Physics-based Approximation and Prediction of Speedlines in Compressor Performance Maps

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Main Authors: Akiev, Abdul-Malik, Ergür, Danyal, Schirger, Alexander, Müller, Matthias, Hinterleitner, Alexander, Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas
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Published: 2026
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author Akiev, Abdul-Malik
Ergür, Danyal
Schirger, Alexander
Müller, Matthias
Hinterleitner, Alexander
Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas
author_facet Akiev, Abdul-Malik
Ergür, Danyal
Schirger, Alexander
Müller, Matthias
Hinterleitner, Alexander
Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas
contents Speedlines in compressor performance maps (CPMs) are critical for understanding and predicting compressor behavior under various operating conditions. We investigate a physics-based method for reconstructing compressor performance maps from sparse measurements by fitting each speedline with a superellipse and encoding it as a compact, interpretable vector (surge, choke, curvature, and shape parameters). Building on the formulation of Llamas et al., we develop a robust two-stage fitting pipeline that couples global search with local refinement. The approach is validated on industrial data-sets for different turbocharger types. We discuss prediction quality for inter- and extrapolation, metric sensitivities and outline opportunities for physics-informed constraints, alternative function families, and hybrid physics-ML mappings to improve boundary behavior and, ultimately, enable full CPM reconstruction from limited data.
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spellingShingle Physics-based Approximation and Prediction of Speedlines in Compressor Performance Maps
Akiev, Abdul-Malik
Ergür, Danyal
Schirger, Alexander
Müller, Matthias
Hinterleitner, Alexander
Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas
Numerical Analysis
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Speedlines in compressor performance maps (CPMs) are critical for understanding and predicting compressor behavior under various operating conditions. We investigate a physics-based method for reconstructing compressor performance maps from sparse measurements by fitting each speedline with a superellipse and encoding it as a compact, interpretable vector (surge, choke, curvature, and shape parameters). Building on the formulation of Llamas et al., we develop a robust two-stage fitting pipeline that couples global search with local refinement. The approach is validated on industrial data-sets for different turbocharger types. We discuss prediction quality for inter- and extrapolation, metric sensitivities and outline opportunities for physics-informed constraints, alternative function families, and hybrid physics-ML mappings to improve boundary behavior and, ultimately, enable full CPM reconstruction from limited data.
title Physics-based Approximation and Prediction of Speedlines in Compressor Performance Maps
topic Numerical Analysis
65K99
G.1.6
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11317