scholarly journals Turbocharger surge behavior for sudden valve closing downstream the compressor and effect of actuating variable nozzle turbine

2022 ◽  
Vol 960 (1) ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
A Danlos ◽  
P Podevin ◽  
M Deligant ◽  
A Clenci ◽  
P Punov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Operating Point ◽  
Variable Geometry ◽  
Variable Geometry Turbocharger ◽  
Engine Torque ◽  
Surge Margin ◽  
Stable Operating ◽  
Servo Actuator ◽  
Variable Geometry Turbine

Abstract Surge is an unstable phenomenon appearing when a valve closing reduces the compressor flow rate. This phenomenon is avoided for automotive turbochargers by defining a surge margin during powertrain system design. This surge margin established with measurements in steady state testing regime limits the maximal engine torque at low levels of output. An active control of the compressor could reduce the surge margin and facilitate a transient compressor operation for a short time in surge zone. In this paper, an experimental study of the transient operation of a turbocharger compressor entering the surge zone is performed. Control of the turbocharger speed is sought to avoid unsteady operation using the variable geometry turbine (VGT) nozzle actuator. From a given stable operating point, surge is induced by reducing the opening of a valve located downstream of the compressor air circuit. The effect of reducing the speed of rotation by controlling the VGT valve is investigated, as this should lead to more stable compressor operation. The rotation speed of the turbocharger is controlled to avoid an unstable operating point using servo-actuator of variable geometry turbine. From a stable operating point, the surge appearance is caused by closing a butterfly valve downstream the air circuit of the compressor. The effect on the compressor rotation speed when the opening of variable geometry turbocharger valve is modified is studied. Measurements have been conducted for different control profiles of the VGT valve placed downstream the compressor. This article presents the means used to carry out these tests as well as the results of the measurements of the instantaneous signals of pressure, temperature, flow rate and rotation speed, allowing the analysis of the surge phenomenon.

A physics-based turbocharger model for automotive diesel engine control applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (7) ◽  
pp. 1667-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Song ◽  
Devesh Upadhyay ◽  
Hui Xie
Keyword(s):  
Mass Flow Rate ◽  
Mass Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Variable Geometry ◽  
Gas Velocity ◽  
Euler’S Equations ◽  
Variable Geometry Turbine ◽  
Euler's Equations ◽  
Compressor Power

Control-oriented models of turbocharger processes such as the compressor mass flow rate, the compressor power, and the variable geometry turbine power are presented. In a departure from approaches that rely on ad hoc empirical relationships and/or supplier provided performance maps, models based on turbomachinery physics and known geometries are attempted. The compressor power model is developed using Euler’s equations of turbomachinery, where the gas velocity exiting the rotor is estimated from an empirically identified correlation for the ratio between the radial and tangential components of the gas velocity. The compressor mass flow rate is modeled based on mass conservation, by approximating the compressor as an adiabatic converging-diverging nozzle with compressible fluid driven by external work input from the compressor wheel. The variable geometry turbine power is developed with Euler’s equations, where the turbine exit swirl and the gas acceleration in the vaneless space are neglected. The gas flow direction into the turbine rotor is assumed to align with the orientation of the variable geometry turbine vane. The gas exit velocity is calculated, similar to the compressor, based on an empirical model for the ratio between the turbine rotor inlet and exit velocities. A power loss model is also proposed that allows proper accounting of power transfer between the turbine and compressor. Model validation against experimental data is presented.

