Influence of axial distance on pre-whirl regulation by the inlet guide vanes for a centrifugal pump

The valuation of the hydraulic performance of a centrifugal pump with pre-whirl regulation of the inlet guide vanes was studied experimentally by varying the pre-whirl angle from -60° to 60° with distances between the inlet guide vanes and the impeller inlet of 280 mm, 380 mm and 460 mm. The efficiency-flow curves and the characteristic curves were obtained for the pump for various operation conditions. The experiment results demonstrated that the pre-whirl regulation widened the high efficiency zone and improved the hydraulic performance for off-design conditions with the proper pre-whirl angle. The axial distance between the inlet guide vanes and the impeller inlet influenced the pre-whirl regulation effect of the inlet guide vanes with the best pre-whirl regulation effect obtained for an axial distance of 380 mm. These results showed that an appropriate axial distance between the inlet guide vanes and the impeller inlet can improve the fluid flow at the impeller entrance with pre-whirl regulation for centrifugal pumps.

静动间距对前置导叶轴流式推进器水力性能影响的试验分析

根据前置导叶轴流式推进器的结构与性能特点,改进水力性能试验方法,重新设计相关试验设备,准确得到多种静动间距下的水力性能曲线,验证数值计算结果,初步掌握静动间距对前置导叶轴流式推进器水力性能的影响规律。

动静叶间距对气液固混输叶片泵性能及流动特性的影响分析

混输叶片泵是多相混输过程中的关键设备,其综合性能的提高对系统的输运能力至关重要。为揭示动静叶间距对混输叶片泵气液固三相流动特性的影响,基于Euler多流体模型,对某气液固混输叶片泵动静叶间距分别为8、10、12、14、16 mm时的内部流体流动进行了数值模拟。结果表明,当动静叶间距由8 mm增加到16 mm,混输叶片泵的扬程和效率分别下降了0.47 m和1.38%,且下降趋势可分为骤降区Ⅰ、缓变区和骤降区Ⅱ。不同动静叶间距下,气液固混输叶片泵内压强、固体体积分数、气体体积分数等分布规律相似,但随着动静叶间距增加,气液固混输叶片泵叶轮和导叶进出口压强差降低,气体和固体的聚集程度增大,且液体撞击导叶叶片压力面最剧烈的位置逐渐前移,导叶内涡量增强,涡结构更加明显,从而导致混输叶片泵输运性能降低。研究成果可为气液固混输叶片泵设计过程中动静叶间距的选取提供参考。