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Study on Influential Mechanism of Trailing Edge Sweep Angle on Aerodynamic Noise of a Centrifugal Air Compressor

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  • Shizhong Sun

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Yiwei Feng

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Ziwen Xing

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Minglong Zhou

    (Suzhou Academy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Suzhou 215123, China)

  • Wenqing Chen

    (Suzhou Academy, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Suzhou 215123, China)

  • Chuang Wang

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Hanyang Cui

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

Abstract

As the main noise source in the hydrogen fuel cell system, the noise level of the centrifugal air compressor greatly affects the comfort of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, and can be effectively reduced by optimizing the trailing edge sweep angle of the blade. In this paper, the computational fluid dynamics model was used to study the influence of the trailing edge sweep angle on the aerodynamic performance and flow characteristics of a centrifugal air compressor for vehicle fuel cells. The Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings equation and the computational fluid dynamics–boundary element coupling method were adopted to calculate the dipole source strength on the surface of the blade and the radiated aerodynamic noise, respectively, under the different trailing edge sweep angles. The results showed that the trailing edge sweep could lead to an increase in pressure ratio as well as isentropic efficiency, and a decrease in the intensity of flow separation. Meanwhile, the sound pressure level of the compressor under each working condition could be effectively reduced by the trailing edge sweep. When the rotation speed was 80,000 r·min −1 and the blade trailing edge sweep angle was 15°, the sound pressure level of the radiated aerodynamic noise was 5.8 dBA lower than that without sweep.

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  • Shizhong Sun & Yiwei Feng & Ziwen Xing & Minglong Zhou & Wenqing Chen & Chuang Wang & Hanyang Cui, 2022. "Study on Influential Mechanism of Trailing Edge Sweep Angle on Aerodynamic Noise of a Centrifugal Air Compressor," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:19:p:7410-:d:937292
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