B.E. – Mechanical Engineering, University of Pune, India
Online published on 14 October, 2014.
Safety Analysis based on Finite Element Analysis of Inlet Guide Valve is carried out using von Mises Criterion which is to be used in Centrifugal Air Compressor. Inlet Guide Valve is an umbrella term which comprises both inlet Guide Vanes and the mechanism to actuate them. Guide vanes not only provide the inlet pressure drop but also impart a whirl motion to the gas as it enters the compressor and further to impeller. Since this whirl motion is in the rotational direction of the impeller, it induces stresses in its components. This paper contains the basic concept behind Inlet Guide Valve, theory of von Mises Stress Criterion & the Results obtained.
Von Mises Stress, Inlet Guide Valve, Centrifugal Air Compressor, Finite Element Analysis, Whirl Motion
