Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage
In this thesis we (i) present a methodology for determining the aerodynamic performance of bi-directional turbomachines for pumped thermal energy storage, i.e., turbomachines designed to operate with both forward and backward flow, (ii) carry out performance computations for such turbomachines, and...
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139054 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-2576 |
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| author | Chiapperi, Joseph Donald |
| author2 | Tan, Choon Sooi |
| author_facet | Tan, Choon Sooi Chiapperi, Joseph Donald |
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| description | In this thesis we (i) present a methodology for determining the aerodynamic performance of bi-directional turbomachines for pumped thermal energy storage, i.e., turbomachines designed to operate with both forward and backward flow, (ii) carry out performance computations for such turbomachines, and (iii) propose principles for conceptual design of these devices. Focus is placed on using the energy storage cycle not to only identify the unique requirements placed on bi-directional turbomachines, but also to estimate what effect these requirements have on the round-trip efficiency of the energy storage process. In particular, it is shown how the difference between aerodynamic loading in forward and in backward operation causes the blading to work at incidences leading to performance below the blading’s maximum efficiency.
The proposed design principles use a 50MW counter-rotating bi-directional turbomachine, being developed by Brayton Energy LLC, as a context from which to assess different features. The description of the design principles includes determination of the appropriate number of stages, definition of relevant non-dimensional parameters for blading selection, and optimization of two-dimensional blading for bi-directional operation. The assessment of stage count shows the relationship between relative Mach number, pressure ratio, and round-trip efficiency. The non-dimensional parameter assessment creates a bi-directional analogue to existing “Smith charts”, for single direction turbomachines, using camber and stagger. The two-dimensional blade shape evaluation and optimization shows how the blade profile can be modified to address the unique requirements of a bi-directional turbomachine, enabling an increase in round-trip efficiency of 2 percentage points compared to a baseline configuration. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1390542022-01-15T03:29:04Z Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage Chiapperi, Joseph Donald Tan, Choon Sooi Greitzer, Edward M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics In this thesis we (i) present a methodology for determining the aerodynamic performance of bi-directional turbomachines for pumped thermal energy storage, i.e., turbomachines designed to operate with both forward and backward flow, (ii) carry out performance computations for such turbomachines, and (iii) propose principles for conceptual design of these devices. Focus is placed on using the energy storage cycle not to only identify the unique requirements placed on bi-directional turbomachines, but also to estimate what effect these requirements have on the round-trip efficiency of the energy storage process. In particular, it is shown how the difference between aerodynamic loading in forward and in backward operation causes the blading to work at incidences leading to performance below the blading’s maximum efficiency. The proposed design principles use a 50MW counter-rotating bi-directional turbomachine, being developed by Brayton Energy LLC, as a context from which to assess different features. The description of the design principles includes determination of the appropriate number of stages, definition of relevant non-dimensional parameters for blading selection, and optimization of two-dimensional blading for bi-directional operation. The assessment of stage count shows the relationship between relative Mach number, pressure ratio, and round-trip efficiency. The non-dimensional parameter assessment creates a bi-directional analogue to existing “Smith charts”, for single direction turbomachines, using camber and stagger. The two-dimensional blade shape evaluation and optimization shows how the blade profile can be modified to address the unique requirements of a bi-directional turbomachine, enabling an increase in round-trip efficiency of 2 percentage points compared to a baseline configuration. S.M. 2022-01-14T14:47:04Z 2022-01-14T14:47:04Z 2021-06 2021-06-16T13:26:16.438Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139054 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-2576 In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Copyright MIT http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/ application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Chiapperi, Joseph Donald Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage |
| title | Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage |
| title_full | Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage |
| title_fullStr | Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage |
| title_short | Attributes of Bi-Directional Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage |
| title_sort | attributes of bi directional turbomachinery for pumped thermal energy storage |
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