Mean-Line Modelling of a Variable Geometry Turbocharger (VGT) and Prediction of the Engine-Turbocharger Coupled Performance

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Mammen Thomas ◽  
Jensen Samuel ◽  
A. Ramesh
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Relaxation Techniques ◽  
Variable Geometry ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Variable Geometry Turbocharger ◽  
Initial Assumption ◽  
Blockage Factor ◽  
Pressure Boundary Condition ◽  
Variable Geometry Turbine

Mean-line modelling approach which has generally been applied to fixed geometry turbocharger turbines has been extended to predict the performance of the variable geometry turbine for different inlet blade angles. The model uses an initial assumption of turbine inlet pressure which was iteratively corrected based on outlet pressure boundary condition. The model was implemented in MATLAB and stable and convergent solutions were obtained using relaxation techniques for different operating conditions. Experiments were done on a state of the art transient diesel engine test bed using the same VGT turbine in the turbocharger at different engine torques and speeds. Using experimental data the model was calibrated for the aerodynamic blockage in the fixed nozzle and rotor blade passages. Results revealed that turbine overall pressure ratio can be predicted accurately if a blockage factor varying with nozzle blade orientation is used in the model.

Nonlinear Control of a Turbocharged Diesel Engine for Powertrain Control Applications

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Fredriksson ◽  
Bo Egardt
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Torque Control ◽  
Variable Geometry ◽  
Nonlinear Controller ◽  
Turbocharged Diesel Engine ◽  
Control Applications ◽  
Engine Torque ◽  
Powertrain Control ◽  
Variable Geometry Turbine

Abstract This paper concerns the problem of controlling a diesel engine with a variable geometry turbine (VGT). The idea presented is to use the variable geometry of the turbine for controlling the amount of inlet air and the objective is to combine air-to-fuel ratio control with engine speed or engine torque control. The nonlinear controller is designed using so called backstepping. The control strategy seems to have a great potential, since the combustion efficiency can be kept high while reducing the turbo-lag and the emission level. The control algorithms can be extended to handle powertrain control applications. The application studied here is control of driveline oscillations.

Redesign of a Compressor Stage for a High-Performance Electric Supercharger in a Heavily Downsized Engine

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Mehrdad Zangeneh ◽  
Bryn Richards ◽  
Kevin Gray ◽  
James Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Compressor Stage ◽  
Impeller Blade ◽  
Guide Vanes ◽  
Inlet Guide Vanes ◽  
Surge Margin ◽  
Stable Operating ◽  
Inverse Design Method ◽  
Ported Shroud

Engine downsizing is a modern solution for the reduction of CO2 emissions from internal combustion engines. This technology has been gaining increasing attention from industry. In order to enable a downsized engine to operate properly at low speed conditions, it is essential to have a compressor stage with very good surge margin. The ported shroud, also known as the casing treatment, is a conventional way used in turbochargers to widen the working range. However, the ported shroud works effectively only at pressure ratios higher than 3:1. At lower pressure ratio, its advantages for surge margin enhancements are very limited. The variable inlet guide vanes are also a solution to this problem. By adjusting the setting angles of variable inlet guide vanes, it is possible to shift the compressor map toward the smaller flow rates. However, this would also undermine the stage efficiency, require extra space for installing the inlet guide vanes, and add costs. The best solution is therefore to improve the design of impeller blade itself to attain high aerodynamic performances and wide operating ranges. This paper reports a recent study of using inverse design method for the redesign of a centrifugal compressor stage used in an electric supercharger, including the impeller blade and volute. The main requirements were to substantially increase the stable operating range of the compressor in order to meet the demands of the downsized engine. The three-dimensional (3D) inverse design method was used to optimize the impeller geometry and achieve higher efficiency and stable operating range. The predicted performance map shows great advantages when compared with the existing design. To validate the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results, this new compressor stage has also been prototyped and tested. It will be shown that the CFD predictions have very good agreement with experiments and the redesigned compressor stage has improved the pressure ratio, aerodynamic efficiency, choke, and surge margins considerably.

