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An axial compressor operates by using a series of rotating and stationary blades arranged in a cylindrical configuration. As air enters the compressor, the rotating blades impart kinetic energy to the air, increasing its velocity. This high-speed air then passes through the stationary blades, which convert the kinetic energy into increased pressure by reducing the velocity. The process continues through multiple stages, resulting in significantly compressed air ready for combustion or other applications.

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Which type of rotary compressor used in gas turbine?

Rotating axial compressor.


Disadvantages of centrifugal compressor in gas turbine?

This relationship is the reason advances in turbines and axial compressors often find their way cutaway showing an axi-centrifugal compressor gas turbine.


Which is true when a radial compressor and an axial compressor with equal air flow and revolution are compared?

I don't understand the question. It would appear that you wish to compare a centrifugal compressor and an axial flow compressor operating at the same speed and delivering equal flow rates. What is the process fluid? What is the question? Is the "equal air flow" the mass flow rate? At what pressure differential would you like to consider these machines? What is it that you wish to compare? Is it weight, frontal area, mechanical efficiency, overall diameter, length, delivery temperature, input power or what?


Why is the pressure ratio higher in a centrifugal compressor than an axial compressor?

There is a substantial increase in radius across the rotating blade rows of a centrifugal compressor, which is its primary distinguishing feature from the axial-flow compressors to get higher-pressure ratio. Who says the compression ratio on a centrifugal is higher than that of a screw compressor? Unless I`m not properly understanding the question, these facts are true: a screw (axial) compressor is a positive displacement machine, meaning everything that goes into it will come out. There are no losses for re-expansion etc. A centrifugal compressor`s impeller is designed with a given amount of `lift` which is basically the difference between suction and discharge pressures or compression ratio. Exceeding the designed lift capability results in a surge where the gas momentarily goes backwards through the impeller until the excess lift condition is corrected.


How many stages of compresion on a j79 gas turbine engine?

The J79 gas turbine engine features a single-stage fan and a nine-stage axial compressor, which together provide efficient air compression before combustion. This design allows the engine to achieve high thrust levels and operational efficiency. Overall, the engine has a total of nine stages of compression in the axial compressor.

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Which type of rotary compressor used in gas turbine?

Rotating axial compressor.


Designing an axial fan for aircraft?

what do you mean? axial compressor (or) axial turbine? Their missions are different. Design for axial compressor or turbine, must be consider their performance. The performance is characterized by - pressure ratio, rotational speed and efficiency. The details of how to design axial fan, are very complex.


The frontal area of a centrifugal compressor as compared to axial flow compressor is larger or smaller?

the frontal area of a centrifugal compresor is more as compared to axial flow compressor for a given air flow. And for this reason axial compressors are being used in aircraft engines.


What is the different between axial turbocharger and radial turbocharger?

An axial compressor uses many stages of "fans" with stators to compress air in the same direction as its original flow. An example of this is that of *most* turbojet engines' compressors. A radial (or centrifugal) compressor works at right angles to the airflow's original direction. An example of a radial compressor is the compressor on an automotive turbocharger.


What is the difference of an axial flow and centrifugal compressor?

The centrifugal flow compressor has a single or two stage unit using an impeller. The axial flow compressor is a multi-stage unit using alternate rows of rotating (rotor) blades and stationary (stator) vanes.


Why is the axial flow compressor better than the centrifugal compressor?

Higher peak volumetric efficiency. You don't have to turn the air at all, so you do not lose and energy in transforming it as you compress the air.


Disadvantages of centrifugal compressor in gas turbine?

This relationship is the reason advances in turbines and axial compressors often find their way cutaway showing an axi-centrifugal compressor gas turbine.


What is axial velocity?

Axial velocity is the velocity component of a flow in the direction of the axis of a system, such as in a pipe or a rotating shaft. It represents how fast a fluid or object is moving along the central axis of the system. This velocity component is important in fluid dynamics and engineering applications for analyzing and designing systems.


What is a gas turbine compressor bleed valve?

Bleed Valve FunctionValve which is meant to siphon off a portion of the flow from another system.A heavy-duty gas turbine employs compressor bleed valves to protect the axial compressor during start-up and shutdown against stalling and surging conditions. These valves are typically only open during acceleration to rated speed and deceleration from rated speed. Newer heavy-duty gas turbine with complex combustion system arrangements designed to limit emission of harmful gases also employ the compressor bleed valves during very light loading to limit the amount of air entering the combustor.Compressor bleed valves discharge into the gas turbine exhaust duct. Compressor bleed valves are generally closed during normal operation (with the previous exception) since "dumping" axial compressor discharge into the exhaust reduces efficiency (but it's MANDATORY during start-up and acceleration to protect the compressor!). Compressor bleed valves are generally either fully open or fully closed; they are not modulated.Heavy-duty gas turbines also employ inlet bleed heat valves to recirculate a portion of the axial compressor discharge back to the inlet of the axial compressor for a variety of functions. One application uses them to heat the inlet air to prevent icing on the compressor inlet (appropriately called anti-icing protection); another application uses inlet bleed heat to protect the axial compressor when the IGVs (axial compressor Inlet Guide Vanes) are closed below the "normal" operating conditions ("normal" being before complicated combustion systems designed to limit exhaust emissions were invented).Inlet bleed heat control valves are modulated to control the amount of air recirculated back to the axial compressor inlet. Recirculating axial compressor discharge back to the inlet is also inefficient, but is generally limited to approximately 5% of rated air flow through the compressor--and necessary to protect the compressor at low IGV angles. Inlet bleed heat valves are generally closed before the unit reaches rated load (except for anti-icing protection) and should be closed during rated power output (Base Load) operation (except for anti-icing protection).


What has the author Charles H Kruger written?

Charles H. Kruger has written: 'The axial-flow compressor in the free-molecule range'


Which is true when a radial compressor and an axial compressor with equal air flow and revolution are compared?

I don't understand the question. It would appear that you wish to compare a centrifugal compressor and an axial flow compressor operating at the same speed and delivering equal flow rates. What is the process fluid? What is the question? Is the "equal air flow" the mass flow rate? At what pressure differential would you like to consider these machines? What is it that you wish to compare? Is it weight, frontal area, mechanical efficiency, overall diameter, length, delivery temperature, input power or what?


Why is the pressure ratio higher in a centrifugal compressor than an axial compressor?

There is a substantial increase in radius across the rotating blade rows of a centrifugal compressor, which is its primary distinguishing feature from the axial-flow compressors to get higher-pressure ratio. Who says the compression ratio on a centrifugal is higher than that of a screw compressor? Unless I`m not properly understanding the question, these facts are true: a screw (axial) compressor is a positive displacement machine, meaning everything that goes into it will come out. There are no losses for re-expansion etc. A centrifugal compressor`s impeller is designed with a given amount of `lift` which is basically the difference between suction and discharge pressures or compression ratio. Exceeding the designed lift capability results in a surge where the gas momentarily goes backwards through the impeller until the excess lift condition is corrected.