基于F-K滑移流模型的柱面微槽气浮密封浮升能力分析

Floating performance of cylindrical microgroove gas floating seal based on F-K slip flow model

由于气浮密封薄膜引发的滑移流现象频发,本文针对一种新型柱面螺旋槽气浮密封,基于线性化Boltzmann方程(F-K模型),引入流量因子,建立稀薄气体润滑的F-K滑移流模型。采用高精度八点差分法和Newton-Raphson迭代法求解气膜压力,解决了表面槽-台阶跃、径向偏心与极薄气膜三者耦合下对求解发散和计算精度的影响。将计算结果与现有研究对比,并考察了气体滑移流效应与运行参数的内在关联,研究结果验证了新型柱面螺旋槽气浮密封在高速、低压、小膜厚和大偏心下具有较为明显的滑移流效应;此外,虽然槽深、槽数和槽长的增加提高了气膜浮力,但是增强了槽内滑移流动的响应。研究结果为拓宽动压密封应用范围提供理论了基础。

Due to the frequent occurrence of slip flow caused by ultra-thin gas film and high-altitude rarefied gas in air-space field,a new type of cylindrical spiral groove air floating seal is designed in this paper.Based on the micro-scale characteristic size of the seal and the mechanism of airflow lubrication,the modified Reynolds equation of rarefied gas lubrication is established by simultaneously linearizing Boltzmann equation(F-K model)and introducing flow factor.The high-precision eight-point difference method and Newton-Raphson iterative method are used to solve the gas film pressure,and the F-K slip flow model is constructed,which solves the influence of the coupling of surface groove-step jump,radial eccentricity and ultra-thin gas film on the solution divergence and calculation accuracy.Then,the calculated results are compared with the existing studies,and the internal relationship between gas slip flow effect and operation parameters is investigated.The results show that the new cylindrical spiral groove air floating seal has obvious slip flow effect at high speed,low pressure,small film thickness and large eccentricity.At the same time,the dynamic pressure effect of cylindrical spiral groove air floating seal is caused by the dynamic pressure wedge caused by groove blocking effect and groove-step change,and the convergence wedge caused by eccentricity.On the other hand,the increase of groove depth,groove number and groove length increases the buoyancy of gas film but enhances the response of slip flow in the groove.The research results provide a theoretical basis for broadening the application range of dynamic seal.