Numerical analysis of small scale axial and radial turbines for solar powered Brayton cycle application

Numerical analysis of small scale axial and radial turbines for solar powered Brayton cycle application

[Display omitted] •1D and 3D CFD analysis for compressed air turbines was carried out.•Small scale single stage and dual stage axial turbine.•Small scale single stage radial turbine.•Loss assessment for the three configurations has been achieved.•Enhancing their performance for solar powered Brayton...

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Published in:Applied thermal engineering Vol. 120; pp. 672 - 693
Main Authors: Daabo, Ahmed M., Mahmoud, Saad, Al-Dadah, Raya K., Al Jubori, Ayad M., Bhar Ennil, Ali
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 25-06-2017
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
1D & 3D analysis
3-D technology
Axial turbine
Boundary conditions
Brayton cycle
Compressed air
Computing time
Energy efficiency
Numerical analysis
Power efficiency
Radial turbine
Single stage and dual stages
Solar energy
Solar generators
Tip clearance
Turbines
1D & 3D analysis
Single stage and dual stages
Axial turbine
Brayton cycle
Radial turbine
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Summary:[Display omitted] •1D and 3D CFD analysis for compressed air turbines was carried out.•Small scale single stage and dual stage axial turbine.•Small scale single stage radial turbine.•Loss assessment for the three configurations has been achieved.•Enhancing their performance for solar powered Brayton cycle application. In the current work two types of turbines, axial and radial turbine, with their three configurations, Single Stage Axial, Dual Stage Axial and Single Stage Radial turbines, for solar Brayton cycle applications have been parametrically investigated with the aim of figuring out their performance in terms of efficiency and power output. The mean line design for each turbine was effectively completed in order to figure out the initial guess for the dimensions, the power output and the efficiency. Consequently, the Computational Fluid Dimension CFD analysis was employed for the sake of visualising the 3-Dimentions behaviour of the fluid inside the turbine as well as determining the main output like the power output and the efficiency at different boundary conditions. These boundary conditions were selected to be compatible with a small scale solar powered Brayton cycle. An evaluation for some types of losses such as tip clearance and trailing edge losses as well as the total loss coefficient of the rotor of each configuration, in terms of pressure losses, has been established as well. The current paper deals with Small Scale Turbines SST ranged from 5 to 50kW as a power output. The outcomes showed that the Dual stage axial turbine performances better at the off design conditions. By contrast, the single stage radial turbine achieved higher power output during the same operating conditions. The results of the CFD analysis have been successfully validated against the experimental work done by the researchers for small scale (axial) compressed air turbine in the lab.
ISSN:1359-4311
1873-5606
DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.03.125