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    The application of throughflow optimisation to the design of radial and mixed flow turbines
    (2010) Cox, Graham D.; Fischer, Christian; Casey, Michael V.
    Radial and mixed flow turbines are important components of turbochargers in automotive engines. Their aerodynamic design is generally compromised by severe mechanical constraints, to deal with high temperature and unsteady operation, but also by the requirement of low inertia for rapid turbocharger response from low engine speed. Conventionally, the designer deals with these constraints in the preliminary design, using a high degree of empiricism, followed by extensive CFD analysis and geometry optimisation. This paper describes a new approach to the preliminary design using a quasi-3D throughflow method coupled to an optimiser, which allows a more rapid consideration of the design issues before moving on to 3D CFD analysis. The throughflow-based optimisation system was able to increase efficiency by over 3% at the same inertia or to reduce inertia by 20-30% at the same efficiency, compared to a baseline design.
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    Simulation of a micro shift valve with impact actuation
    (2011) Eberhard, Peter; Fischer, Christian
    A new concept of an impact actuated micro shift valve is presented. The impacts are transmitted to the interior of the valve through the casing. In order to predict the energy transmitted into the valve, the most important effects are discussed and two elastic multibody models using the Hertzian contact law are introduced and compared to a full finite element simulation. A simpler model with one degree of freedom for an elastic plate as transmission element proves to be too crude. But a more sophisticated model with axisymmetric finite elements for the plate shows good agreement. The simulations are compared to experiments performed with a scaled model for two different cases. The experiments show that so far neglected effects like plastic deformation occur and must be considered in the simulation if accurate predictions are required.
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    Experimental investigations on impact transmission through a plate
    (2013) Fischer, Christian; Eberhard, Peter
    The concept of an impact actuated shift valve is presented. This valve concept can be actuated by different kinds of actuators, such as piezo stack actuators. A simplified model for the investigation of the impact process is created. The model consists of a plate, two spheres and a fluid-filled tank. Experiments are presented with and without fluids and different plates. The results are compared to simulations.