Influence of Tip Clearance Geometrical Uncertainties on the Aerodynamic Performance of Centrifugal Impellers[J]. 2018, 52(11): 51-57.
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Influence of Tip Clearance Geometrical Uncertainties on the Aerodynamic Performance of Centrifugal Impellers[J]. 2018, 52(11): 51-57.DOI: 10.7652/xjtuxb201811008.
Influence of Tip Clearance Geometrical Uncertainties on the Aerodynamic Performance of Centrifugal Impellers
In order to reveal the variations of aerodynamic performance and the flow field of centrifugal impeller due to tip clearance geometrical uncertainties
this paper combines the non-intrusive polynomial chaos(NIPC)method and the fluid computational dynamics method to conduct the flow uncertainty analysis on the Krain impeller. The statistical variation rules of the impeller efficiency and pressure ratio are investigated under the assumption that the tip clearance is subject to a Gaussian distribution. The physical mechanisms are explored relating to the non-uniformity of the impeller discharge flow
the relative Mach number distribution and load distribution. The results show that the uncertainty intervals of impeller efficiency and pressure ratio are almost the same under different flow conditions. At low flow rates
the impeller discharge flow is more sensitive to the tip clearance geometrical uncertainties
while the flow near the impeller inlet and suction surface is more sensitive at high flow rates. The present work is beneficial to the in-depth understanding of the influence of tip clearance geometrical uncertainties on the aerodynamic performance and internal flow field of centrifugal impellers
providing a theoretical foundation for the research on the flow uncertainty analysis of fluid machinery.
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