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Turbomachines (compressible flow) & Propulsion

Centrifugal Compressor

Exercise 01
A centrifugal compressor has:
 an impeller tip speed of 366m/s,
 radial component of velocity at impeller exit is 30.5m/s,
 slip factor is 0.90,
 stagnation temperature at compressor inlet is 288K
Neglect the power input factor ψ and determine Mach number at impeller exit.
Answer: 0.88

Exercise 02
The following details refer to a centrifugal compressor:
 Inlet air stagnation pressure 100kPa
 Inlet air stagnation temperature 293K
 Inlet impeller diameter: 30 cm.
 Impeller blade angle at inlet: 30°.
 Exit impeller diameter: 50 cm.
 Relative air angle at exit: 60°.
 The width of blade at exit is 2cm.
 Rotational speed 11000 RPM.
 Isentropic efficiency is 85%
 The flow velocity is constant throughout.
 The flow enters axially, γ=1,4 , Cp=1004.5 J/kgK and rair=287J/kgK.

Neglect the power input factor ψ and determine:


(1) the work done per unit mass,
(2) the overall pressure ratio,
(3) Mach number at exit,
(4) the mass flow rate,
Answer: 66.34kJ/kg, 1.85, 0.69, 4.44 kg/s

Exercise 03
The impeller tip speed of a centrifugal compressor is 370m/s, slip factor is 0.90, and the radial velocity
component at the exit is 35m/s which is constant through the impeller. Air density at exit is 1.57kg/m3 and
inlet stagnation temperature is 290K.
If the flow area at the exit is 0.18m2 and isentropic compressor efficiency is 0.88, determine:
(1) The mass flow rate of air
(2) The Mach number at the exit.
Neglect the work input factor, and find also:
(3) The overall pressure ratio of the compressor.
Answer: 9.89kg/s, 0.88, 3
Exercise 04
A centrifugal compressor has a radial impeller that rotates at 9000RPM. The impeller tip diameter is
0.914m and the flow direction at exit is 20°, if there is no slip, calculate:
(1) Impeller tip speed,
(2) Tangential velocity at exit,
(3) Flow velocity,
(4) Outlet blade angel,
(5) Absolute velocity at exit.
Answer: 430.7m/s,430.7m/s, 156.78m/s, 90°, 458.35m/s

Exercise 05
Air is compressed in a centrifugal compressor having the following properties:
 Rotational speed is 5400 RPM
3
 Air density at impeller inlet is 1.115 kg/m
3
 Air density at impeller outlet is 1.45 kg/m
 Impeller inlet radius is 0.3 m
 Impeller outlet radius is 0.56 m
 Mass flow rate is 20 kg/s
Power consumed in driving the impeller is 750kW, and the flow enters radially with a component of
60m/s which is constant through the impeller.
rair=287J/kgK, Cpair=1004.5J/kgK.

Calculate
(1) The width of the blades at inlet and outlet
(2) Temperature rise
(3) Flow angle at inlet and outlet
(4) Blades angle at inlet and outlet
Answer: 0.1586m, 0.065m, 37.5K, 90°, 26.87°, 19.48°, 16.83°

Exercise 06
Air at 288K enters a centrifugal compressor with a velocity of 91.5m/s and an angle of 20° with respect to
the axial direction. Diameter at inlet and exit are 0.457m and 0.762m, respectively. The rotational speed and
sleep factor are 11000RPM and 0.9, respectively.
Calculate
(1) The inlet relative Mach number
(2) The specific work
Answer: 0.73, 165.12kJ/kg

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