NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIC VAPOR FLOW EFFECTS ON A MICRO-SCALE RADIAL TURBOCOMPRESSOR

Radial turbocompressor-based heat pump-like systems are currently being studied for novel environmentally friendly energy applications. Hence, the development of small centrifugal compressors using different organic vapors is in the spotlight. This work proposes some upgrades to a previously developed similarity-based and generalized flow turbomachinery scaling methodology for organic vapors. The main objective is to conduct a numerical study of the non-ideal effects