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM).

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