THREE-DIMENSIONAL COUPLED IMPELLER-VOLUTE SIMULATION OF FLOW IN CENTRIFUGAL PUMP AND PERFORMANCE PREDICTION

A three-dimensional turbulent flow through an entire centrifugal pump is simulated using k-ε turbulence model modified by rotation and curvature, SIMPLEC method and body-fitted coordinate. The velocity and pressure fields are obtained for the pump under various working conditions, which is used to predict the head and hydraulic efficiency of the pump, and the results correspond well with the measured values. The calculation results indicate that the pressure is higher on the pressure side than that on the suction side of the blade; The relative velocity on the suction side gradually decreases from the impeller inlet to the outlet, while increases on the pressure side, it finally results in the lower relative velocity on the suction side and the higher one on the pressure side at the impeller outlet; The impeller flow field is asymmetric, i.e. the velocity and pressure fields arc totally different among all channels in the impeller; In the volute, the static pressure gradually increases with the flow route, and a large pressure gratitude occurs in the tongue; Secondary flow exists in the rear part of the spiral.

CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AND FLOW ANALYSIS OF CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IMPELLER WITH SUPER-LOW SPECIFIC SPEED

Some commonly used constructions and their design principles of centrifugal pump impeller with super low specific speed are introduced. The internal flow related to pump performance is analysed primarily.

Effects of rotational speeds on the performance of a centrifugal pump with a variable-pitch inducer

The centrifugal pumps usually work at various rotational speeds. The variation in the rotational speeds will affect the internal flow, the external performance, and the anti-cavitation performance of the pump. In order to improve the anti-cavitation performance of the centrifugal pumps, variable-pitch inducers are placed upstream of the impeller. Because the rotational speeds directly affect the flow and the performance of the pump, it is essential to characterize the performance of the pump with a variable-pitch inducer at various rotational speeds. In this paper, the simulations and the experimental tests of a centrifugal pump with a variable-pitch inducer are designed and carried out under various rotational speed conditions. Navier-Stokes equations, coupled with a Reynolds average simulation approach, are used in the simulations. In the experimental tests, the external and anti-cavitation performances of the pump are investigated in a closed system. The following results are obtained from the simulations. Firstly, the velocity in the passage of the inducer rises with the increase of the rotational speed. Secondly, the static pressure escalates on the inducer and the impeller with the increase of the rotational speed. Thirdly, the static pressure distribution on the inducer and the impeller is asymmetric. Fourthly, the anti-cavitation performance of the pump deteriorates with the increase of the rotational speed. Additional results are gathered from an analysis of the experiments. H-Q curves are similar parabolas at various rotational speeds, while η-Q curves are similar parabolas only when n ≤6 000 r/min. The anti-cavitation performance of the pump deteriorates with the increase of the rotational speed. Finally, the simulation results are found to be consistent with the experimental results.

The final limitation of receiver terminal performance with remotely pumped preamplifiers

In this paper, the performance of receiver terminals with remotely pumped preamplifiers (RPPAs) is analyzed by numerical simulation and experiment. Both simulation and experiment show that there is an optimal RPPA location and optimal pump power according to the highest performance. The amplified spontaneous Raman scattering (ASRS) self-oscillation caused by Rayleigh backscattering (RBS) and the lump reflector in transmission line are the final performance limitation.

Viscous Micropump Simulation by Particle/Continuum Methods

A novel viscous micropump consisting of a cylindrical rotor eccentrically placed inside a microchannel is simulated by the two Volume-CAD(V-CAD)framework-based flow solvers,i.e.,the direct simulation Monte Carlo(DSMC)package(named as V-DSMC)and the Navier-Stoke solver(named as V-Flow).V-DSMC is used in the case of the pump applied to gas,while V-Flow is applied to model the pump in the case of liquid working medium.The pumping performance curves under different liquid media with the variation of Reynolds number,as well as under different eccentricity factors are obtained.The performance and the flow filed characteristics are very sensitive to the tangential momentum accommodation coefficient in the case of gas medium.Three recirculations exist in the flow field,and the sizes of recirculation are different at the different operating points in a performance curve.

Systematical Experiment for Optimal Design of Vibrating Flow Pump with Jelly-fish Valve

The fundamental characteristics and the flow mechanism of a Vibrating Flow Pump （VFP） with a jelly-fish valve, which can be applied to a novel artificial heart, were studied theoretically and experimentally. By using water as the working fluid, the measurement methodology for the typical unsteady flow for VFP was developed here. The effects of the frequency, amplitude and inner diameter of the vibrating pipe, and thickness of the silicone rubber sheet of the jelly-fish valve on the basic per- formance of VFP were systematically investigated. A high-speed observation technique and simple theoretical model analysis were also introdueed for further detailed discussion. Quantitative contributions of the individual parameters to the pumping performance were shown through the experiment, which would give us essential knowledge for establishing design criteria of VFE The theoretical model, which agreed with the experiment and the high-speed observation, elucidated the pumping mechanism with respect to the role of inertia of the inner fluid.

Simulation of the flow and thermal breakthrough of a forced external circulation standing column well

The flow and thermal breakthrough phenomenon in a forced external circulation standing column well(FECSCW)directly affects heat transfer efficiency and load-carrying capacity.A numerical model for FECSCW is developed to analyze the migration of the temperature and velocity front under the flow and thermal breakthrough.The results indicated that thermal breakthrough began after simulation running 2.5 min and was completely formed after 12 min.The inlet water,which directly entered the production well without heat exchange with the aquifer,accounted for 12.8%.When the porosity of the backfill material decreased from 0.35 to 0,the coefficient of per-formance(COP)of the heat pump unit increased by 1.6%on average,and the thermal breakthrough strength decreased by an average of 45.3%within 25 min.Where seepage velocity near the well wall was greater than 1×10^(−3) m·s^(−1),faster velocity front migration was observed,while the migration advantage of the temperature front was more prominent outside of this region.Through quantitative analysis of flow and thermal breakthrough,temperature and velocity front migration,and COP change of heat pump unit,theoretical suggestions were pro-vided for the thermal transfer mechanism near the thermal well wall.The extended research in this study can be applied to the design and optimization of forced external circulation standing column well system.