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A variable geometry turbomachine is basically a combination of different fixed geometry turbomachines, which uses movable valves to optimize the efficiency at various service requirements. Generally, due to different kinds of service requirements many different kinds of pump (compressor) or turbine are used. And for a particular type of operating requirements we require specific type of pump or turbine, which will provide optimum conditions of operation. Thus a variable geometry turbomachine adjusts to different service requirements. ==Performance characteristics of turbomachines〔== If all fluid velocities at corresponding points within the turbomachine are in the same direction and proportional to the blade speed, then the operating condition of a turbomachine at two different rotational speeds will be dynamically similar. If two points,each on dissimilar head-flow characteristics curve, represent similar dynamic operation of the turbo machine, then the non-dimensional variables (ignoring Reynolds number effects) will have same values. Head coefficient \right),\,〔Dixon, S. L., Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbo-machinery, 5th ed. Elsevier,2011.〕|}} Efficiency \right),\,〔|}} Power coefficient \right),\,〔|}} Where, is speed of rotation. is flow rate. is impeller diameter. Thus non-dimensional representation is highly advantageous for converging to single performance curve that would otherwise result in multiple curves if plotted dimensionally. Figure 1 shows head characteristics〔 of centrifugal pump versus flow coefficient. Within the normal operating range of this pump, 0.03 3) < 0.06, the head characteristic curves approximately coincide for different values of speed (2500 Thus during off-design operating conditions, i.e. Q/(ND3) < 0.03 and Q/(ND3) > 0.06, the flow become unsteady and cavitations occurs . So to avoid cavitation increase efficiency at high flow rates we resort to Variable Geometry Turbomachine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Variable geometry turbomachine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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