New Aerodynamic Design Aspect For Active Stabilization of Centrifugal Compressor Surge

Positive feedback stabilization of centrifugal compressor surge

Stable operation of axial and centrifugal compressors is limited towards low mass 1ows due to the occurrence of surge. The stable operating region can be enlarged by active control. In this study, we use a control valve which is fully closed in the desired operating point and only opens to stabilize the system around this point. As a result, only nonnegative control values are allowed, which co...

Centrifugal compressor surge and speed control

Previous work on stabilization of compressor surge is extended to include control of the angular velocity of the compressor. First a low-order centrifugal compressor model is presented where the states are mass flow, pressure rise, and rotational speed of the spool. Energy transfer considerations are used to develop a compressor characteristic. In order to stabilize equilibria to the left of th...

An Aerodynamic Investigation of a Centrifugal Compressor for HCFC123

The experimental investigation of a centrifugal compresso r is carried out to improve HCFC123 compression performance. A CFCll c ompressor applying HCFC123 shows a lowered adiabatic head rise, efficie ncy, and volume flow. Another CFC!l compressor with HCFC123 and a modifie d impeller shows a result comparable to the CFCll compression case. A tan dem impeller is designed to cover the volume flo...

Centrifugal Compressor Surge, Modeling and Identification for Control

In this chapter a general introduction of centrifugal compression systems is presented. The unstable surge phenomenon in compressors is discussed, as well as possible means to avoid or suppress this instability. From an assessment of the current state of the art in control-oriented modeling and identification, the research objectives are formulated. 1.1 General introduction The general topic of...

Experimental Research on Surge and Stability Enhancement of Centrifugal Compressor