Stall Margin Improvement in a Centrifugal Compressor through Inducer Casing Treatment

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2016/2371524/figures/2371524.fig.004a.svgz" name="2371524.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Impeller with CT-1</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2016/2371524/figures/2371524.fig.004b.svgz" name="2371524.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Impeller with CT-2</td></tr></table>

<div>CAD models of single impeller blade with CT-1 and CT-2, highlighting the position and proportions of casing treatment vane/slot. (For impeller with CT-3, the upstream length is 100% of leading edge height.)</div>

International Journal of Rotating Machinery

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Figure 4: Stall Margin Improvement in a Centrifugal Compressor through Inducer Casing Treatment 