Applications
Design of Refrigeration Compressor Stage in R134a
Design High Efficiency Impellers with Splitter Blades
Design High Performance Centrifugal Compressor Vaned Diffusers
Design Optimisation of a Strongly Interacting Diffuser Pump Stage
Design of a 3 Stage Axial LP Turbine for Aeroengine Applications
Design High Performance Centrifugal Compressor Impellers
Design of an Automobile Torque Converter
Design of a Cooling Fan
Design of a Double-Suction Fan Stage
Design of a Double-Suction Volute Pump
Multi-Objective Optimisation of a Centrifugal Pump Stage by Means of Design of Experiment Coupled with Inverse Design Method
Hydraulic Design Optimisation of a Torque Converter
Design High Performance Axial Turbine Stages with More Uniform Exit Flow
Design of High Performance Pump Stage
Design of an Inducer Pump with High Suction Performance and Backflow Control
Publications
- Improving a Vaned Diffuser for a Given Centrifugal Impeller by 3D Inverse Design
- Optimization of 6.2:1 Pressure Ratio Centrifugal Compressor Impeller by 3D Inverse Design
- Development of a High Performance Centrifugal Compressor Using a 3D Inverse Design Technique
- On the Coupling of Inverse Design and Optimization Techniques for the Multiobjective, Multipoint Design of Turbomachinery Blades
- On the Role of Three-Dimensional Inverse Design Methods in Turbomachinery Shape Optimization
Case Studies
- Improving Turbocharger Centrifugal Compressor Efficiency by TURBOdesign1 - Cummins Turbo
- TURBOdesign1 is Extensively Used at Voith Turbo for the Design of Hydrodynamic Torque Converters
- Application of TURBOdesign1 for the Compact Design of Rocket Engine Turbopump - JAXA
- Design of Mixed Flow Pump Stage Using TURBOdesign1 and CFD Code, Hyosung-Ebara
- Inverse Design of Aeronautical Turbines in Avio S.p.A Design Process
Redesign of an Industrial Compressor Stage
Design Targets
Redesign a state-of-the-art industrial compressor stage, consisting of impeller, diffuser and de-swirl vane to improve stage efficiency while improving a stable operating range.
Deliverables
Geometry of the impeller, diffuser and de-swirl vane.
Impact
The stage efficiency was improved by up to 5 points with improvement in stable operating range.
Industrial Compressor
Industrial-Compressor
Fig.1: Compressor Stage Configuration
Fig.2: Normalised Efficiency Characteristics
Fig.3: Impeller geometry and Mach contours as predicted by TURBOdesign1
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