What's inside?
The customer, a leading manufacturer of high-speed rotating machines, asked ADT to carry out the complete aerodynamic design of a brand-new centrifugal chiller compressor. All the targets on stage operating range were met and targets in stage efficiency were met or exceeded on all conditions.
The final design was also analyzed across the entire operating map, considering different compressor speed lines between 40% and 120% of the design rotational speed. CFD analysis showed that the final design reached all target pressure ratios and mass flows, whilst meeting all target efficiences and exceeding the design point target efficiency (including the volute) by 2%.
In this consultancy summary, you will:
- See how the full power of TURBOdesign Suite was utilized to meet challenging requirements on efficiency and a wide operating map;
- Learn how ADT engineers optimized the blade loading to achieve target pressure ratios;
- Find out how ADT developed a diffuser without a drop of performances off-design.
