摘要：Extensive numerical investigations of the performance and flow structure in an unshrouded tandem-bladed centrifugal compressor are presented in comparison to a conventional *** characteristics are explored for various tip clearance levels,axial spacings and circumferential *** impeller was modified to tandem-bladed design with no modifications in backsweep angle,meridional gas passage and camber distributions in order to have a true comparison with conventional *** degradation is observed for both the conventional and tandem designs with increase in tip ***-equation models for correlating stage characteristics with tip clearance are *** two designs,it is clearly evident that the conventional design shows better performance at moderate flow ***;near choke flow,tandem design gives better results primarily because of the increase in throat *** point flow rate also seems to drop for tandem compressor resulting in increased range of operation.

摘要：The failure of an oxygen pump inducer during a test run was found to be the result of flow induced vibration. Oscillating fluid mechanics theory was used to determine the oscillating flow field around the inducer for various external oscillating perturbation frequencies. Enormous pressures can occur at some frequencies, which are sufficient to break the inducer. Some design changes were analyzed to improve the flow induced vibration characteristics. 