Aerodynamic design and experimental validation of high pressure ratio partial admission axial impulse turbines for unmanned underwater vehicles

Kan Qin, Hanwei Wang, Jianhui Qi, Junliang Sun and Kai Luo

Energy, 2022, vol. 239, issue PD

Abstract: High pressure ratio partial admission axial impulse turbines are typically employed for underwater vehicles due to small mass flow rate and machining constraints. However, little work has been focused on the generic design methodology for high pressure ratio partial admission axial impulse turbines. The experimental results and empirical correlations are mostly established upon low pressure ratio axial turbines. In this paper, the meanline turbine design method is first documented together with the performance prediction method at off-design points. The numerical loss breakdown method is then described to thoroughly verify empirical correlations. Both the meanline and numerical methods are thoroughly validated against experimental results and the difference among meanline, numerical and experimental results is less than 10%. A case study is then performed and a 13 kW partial admission axial impulse turbine is designed. The suitability of empirical correlations is confirmed by comparing the losses between the meanline and numerical methods, and the difference less than 5% at design and off-design points is attained. This paper provides the insight into the design methodology for high pressure ratio partial admission axial impulse turbines.

Keywords: Axial impulse turbines; Meanline method; Experimental validation; Numerical loss breakdown; Partial admission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122242

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