Selection of Optimal Gas-Dynamic Parameters of Radial-Axial Turbines in Their Joint Operation with Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines

The study of radial-axial (centripetal) turbines is important for science and technology. They are widely used in the refrigeration industry, internal combustion engines, and power engineering, both in the form of auxiliary units and in autonomous power units. The article offers a method for selecting the gas-dynamic parameters of the centripetal turbine in order to obtain the highest efficiency and the best size of the turbine. The increased manufacturability of the turbine is provided due to the absence of a straightener at the outlet of the impeller and the use of straight blades in the impeller. The dependence of the efficiency of a centripetal turbine on the profiles of the blades and the radial dimensions of the nozzle apparatus and the impeller, as well as on the length of the impeller blades is investigated. Considering the recommended optimal parameters, the calculation of a pulsed centripetal turbine operating in conjunction with a four-stroke piston internal combustion engine is performed.

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