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Performance Optimization of Centrifugal Compressors Based on Throughflow Model

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In order to realize the fast performance analysis of centrifugal compressor, the performance calculation program of centrifugal compressor based on time marching throughflow method was developed. On this basis, combined with blade parameterization method and multi-objective genetic algorithm, the aerodynamic performance of LSCC and Krain centrifugal compressor was optimized with efficiency and pressure ratio as optimization objectives on design point. The results show that, compared with the prototype, the efficiency of LSCC compressor at design point was increased by 0.28\(\%\), the total pressure ratio was improved by 0.551\(\%\), and its stable working range was widened furtherly; the efficiency of Krain compressor at design point was increased by 0.518\(\%\); the total pressure ratio was improved by 2.27\(\%\); at the same time, the effectiveness of the performance optimization method was verified.

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The first author would like to thank Professor H. Wu for providing many references on the CFD applications of their research achievements. The authors are grateful to Dr C. Yang for the help of throughflow model.

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  1. School of power and energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China

    Qing Tang, Hu Wu, Jinguang Li & Haijian Lou

  2. Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Chen Yang

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Tang, Q., Wu, H., Li, J. et al. Performance Optimization of Centrifugal Compressors Based on Throughflow Model. Arab J Sci Eng 47, 16439–16450 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-06736-2

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