The labyrinth seal in turbomachinery is a key element that restricts leakage flow among rotor-stator clearances from high-pressure regions to low-pressure regions. The fluid-induced forces on the rotor from seals duri...The labyrinth seal in turbomachinery is a key element that restricts leakage flow among rotor-stator clearances from high-pressure regions to low-pressure regions. The fluid-induced forces on the rotor from seals during machine operation must be accurately quantified to predict their dynamic behavior effectively. To understand the fluid-induced force characteristics of the labyrinth seal more fully, the effects of four types of pre-swirls on the leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of a rotary straight-through labyrinth gas seal (RSTLGS) were numerically investigated using the proposed steady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method based on the three-dimensional models of the RSTLGS. The leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of the RSTLGS for six axial pre-swirl velocities, four radial preswirl angles, four circumferential positive pre-swirl angles, and four circumferential negative pre-swirl angles were computed under the same geometrical parameters and operational conditions. Mesh analysis ensures the accuracy of the present steady CFD method. The numerical results show that the four types of pre-swirls influence the leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of the RSTLGS. The axial pre-swirl velocity remarkably inhibits the fluid-induced force, and the circumferential positive pre-swirl angle and circumferential negative pre-swirl angle remarkably promote the fluid-induced force. The effects of the radial pre-swirl angle on the fluid-induced force are complicated, and the pressure forces and viscous forces show the maximum or minimum values at a specific radial pre-swirl angle. The pre-swirl has a negligible impact on the leakage. The four types of pre-swirls affect the leakage, flow field, and fluidinduced force of the RSTLGS to varying degrees. The pre-swirl is the influence factor affecting the leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of the RSTLGS. The conclusions will help to understand the fluid-induced force of labyrinth seals more fully, by providing helpful suggestions for engineering practices and a theoretical basis to analyze the fluid–structure interaction of the seal-rotor system in future research.展开更多
The effects of the rotational speed on the fluid-induced force characteristics of a straight-through labyrinth gas seal( STLGS) are numerically investigated using the steady computational fluid dynamics( CFD) method b...The effects of the rotational speed on the fluid-induced force characteristics of a straight-through labyrinth gas seal( STLGS) are numerically investigated using the steady computational fluid dynamics( CFD) method based on a three-dimensional model of the STLGS. The fluid-induced force characteristics of the STLGS for five rotational speeds at a pressure drop of △P = 5000 Pa with and without eccentricity are computed. The grid density analysis ensures the accuracy of the present steady-CFD method. The effect and sensitivity analysis show that the changes in rotational speed affect the pressure forces,viscous forces and total pressure distributions on the rotor surface,velocity streamlines,leakage flow rates,and maximum flow velocities. The results indicate that the rotational speed inhibits the pressure forces,leakage flow rates and maximum flow velocities and promotes the viscous forces and total pressure on the rotor surface.展开更多
Recent studies on staggered labyrinth seals have focused on the effects of different parameters,such as the pressure ratio and rotational speed on the leakage flow rate.However,few investigations pay sufficient attent...Recent studies on staggered labyrinth seals have focused on the effects of different parameters,such as the pressure ratio and rotational speed on the leakage flow rate.However,few investigations pay sufficient attention to flow details and the sealing mechanism,which would be of practical importance in designing seals having higher performance.This paper establishes a theoretical model to study the seal mechanism,thus revealing that leakage is determined by the pressure ratio and geometric structure.Numerical simulation is implemented to illustrate details of the flow field within the seal structure.Viscous dissipation is used to quantitatively investigate the contribution that each location makes to the seal performance,revealing that orifices and stagnation points are the most important positions in the seal structure,generating the most dissipation.The orifice is carefully studied by using the theoretical model.Experiments for different pressure ratios are conducted and the results match well with those of the theoretical model and numerical simulation,verifying the theoretical model and analysis of the seal mechanism.Three new designs,based on a good understanding of the seal mechanism,are presented,with one reducing leakage by 24.5%.展开更多
