Question: a single stage centrifugal compressor is to be designed that gives maximum overall static pressure ratio. The following design conditions must be considered:Fluid: air Inlet

a single stage centrifugal compressor is to be designed that gives maximum overall static pressure ratio. The following design conditions must be considered:Fluid: air
Inlet stagnation pressure: 100 kPa
inlet stagnation temperature: 15\deg C
Specific heat ratio: 1.4
Gas constant: 287 J/kg.K
Mass flow rate: 3 kg/s
Impeller inlet
Hub-to-shroud radius ratio between 0.3 and 0.6
Inlet swirl: 30\deg
The inlet absolute and relative flow must be subsonic and conditions at inlet must be optimum.
Impeller exit
Tip-radius to inlet shroud-radius ratio 2Number of vanes: 7-25
Vane backsweep angle 0\deg -45\deg
Flow coefficient 0.3-0.4
Impeller efficiency 90%
DiffuserType: Vaned
Channel geometry: 2D
Diffuser efficiency: 85%
Neglect clerance between impeller tip and diffuser vanes
The diffuser exit radius should be less than three-times the inlet shroud radius.surge free flow must be considered
The following must be determined
RPM
Impeller vane inlet angle
Impeller vane outlet angle
The radii
Axial width at impeller exit
Total-to-total efficiency
Shaft power
Overall static pressure ratio

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