Influence of real gas properties on aerodynamic stability of a SCO2 centrifugal compressor

Author:

Cai Ruikai1,Yang Mingyang1ORCID,Zhuge Weilin2,Yang Bijie3,Martinez-Botas Ricardo3,Zhang Yangjun2

Affiliation:

1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

2. State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK

Abstract

The safe operation of closed-Bryton-cycle system is hindered by the nonlinear real gas properties in a supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) centrifugal compressor for waste heat recovery in a powertrain system. This paper aims to understand the influence of real gas properties on the aerodynamic stability of a shrouded SCO2 centrifugal compressor designed for waste heat recovery. Firstly, the numerical method was calibrated and validated using experimental results from the Sandia SCO2 centrifugal compressor. Next, based on the numerical method, the stability performance of an inhouse-design shrouded SCO2 compressor was discussed through a direct comparison with the identical compressor using air. The results showed that the performance of the SCO2 compressor was significantly different from that of the air compressor. Particularly, the impeller was the most unstable component featuring a notable recirculating region near the shroud at the leading edge. Further analysis is carried out to understand the discrepancies in the stability performance between the two compressors with different fluids. It is revealed that the boundary layer on the SCO2 impeller suction surface thickens at a faster rate, leading to stronger flow separation. Meanwhile, the stronger accumulation of low-momentum secondary flow near the SCO2 impeller outlet enhances the ‘wake’ structure near the shroud of suction surface at the impeller tailing edge, resulting in considerable backflow. The different behaviors of boundary layer were attributed to pressure gradient normal to the suction surface. Specifically, the pressure gradient on the suction surface for SCO2 impeller is orders of magnitude higher than that of the air impeller. The stronger gradient weakens momentum exchange in the boundary layer, thus increasing the thickness of boundary layer more rapidly along the streamwise direction. Moreover, the boundary layer is pushed towards the shroud of suction surface by the strong pressure gradient, resulting in the evident accumulation of secondary flow nearby. At the meantime, the low-momentum flow near the impeller outlet reduced the inlet flow velocity of the diffuser, causing more recirculation at the top of the vaneless diffuser in all circumferential directions, thus worsening its instability.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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