Conference Year
2021
Keywords
Compressor testing, steady-state, transient, method, algorithm
Abstract
Compressor testing is an essential task to characterize compressor performance, but often requires significant time to be executed. This study suggests a method that could greatly reduce time needed for compressor testing by inferring steady state performance from transient data rather than waiting for true steady state conditions to be measured. The key finding is that the overall isentropic efficiency in transient operation is almost identical to its true steady state performance value after applying very simple data processing. The paper describes a simple data processing method that extracts steady-state performance from transient data. The proposed processing should not be understood as a general rule to all compressors, but as a positive result for this particular compressor and a first glimpse into the value of transient data for performance estimation.