Single Stage Axial Flow Compressor Analysis

Problem Statement

Given

Sensitivity Study

Rotor
Throughflow
Relative
Absolute

Kinematics [ft/s] / [degrees]

Urot =
Ca1v =
Alpha1 =
Wu1 =

921.5
699.6
15
-734.1

blue - X

921.5

blue - Y

red - X
red - Y

734.1
699.6

yellow - X
yellow - Y
green - X
green - Y

Velocity Triangles Ex. 6.1a - Rotor Inlet

800
#VALUE!
700
#VALUE!

921.5

#VALUE!

gc =

#VALUE!

734.1
0.000

600
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
500

734.0572
0

#VALUE!
#VALUE!

734.1
699.6

0
0

#VALUE!
400
#VALUE!

0
0

#VALUE!
#VALUE!

RR =
J=
cp =
p1 =
Gamma =
T1 =
mdot =

734.1
699.6

921.5
0

300
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
200

921.5
0

#VALUE!
#VALUE!

1
1

Rotor Tangential
Throughflow
(w) Relative
(c) Absolute

Animation

Thermodynamics
2
32.17 lbmft/lbfs
53.35
778.16
0.2587
272.00
1.361
1310.00
8.704

ft-lbf/lboR
ft-lbf/Btu
Btu/lbmoR
psia
o
R
slugs/s

100
0
0.0

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200.0

400.0

600.0

800.0

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urot
wsh
200 1024.218
250 1248.823
300 1477.906
350 1718.198
Sensitivity
Analysis
14000

Dependent Variable

12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
0

Robert J. Ribando

400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000
1050
1100
200
1150
1200

1975.648
2255.529
2562.53
2900.84
3274.209
3686.002
4139.254
4636.704
5180.831
5773.885
6417.913
7114.782
7866.197
8673.717
9538.774
400
600
800
1000
10462.68
11446.65
Independent
Variable

wsh

1200

1400

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Preliminary Calculations for Inlet to Rotor on Previous Page

R=
13.2 inches
RPM =
8000
U = 921.5338 ft/s
T1 =
A1 =
Pr1 =
TempF1 =
TempR1 =
Rho1 =
mdot =
ca1 =

1.24 inches
0.714189 ft2
272
850
1310
0.017421

psia
o
F
o
R
slug/ft3

8.704 slugs/s
699.5702 ft/s