Abstract: Modern turbomachinery faces increased performance demands in terms of efficiency, compactness, and pressure-rise. Advancements in computational technology have allowed numerical methods to become the backbone of design ...

Abstract: An additive manufactured (AM) vaned diffuser for use in a centrifugal compressor research facility was designed and implemented. Utilizing an AM process to manufacture the diffuser reduces the long lead time that is ...

Abstract: Computational tools have become increasingly important in design and research applications in recent years due to increasing computational resources. In most cases, model geometry and flow physics are simplified to reduce ...