Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint
Pressure sensitive paint (PSP) was used to measure pressure on the blades of a radial compressor with a 51 mm inlet diameter rotating at speeds up to 50 krpm using the so called lifetime method. A diode laser with a scanning-mirror system was used to illuminate the paint and the luminescent lifetime...
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| author | Markus Pastuhoff Nils Tillmark P. Henrik Alfredsson |
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| description | Pressure sensitive paint (PSP) was used to measure pressure on the blades of a radial compressor with a 51 mm inlet diameter rotating at speeds up to 50 krpm using the so called lifetime method. A diode laser with a scanning-mirror system was used to illuminate the paint and the luminescent lifetime was registered using a photo multiplier. With the described technique the surface-pressure fields were acquired for eight points in the compressor map, useful for general understanding of the flow field and for CFD validation. The PSP was of so called fast type, which makes it possible to observe pressure variations with frequencies up to several kHz. Through frequency spectrum analysis we were able to detect the pulsating flow frequency when the compressor was driven to surge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f62b2a34f734fd7983b1fb0b2d03e172022-12-22T03:58:43ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-03-0116334410.3390/s16030344s16030344Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive PaintMarkus Pastuhoff0Nils Tillmark1P. Henrik Alfredsson2Competence Center for Gas Exchange (CCGEx), KTH Mechanics, SE-100 44 Stockholm, SwedenCompetence Center for Gas Exchange (CCGEx), KTH Mechanics, SE-100 44 Stockholm, SwedenCompetence Center for Gas Exchange (CCGEx), KTH Mechanics, SE-100 44 Stockholm, SwedenPressure sensitive paint (PSP) was used to measure pressure on the blades of a radial compressor with a 51 mm inlet diameter rotating at speeds up to 50 krpm using the so called lifetime method. A diode laser with a scanning-mirror system was used to illuminate the paint and the luminescent lifetime was registered using a photo multiplier. With the described technique the surface-pressure fields were acquired for eight points in the compressor map, useful for general understanding of the flow field and for CFD validation. The PSP was of so called fast type, which makes it possible to observe pressure variations with frequencies up to several kHz. Through frequency spectrum analysis we were able to detect the pulsating flow frequency when the compressor was driven to surge.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/344pressure sensitive paintPSPturbo chargercompressor |
| spellingShingle | Markus Pastuhoff Nils Tillmark P. Henrik Alfredsson Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint Sensors pressure sensitive paint PSP turbo charger compressor |
| title | Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint |
| title_full | Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint |
| title_fullStr | Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint |
| title_short | Measuring Surface Pressure on Rotating Compressor Blades Using Pressure Sensitive Paint |
| title_sort | measuring surface pressure on rotating compressor blades using pressure sensitive paint |
| topic | pressure sensitive paint PSP turbo charger compressor |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/344 |
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