Experimental Research on Surge and Stability Enhancement of Centrifugal Compressor

Conference Year

2016

Authors

Yuanyang Zhao, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, China, People's Republic ofFollow
Qichao Yang, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, China, People's Republic of
Liansheng Li, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, China, People's Republic of
Jun Xiao, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, China, People's Republic of
Guangbin Liu, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, China, People's Republic of
Le Wang, Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, China, People's Republic of

Keywords

Centrifugal compressor; Casing treatment; Surge; Active control

Abstract

Centrifugal compressors are wildly used in many process industries. The stability of centrifugal compressor is one of the most important performances. When the compressor operates at the small volume flow rate, the working conditions of rotating stall and surge will occur, which lead to the unstable condition for centrifugal compressor. The signals of compressor are tested and analyzed when surge condition occurs in this paper. In addition, a new method to improve the compressor stability is proposed. It is called the active control casing treatment (ACCT) system. The flow in the compressor impeller is changed by the ACCT system and the stability of compressor is improved. The experimental researches have been done in this paper. The test results of ACCT system are also discussed in this paper.