TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL . . . . . i
CERTIFICATION OF ORIGINALITY . . . . . ii
ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . iv
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study . . . . . . 1
1.2 Problem Statement . . . . . . 2
1.3 Objectives & Scope of Study . . . . . 2
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Centrifugal Compressor . . . . . 4
2.2 Impeller . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Finite Element Analysis . . . . . 10
2.3.1 Pre-Processing . . . . . . 11
2.3.2 Post-Processing . . . . . . 14
2.4 Static Stress Analysis . . . . . . 14
2.5 CAD Modeling . . . . . . 15
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 3.1 Project Flow . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Impeller Modelling . . . . . . 19
3.3 Finite Element Analysis . . . . . 20
3.3.1 Meshing . . . . . . . 21
3.3.2 Boundary Condition . . . . . 24
CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND RESULTS
4.1 Stress Distribution . . . . . . 25
4.2 Stress Concentration . . . . . . 26
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 5.1 Conclusion . . . . . . . 28
5.2 Recommendation . . . . . . 28
REFERENCES . . . . . . . . 29
LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . 30
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . 31
