1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a radial compressor stage for a radial compressor.
2. Description of the Related Art
From DE 195 02 808 C2 and from DE 10 2012 203 801 A1 the fundamental structure of a radial compressor with at least one radial compressor stage is known. Accordingly, it is disclosed in this state of the art that the, or each, radial compressor stage of a radial compressor comprises an impeller that rotates with respect to a stator, wherein the impeller comprises multiple impeller blades on the rotor side. Each impeller blade of an impeller accordingly comprises a flow inlet edge and a flow outlet edge, wherein between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge of each impeller blade a suction side, a pressure side and an outer surface facing the stator extend, wherein the outer surface of the respective impeller blade borders on the stator and serves for the sealing with respect to the stator. Such an impeller of a radial compressor, in which the outer surfaces of the impeller blades indirectly border on the stator, does not have a cover band and is also called an open impeller.
Under unfavorable operating conditions, the outer surfaces of the impeller blades of an impeller can run into the stator or rub against the stator, as a result of which damage in the region of the outer surfaces of the impeller blades and of the stator can occur. In particular when, for reducing the risk of damage on the outer surfaces of the impeller blades of an impeller facing the stator, material is removed for reducing the material thickness of the impeller, the sealing effect in the region of the outer surfaces of the impeller blades relative to the stator deteriorates.
There is a need for a radial compressor stage in which the risk of damage in the region of the outer surfaces of the impeller blades is reduced, in which however a good sealing effect of the outer surfaces with respect to the stator is ensured.
Starting out from this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a radial compressor stage for a radial compressor that fulfils the above requirements.
According to a first aspect of the invention, this object is solved through a radial compressor stage in which at least one groove is introduced into the outer surface of at least one impeller blade bounded both on the suction side and also on the pressure side by a longitudinal web, wherein each of the longitudinal webs forms a sealing tip of the respective impeller blade towards the stator.
According to an aspect of the invention, at least one groove is introduced into the outer surface of at least one impeller blade of an impeller, which groove is bounded both on the suction side of the respective impeller blade and also on the pressure side of the respective impeller blade by a longitudinal web that preferentially extends continuously between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge. Each of the longitudinal webs forms a sealing tip of the respective impeller blade towards the stator of the radial compressor stage. In this manner, an improved sealing effect in the region of the outer surfaces of the impeller blades of a radial compressor impeller relative to the stator can be ensured on the one hand, while there is a reduced risk of damage during the rubbing or running-in of the outer surfaces of the impeller blades into the stator on the other hand. Both in the region of the pressure side and also in the region of the suction side of each impeller blade an optimal aerodynamic contour is provided by the respective longitudinal web so that the radial compressor stage has a high efficiency.
According to an advantageous further development, a single groove is introduced into the outer surface of the respective impeller blade which extends between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge. Preferentially, the respective groove is closed adjacent to the flow inlet edge and open adjacent to the flow outlet edge. According to an alternative advantageous further development, the respective groove is open in each case adjacent to the flow inlet edge and adjacent to the flow outlet edge.
In particular when the respective groove is formed open adjacent to the flow inlet edge through a recess in one of the webs, the same can be produced more easily through milling than in the case in which the grooves are embodied closed adjacent to the flow inlet edge of the respective impeller blade.
According to an alternative advantageous further development, multiple grooves are introduced into the outer surface of the respective impeller blade which are positioned one behind the other between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge and are separated from one another by at least one transverse web. Preferentially, a front groove is closed at the front adjacent to the flow inlet edge and closed at the back, wherein a rear groove is closed at the back adjacent to the flow outlet edge and closes at the front.
Preferentially, the groove introduced into the outer surface of the respective impeller blade has a V-shaped cross section and a U-shaped or rounded-off groove base. This contouring is advantageous on the one hand for ensuring a good sealing effect and on the other hand for ensuring a good rubbing behavior and the mechanical integrity of the impeller blade.
According to a further advantageous further development, the grooves of all impeller blades of the respective impeller have identical groove depths. According to an advantageous further development, a groove of at least one impeller blade of the respective impeller has a groove depth that is different with respect to the grooves of the other impeller blades of the respective impeller. By way of different groove depths of the grooves of a radial compressor impeller, natural frequencies of the impeller blades can be adjusted in order to ensure optimal operating behavior of the radial compressor. Furthermore, different groove depths of adjacent impeller blades can be utilized for balancing the radial compressor impeller.
