Analysis and Improvement of a Two-Stage Centrifugal Compressor Used in an MW-Level Gas Turbine

The performance of a low/high-pressure-stage centrifugal compressor in a land-use MW-level gas turbine with a pressure ratio of approximately 11 is analyzed and optimized with a 1D aerodynamic design and modeling optimization system. 1D optimization results indicate that the diameter ratio of the lo...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2018-08, Vol.8 (8), p.1347
Main Authors: Zhu, Wei, Ren, Xiao-Dong, Li, Xue-Song, Gu, Chun-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
centrifugal compressor
Centrifugal compressors
Chokes
Design
Design optimization
diffuser
Efficiency
Gas turbines
Impellers
low/high-pressure-stage
Mass flow
Optimization
optimization design
Pressure distribution
Redesign
Simulation
Turbines
Vaned diffusers
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Summary:The performance of a low/high-pressure-stage centrifugal compressor in a land-use MW-level gas turbine with a pressure ratio of approximately 11 is analyzed and optimized with a 1D aerodynamic design and modeling optimization system. 1D optimization results indicate that the diameter ratio of the low-pressure-stage centrifugal compressor with a vane-less diffuser, and the divergent angle of the high-pressure-stage centrifugal compressor with a vaned diffuser, are extremely large and result in low efficiency. Through modeling design and optimization system analysis, a tandem vaned diffuser is used in the low-pressure stage, and a tandem vaned diffuser with splitter vanes is adopted in the high-pressure stage. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results show that the pressure ratio and efficiency of the optimized low/high-pressure-stage centrifugal compressor are significantly improved. Coupling calculations of the low/high-pressure stage of the original and optimized designs are conducted based on the results of MW-level gas turbine cycles. CFD results show that the pressure ratio and efficiency of the optimized two-stage centrifugal compressor increase by approximately 8% and 4%, respectively, under three typical load conditions of 100%, 90%, and 60%.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app8081347