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CFD analysis of the Disk Friction Loss on the Centrifugal Compressor Impeller

원심 압축기의 임펠러 원판 마찰 손실에 대한 CFD 해석

  • 김현엽 (한양대학교 항공공학과 대학원) ;
  • 조이상 (한양대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 조진수 (한양대학교 기계공학부)
  • Received : 2010.12.02
  • Accepted : 2011.06.16
  • Published : 2011.07.01
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Abstract

To improve the total efficiency of centrifugal compressor, it is necessary to reduce the disk friction loss, which is defined as the power loss. In this study, the disk friction loss due to the axial clearance and the surface roughness effect is analyzed and proposed the new empirical equation for the reduction of the disk friction loss. The rotating reference frame technique and the 2-equation k-${\omega}$ SST model using commercial CFD code FLUENT is used for the steady-state analysis of the centrifugal compressor impeller. According to CFD results, the disk friction loss of the impeller is more affected by the surface roughness than the change of the axial clearance. For the minimization of the disk friction loss on the centrifugal compressor impeller, the magnitude of the axial clearance should be designed to the same size compare with theoretical boundary layer thickness and the surface roughness should be minimized.

원심 압축기의 원판 마찰 손실은 동력 손실의 한 종류로써, 원심 압축기의 전체 효율 향상을 위해 원판 마찰 손실을 줄여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 원심 압축기의 임펠러 디스크 면과 케이싱 사이의 축 간격 및 표면 조도 변화에 따른 원판 마찰 손실을 분석하였고, 원판마찰손실 저감을 위한 새로운 이론식을 제안하고자 한다. 원심 압축기 임펠러의 정상상태 해석을 위해서 상용 전산해석 코드인 FLUENT의 회전 좌표계와 2-equation k-${\omega}$ SST 모델을 사용하였다. CFD 해석 결과, 원심압축기 임펠러의 원판 마찰 손실은 축 간격의 변화보다는 표면조도의 변화에 더 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 분석되었다. 원심압축기 임펠러의 원판 마찰 손실을 최소화하기 위해서 축 간격은 이론적인 경계층 두께와 동일하도록 설정하고 표면조도는 최소화해야 한다.

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