Performance Improvement of a Centrifugal Compressor Using a Developed 3D Inverse Design Method

This paper is concerned with performance improvement of a centrifugal compressor by evolution of an inverse design method for 3D design approaches. The design procedure encompasses two major steps. Firstly, using the BSA inverse design algorithm on the meridional plane of the impellers, the meridional geometries for impellers are defined based on modified pressure distribution. Furthermore, an original and progressive algorithm is developed for 3D design of angular coordinates of the impellers on the blade to blade planes of them based on blades loading improvements. Full 3D analysis of the designed compressor using Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes equations, and its comparison with the analysis results of the current compressor, shows that the total pressure ratio of the designed compressor at the same operation condition is enhanced more than 5 percent.