Scaling Formulae for the Wellbore Hydraulics Similitude with Drill Pipe Rotation and Eccentricity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thad Nosar ◽  
Pooya Khodaparast ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Amin Mehrabian
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Annular Flow ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Drill Pipe ◽  
Flow Loop ◽  
Annular Flows ◽  
Fluid Rheology ◽  
Pipe Rotation

Abstract Equivalent circulation density of the fluid circulation system in drilling rigs is determined by the frictional pressure losses in the wellbore annulus. Flow loop experiments are commonly used to simulate the annular wellbore hydraulics in the laboratory. However, proper scaling of the experiment design parameters including the drill pipe rotation and eccentricity has been a weak link in the literature. Our study uses the similarity laws and dimensional analysis to obtain a complete set of scaling formulae that would relate the pressure loss gradients of annular flows at the laboratory and wellbore scales while considering the effects of inner pipe rotation and eccentricity. Dimensional analysis is conducted for commonly encountered types of drilling fluid rheology, namely, Newtonian, power-law, and yield power-law. Appropriate dimensionless groups of the involved variables are developed to characterize fluid flow in an eccentric annulus with a rotating inner pipe. Characteristic shear strain rate at the pipe walls is obtained from the characteristic velocity and length scale of the considered annular flow. The relation between lab-scale and wellbore scale variables are obtained by imposing the geometric, kinematic, and dynamic similarities between the laboratory flow loop and wellbore annular flows. The outcomes of the considered scaling scheme is expressed in terms of closed-form formulae that would determine the flow rate and inner pipe rotation speed of the laboratory experiments in terms of the wellbore flow rate and drill pipe rotation speed, as well as other parameters of the problem, in such a way that the resulting Fanning friction factors of the laboratory and wellbore-scale annular flows become identical. Findings suggest that the appropriate value for lab flow rate and pipe rotation speed are linearly related to those of the field condition for all fluid types. The length ratio, density ratio, consistency index ratio, and power index determine the proportionality constant. Attaining complete similarity between the similitude and wellbore-scale annular flow may require the fluid rheology of the lab experiments to be different from the drilling fluid. The expressions of lab flow rate and rotational speed for the yield power-law fluid are identical to those of the power-law fluid case, provided that the yield stress of the lab fluid is constrained to a proper value.

Fabrication of Rheological Material by Rotating Gas Bubble Stirring

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 1573-1576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Xuan Pu Dong ◽  
Wen Jun Wang ◽  
Rong Ma ◽  
Ke Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Gas Bubble ◽  
Gas Flow Rate ◽  
Control Functions ◽  
Stirring Effect ◽  
Strong Convection ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Flow Rate Control

A rotating gas bubble stirring technique with specially designed equipment has been developed for the production of light alloy semi-solid slurry. The equipment was specially designed to have temperature, rotation speed and gas flow rate control functions. An Al-Si aluminum alloy was applied as the experimental material. The results showed that large volume of semi-solid slurry could be achieved with the actual stirring temperature of 4 °C to 20 °C below the liquidus temperature of the alloy, and the rotation speed of 195 r/min, and the gas flow rate of 2 L/min. A strong convection and weak stirring effect which was induced by the rotating gas bubbles in the melt was founded responsible for the formation of the semi-solid slurry.

Flow-Rate Observers in the Suppression of Compressor Surge Using Active Magnetic Bearings

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Se Young Yoon ◽  
Zongli Lin ◽  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Paul E. Allaire
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Flow Instability ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Magnetic Bearings ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearings ◽  
Initiation Point ◽  
Surge Margin

Surge is a dynamic flow instability that can cause extensive damage to compressors and other components. One common challenge that many surge control methods in the literature face when implemented in industrial applications is the unavailability of the high performance actuators and accurate flow rate measurements that are required to suppress surge. In this paper we present the experimental results of employing active magnetic bearings in order to suppress the surge instability in a centrifugal compressor. In addition, we compare how the selection of the flow estimation method affects the effectiveness of the implemented surge suppression controller. The experimental data demonstrates that the best combination of controller and flow estimator tested in this work allows the compressor to operate deep into the former surge region when the controller is activated, moving the minimum flow rate at the surge initiation point by 21%. This allows the compression system to operate at the highest efficiency/pressure point in the characteristic curve, while still retaining a very conservative surge margin separating the allowed compressor operating region from the surge inception point even if unexpected system changes occur.

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