Numerical Study on Tip Clearance Effect on Performance Characteristics of a Centrifugal Compressor for a R134a Turbo-Chiller

R134a 터보냉동기용 원심압축기의 익단간극이 성능특성에 미치는 영향에 관한 수치해석적 연구

In this study, the overall performance and the effect of the tip leakage flow of the centrifugal compressor with the refrigerant HFC-l34a were numerically studied using CFX-TASCflow. To study the effect of a tip leakage flow, the numerical study of the overall performance of HFC-l34a centrifugal compressor with a cascade diffuser was preceded and compared with experimental result. Six different tip clearances were used to consider the influence of a tip clearance on performance. The tip leakage flow was illustrated for qualitative discussion. The results obtained in this study can be applied to the determination of the cold clearance.