Flow and Losses in Regenerative Flow Compressors

Regenerative flow compressors are dynamic machines
capable of producing high heads at very low flow
rates. With comparable tip speed, they can produce
heads equivalent to that of several centrifugal
stages from a single rotor. They have found many
applications for duties requiring high heads at low
flow rates but the compression process is usually
with very low efficiency which is their major drawback.
Even though there are several factors that can be
considered to im ...