According to a second aspect of the invention, this object is solved through a radial compressor stage in which multiple recesses are introduced into the outer surface of at least one impeller blade which are bounded on the suction side and also on the pressure side by rims, wherein the rims of the recesses form sealing contours of the respective impeller blade towards the stator. In this manner, too, an improved sealing effect in the region of the outer surfaces of the impeller blades with respect to the stator can also be ensured on the one hand while there is a reduced risk of damaging during the rubbing of the outer surfaces at the stator.
Preferentially, the recesses introduced into the outer surface of the respective impeller blade are formed as bores which have different dimensions. This embodiment is particularly simple. By way of bores with different dimensions, natural frequencies of the impeller blades can be adjusted while such bores, furthermore, can be utilized for balancing the radial compressor impeller.
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention, for which reference should be made to the appended claims. It should be further understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale and that, unless otherwise indicated, they are merely intended to conceptually illustrate the structures and procedures described herein.
Preferred further developments of the invention are obtained from the following description. Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail with the help of the drawings without being restricted to this. In the drawings:
The present invention relates to a radial compressor with at least one radial compressor stage.
The, or each, radial compressor stage of a radial compressor comprises an impeller 10 with multiple impeller blades 12 on the rotor side arranged in a flow channel 11 of the respective compressor stage. The impeller 10 rotates relative to a stator 13. The stator 13 can be a housing or a stator ring or the like.
The flow channel 11 of the respective compressor stage is bounded by a hub contour 14 on the rotor side and a stator contour 15. Each impeller blade 12 comprises a flow inlet edge 16 and a flow outlet edge 17.
According to the exemplary embodiment of
Between the flow inlet edge 16 and the flow outlet edge 17 of each impeller blade 12 a pressure side 18, a suction side 19 and radially outside on the impeller blade 12, an outer surface 20 of the respective impeller blade 12 facing the stator 13 extend.
According to
At least one groove 22 is introduced into the outer surface 20 facing the stator 13 of at least one impeller blade 12, preferentially of each impeller blade 12, of a radial compressor impeller 10.
In the exemplary embodiments of
Each of the longitudinal webs 23, 24 forms a sealing tip of the respective impeller 10 towards the stator 13 of the radial compressor stage.
In the version of
The version of
As is evident from
The contouring of the groove 22 introduced into the outer surface 20 of the respective impeller blade 12 shown in
According to a first version of the invention, the grooves 22 of all impeller blades 12 of a radial compressor impeller 10 have identical groove depths. In contrast with this it is also possible however to equip a groove 22 of at least one impeller blade 12 of a radial compressor impeller 10 relative to the grooves 22 of the other impeller blades 12 of the radial compressor wheel 10 with a different groove depth, as a result of which the natural frequencies of the impeller blades 12 can be influenced so that optimal operating behavior of the radial compressor impeller 10 and thus of the radial compressor stage are ensured.
The groove depth of the respective groove 22 extending between the flow inlet edge 16 and the flow outlet edge 17 can be constant, or, as shown in
In
The present invention proposes a radial compressor stage with an impeller 10, which in the region of the outer surfaces 20 of the impeller blades 12 of the same is designed in such a manner that on the one hand an optimal sealing effect and on the other hand an optimal rubbing protection with optimal aerodynamic contours is provided in the region of the suction side 19 and of the pressure side 18.
To this end, at least one groove 22 each in the form of a central channel is introduced in the exemplary embodiments of
The depth and width of the grooves 22 is adjusted thus in order to provide a good sealing effect on the one hand a good rubbing protection on the other hand.
As explained above, the grooves 22 of the impeller blades 12 of a radial compressor impeller 10 can have different depths, in order to optimally adjust the impeller blade natural frequencies or in order to balance the radial compressor impeller 10.
Thus, while there have been shown and described and pointed out fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the devices illustrated, and in their operation, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, it is expressly intended that all combinations of those elements and/or method steps which perform substantially the same function in substantially the same way to achieve the same results are within the scope of the invention. Moreover, it should be recognized that structures and/or elements and/or method steps shown and/or described in connection with any disclosed form or embodiment of the invention may be incorporated in any other disclosed or described or suggested form or embodiment as a general matter of design choice. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto.
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