Experimental Study on Effects of Adjustable Vaned Diffusers on Impeller Backside Cavity of Centrifugal Compressor in CAES

Zhihua Lin, Zhitao Zuo, Wenbin Guo, Jianting Sun, Qi Liang and Haisheng Chen
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Zhihua Lin: Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Zhitao Zuo: Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Wenbin Guo: Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jianting Sun: Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Qi Liang: Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Haisheng Chen: Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-20

Abstract: The impeller backside cavity (IBC) is a unique structure of centrifugal compressor in compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems, which affects the aerodynamic performance of centrifugal compressor, and the angle change of the downstream coupled adjustable vaned diffusers (AVDs) will affect the flow field inside the cavity and compressor performance. This paper relies on the closed test facility of the high-power intercooling compressor to measure static pressure and static temperature at different radii on the static wall of the IBC. The coupling relationship between the IBC and compressor under variable operating conditions is analyzed, and the influence of AVDs on the internal flow in IBC is studied. The results show that static pressure and static temperature rise along the direction of increasing radius, but static temperature drops near the coupling between the impeller outlet and the cavity inlet. Under AVDs’ design angle, static pressure and static temperature at each point, static pressure loss and static temperature loss in the direction of decreasing radius all increase as the flow decreases. Under variable AVDs’ angles, static pressure and static temperature will change differently, and respective loss will also be different.

Keywords: centrifugal compressor; impeller backside cavity; adjustable vaned diffusers; variable operating conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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