A prediction of 3-D viscous flow and performance of the NASA Low-Speed Centrifugal CompressorA prediction of the three-dimensional turbulent flow in the NASA Low-Speed Centrifugal Compressor Impeller has been made. The calculation was made for the compressor design conditions with the specified uniform tip clearance gap. The predicted performance is significantly worse than that predicted in the NASA design study. This is explained by the high tip leakage flow in the present calculation and by the different model adopted for tip leakage flow mixing. The calculation gives an accumulation of high losses in the shroud/pressure-side quadrant near the exit of the impeller. It also predicts a region of meridional backflow near the shroud wall. Both of these flow features should be extensive enough in the NASA impeller to allow detailed flow measurements, leading to improved flow modeling. Recommendations are made for future flow studies in the NASA impeller.
Document ID
19910060024
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Moore, John (Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. Blacksburg, VA, United States)
Moore, Joan G. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, United States)