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Centrifugal Compressors

and numerical
Dr. SUDARSHAN B, Asst. Prof.,
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, B.M.S.C.E
(Alumni of IISc.)
Radial Flow Compressors or
Centrifugal Compressors
• Increased mass flow decreases the pressure on
the backward blade, exerts the same pressure on
the radial blade, and increases the pressure on the
forward blade.
• For a given tip speed, the forward-curved blade
impeller transfers maximum energy, the radial
blade less, and the least energy is transferred by
the backward-curved blades.
• Hence with forward-blade impellers, a given
pressure ratio can be achieved from a smaller-
sized machine than those with radial or backward-
curved blades.
1. The diameter ratio of the
impeller of a centrifugal
compressor is 2 and the pressure
ratio is 4. At a speed of 12000
rpm, the flow rate is 10 m3/s of
free air. The isentropic efficiency
of the compressor is 84%. The
blades are radial at the outlet
and the entry is radial at the
inlet. The velocity of flow
remains constant at 60 m/s
through the impeller. Calculate
(a) power input to the machine,
(b) the impeller diameters at the
inlet and
2. The impeller of a centrifugal compressor
has the inlet and outlet diameters of 0.3
and 0.6 m, respectively. The intake is from
the atmosphere at 100 kPa and 300 K,
without any whirl component. The outlet
blade angle is 75o . The speed is 10000
rpm and the velocity of flow is constant at
120 m/s. If the blade width at the intake is
6 cm, calculate (a) specific work, (b) exit
pressure, (c) mass flow rate; and (d) power
required to drive the compressor if the
overall efficiency can be assumed as 0.7
3. A centrifugal compressor runs at
15000 rpm and produces a stagnation
pressure ratio of 4 between the impeller
inlet and outlet. Stagnation conditions of
air at the intake are 100 kPa and 300 K.
The absolute velocity at the compressor
intake is without any whirl component.
At the exit of the impeller, the flow
component of the velocity is 135 m/s and
the blades are radial. The total-to-total
efficiency of the compressor is 0.78.
Draw the velocity triangles and find the
blade angle at the inlet. Also compute
the slip and slip coefficient. The rotor
diameter at the exit is 0.58 m and that at
the inlet is 0.25 m.

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