| Summary: | The development of computer technology makes it increasingly possible to start
designs through simulation and making it possible to address technical problems
before manufacturing. This not only saves cost, but also the design time needed
to develop a new product. In order to stay competitive within the market,
designers are forced to make use of simulation in various fields by means of
specialist software packages.
Specialist software packages usually have the disadvantage of being expensive
and that the designer must already have a good basis in order to significantly
make use of it. Thus, a need exists to guide young turbo-machine designers in
making reasonable assumptions during the design of a new turbo-machine, in
this case a radial-inflow turbine.
The aim is to give the designer meaningful initial design parameters making it
possible for the designer to start a new design within a current available
simulation package with some degree of assurance that it will solve. This is
achieved by completing the following three steps: 1. Do a thorough literature study concerning radial-inflow turbines in order to determine which parameters are important during the design of a radial inflow turbine. 2. Develop a simple tool to determine the initial design parameters of a radial-inflow turbine by making use of the Engineering Equation Solver (EES). 3. Verify the constructed EES radial-inflow turbine design tool.
After these steps have been completed, the designer will be able to determine
"ball-park values for the design of a radial-inflow turbine and in doing so, will be
able to state the economical feasibility of a system before proceeding to a detail
design. === Thesis (M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007
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