ISBN-13: 9783639172270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 168 str.
Regenerative flow compressors are dynamic machines capable of producing high heads at very low flow rates. With comparable tip speed, they can produce heads equivalent to that of several centrifugal stages from a single rotor. They have found many applications for duties requiring high heads at low flow rates but the compression process is usually with very low efficiency which is their major drawback. Even though there are several factors that can be considered to improve the efficiency of these machines in this book various models will be developed with different blade and flow channel geometries to investigate their effect on performance. Details of CFD analysis on the models of the compressor, using a commercial software "FLUENT," are presented. And based on simulation results of the different models a blade and channel geometry that gives significant improvement on performance is suggested.
Regenerative flow compressors are dynamic machinescapable of producing high heads at very low flowrates. With comparable tip speed, they can produceheads equivalent to that of several centrifugalstages from a single rotor. They have found manyapplications for duties requiring high heads at lowflow rates but the compression process is usuallywith very low efficiency which is their major drawback.Even though there are several factors that can beconsidered to improve the efficiency of thesemachines in this book various models will bedeveloped with different blade and flow channelgeometries to investigate their effect on performance. Details of CFD analysis on the models of thecompressor, using a commercial software "FLUENT", arepresented. And based on simulation results of thedifferent models a blade and channel geometry thatgives significant improvement on performance issuggested.