The self-priming process of a pump involves a complex gas-liquid two-phase flow.Studying the distribution of gas and water and the evolution of their flow in the pump is of great importance to optimize this process an...The self-priming process of a pump involves a complex gas-liquid two-phase flow.Studying the distribution of gas and water and the evolution of their flow in the pump is of great importance to optimize this process and shorten the pump self-priming time.In the present study,a standard k-εturbulence model and a multiphase flow model have been used to simulate the self-priming pump process considering four different reflux hole areas.A comparison of the distribution of air and water distribution on the axial surface and inside the volume have been carried out for the different considered cases.The pattern formed by the streamlines at different times during the whole self-priming process has also been investigated.The results show that the velocity at the trailing edge of the impeller outlet is the largest.The flow in the pump cavity is.complicated by the formation of vortices.The number,shape and location of the vortices change depending on the considered configuration.展开更多
The size of impeller reflux holes for centrifugal pump has influence on the pressure distribution of front and rear shrouds and rear pump chamber, as well as energy characteristics of whole pump and axial force. Low s...The size of impeller reflux holes for centrifugal pump has influence on the pressure distribution of front and rear shrouds and rear pump chamber, as well as energy characteristics of whole pump and axial force. Low specific-speed centrifugal pump with Q=12.5 m3/h, H=60 m, n=2950 r/min was selected to be designed with eight axial reflux balance holes with 4.5 mm in diameter. The simulated Q-H curve and net positive suction head(NPSH) were in good agreement with experimental results, which illustrated that centrifugal pump with axial reflux balance holes was superior in the cavitation characteristic; however, it showed to little superiority in head and efficiency. The pressure in rear pump chamber at 0.6 times rate flow is 29.36% of pressure difference between outlet and inlet, which reduces to 29.10% at rate flow and 28.33% at 1.4 times rate flow. As the whole, the pressure distribution on front and rear shrouds from simulation results is not a standard parabola, and axial force decreases as flow rate increases. Radical reflux balance holes chosen to be 5.2 mm and 5.9 mm in diameter were further designed with other hydraulic parts unchanged. With structural grids adopted for total flow field, contrast numerical simulation on internal flow characteristics was conducted based on momentum equations and standard turbulence model(κ-ε). It is found that axial force of pump with radical reflux balance holes of5.2 mm and 5.9 mm in diameter is significantly less than that with radical reflux balance holes of 4.5 mm in diameter. Better axial force balance is obtained as the ratio of area of reflux balance holes and area of sealing ring exceeds 6.展开更多
文摘The self-priming process of a pump involves a complex gas-liquid two-phase flow.Studying the distribution of gas and water and the evolution of their flow in the pump is of great importance to optimize this process and shorten the pump self-priming time.In the present study,a standard k-εturbulence model and a multiphase flow model have been used to simulate the self-priming pump process considering four different reflux hole areas.A comparison of the distribution of air and water distribution on the axial surface and inside the volume have been carried out for the different considered cases.The pattern formed by the streamlines at different times during the whole self-priming process has also been investigated.The results show that the velocity at the trailing edge of the impeller outlet is the largest.The flow in the pump cavity is.complicated by the formation of vortices.The number,shape and location of the vortices change depending on the considered configuration.
基金Project(51179075)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(BK20131256)supported by the Natural Science Funds of Jiangsu Province,ChinaProject supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu High Education Institutions,China
文摘The size of impeller reflux holes for centrifugal pump has influence on the pressure distribution of front and rear shrouds and rear pump chamber, as well as energy characteristics of whole pump and axial force. Low specific-speed centrifugal pump with Q=12.5 m3/h, H=60 m, n=2950 r/min was selected to be designed with eight axial reflux balance holes with 4.5 mm in diameter. The simulated Q-H curve and net positive suction head(NPSH) were in good agreement with experimental results, which illustrated that centrifugal pump with axial reflux balance holes was superior in the cavitation characteristic; however, it showed to little superiority in head and efficiency. The pressure in rear pump chamber at 0.6 times rate flow is 29.36% of pressure difference between outlet and inlet, which reduces to 29.10% at rate flow and 28.33% at 1.4 times rate flow. As the whole, the pressure distribution on front and rear shrouds from simulation results is not a standard parabola, and axial force decreases as flow rate increases. Radical reflux balance holes chosen to be 5.2 mm and 5.9 mm in diameter were further designed with other hydraulic parts unchanged. With structural grids adopted for total flow field, contrast numerical simulation on internal flow characteristics was conducted based on momentum equations and standard turbulence model(κ-ε). It is found that axial force of pump with radical reflux balance holes of5.2 mm and 5.9 mm in diameter is significantly less than that with radical reflux balance holes of 4.5 mm in diameter. Better axial force balance is obtained as the ratio of area of reflux balance holes and area of sealing ring exceeds 6.