For a radial inflow turbine(RIT),leakage flow in impeller backface cavity has critical impacts on aerodynamic performance of the RIT and axial force acting on the RIT impeller.In order to control this leakage flow,dif...For a radial inflow turbine(RIT),leakage flow in impeller backface cavity has critical impacts on aerodynamic performance of the RIT and axial force acting on the RIT impeller.In order to control this leakage flow,different types of labyrinth seals are numerically studied in this paper based on a supercritical carbon dioxide(S-CO_(2))RIT.The effects of seal clearance and cavity outlet pressure are first analyzed,and the impacts of seal design parameters,including height,number and shape of seal teeth,are evaluated.Results indicate that adding labyrinth seal can improve cavity pressure and hence adequately inhibits leakage flow.Decreasing the seal clearance and increasing the height of seal teeth are beneficial to improve sealing performance,and the same effect can be obtained by increasing the number of seal teeth.Meanwhile,employing seals can reduce leakage loss and improve RIT efficiency under a specific range of cavity outlet pressure.Finally,the influences of seal types on the flow field in seal cavity are numerically analyzed,and results demonstrate that isosceles trapezoidal type of seal cavity has better sealing performance than triangular,rectangular and right-angled trapezoidal seal cavities.展开更多
Labyrinth seal can cause steam-exciting, the structural and operating parameters of labyrinth seal have effect on stability of rotor-system. For investigating the coupling influences of the structure and operating par...Labyrinth seal can cause steam-exciting, the structural and operating parameters of labyrinth seal have effect on stability of rotor-system. For investigating the coupling influences of the structure and operating parameters of labyrinth seals on dynamic coefficients, a model of calculating dynamic coefficients of labyrinth seals is presented using a two control volume model. The coupling influences of parameters on cross-coupled stiffness and direct damping of labyrinth seal are discussed. In the conclusion, a reference of preventing steam-exciting vibration and optimum determination of design parameters of labyrinth seals are provided.展开更多
The influence of labyrinth seal structure parameters and their interaction on the characteristics of leakage amount are numerically investigated by conducting a quadratic regression orthogonal experiment. To determine...The influence of labyrinth seal structure parameters and their interaction on the characteristics of leakage amount are numerically investigated by conducting a quadratic regression orthogonal experiment. To determine the optimal structure parameters of the steam seal for minimizing the leakage amount, a reliable regression equation that does not lack of fit is established. The flow characteristics of the fluid in the labyrinth seal are analyzed in detail. Results show that the leakage amount is greatly influenced by seal cavity depth, convex platform height, seal tooth thickness, and tooth tip clearance, with the tip clearance having the most significant effect. The interaction among the four items exerts a certain impact on the leakage amount. The proposed regression equation exhibits a good significance and does not lack of fit. After optimization, the labyrinth seal demonstrates increased entropy and energy dissipation at the tip of the seal tooth, as well as decreased speed and inertia effect in the cavity, suggesting that the resistance leakage performance of the optimized labyrinth seal is improved.展开更多
An accurate seal forces model is the foundation to analyze the rotor-seal systems. In this paper, the Navier-Stokes equation and energy equation are solved to simulate the interior flow field in the labyrinth seal gap...An accurate seal forces model is the foundation to analyze the rotor-seal systems. In this paper, the Navier-Stokes equation and energy equation are solved to simulate the interior flow field in the labyrinth seal gap. The leakage rate is compared with the experimental results in the literatures. The maximum error is 4%, which proves that the method of employing CFD to simulate the interior flow field of labyrinth seal gap is reliable. Based on this, the interior flow field and fluid exciting force of stage teeth labyrinth seal are studied. By coupling with the Muszynska model, the method of defining the experience loss parameters in Muszynska model is proposed. The results indicate that the experience parameters obtained by the proposed method can depict the nonlinear exciting force of labyrinth seal better.展开更多
One of the important problems to be tackled in turbo machines is the leakage dynamics characteristics of labyrinth seals. In this paper we analyzed the effect of labyrinth seal structure and the change in fluid flow p...One of the important problems to be tackled in turbo machines is the leakage dynamics characteristics of labyrinth seals. In this paper we analyzed the effect of labyrinth seal structure and the change in fluid flow pressure on the leakage characteristics of seal. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for 3D labyrinth seal was built which provides a basis for reducing steam flow excitation. The streamline pattern and the pressure drop characteristics for leakage of steam through a labyrinth seal was investigated. Simulations of internal flow and leakage characteristics had been performed by CFD software and Black-Child model. The results showed that the amount of leakage is directly proportional to the tooth gap and inlet pressure and inversely proportional to the cavity depth and outlet pressure. The proposed CFD model provides a feasible method to predict the leakage characteristics of labyrinth seal in response to the structure of seal and the change in inlet-outlet pressures.展开更多
梳齿密封因其结构简单、方便维修及使用寿命长等特点被广泛应用于各类透平机械,反旋流装置可通过影响密封腔室内周向流动,减弱螺旋形效应引起的气流激振问题,提高密封系统稳定性。建立反旋流梳齿密封三维数值模型,计算分析不同结构参数...梳齿密封因其结构简单、方便维修及使用寿命长等特点被广泛应用于各类透平机械,反旋流装置可通过影响密封腔室内周向流动,减弱螺旋形效应引起的气流激振问题,提高密封系统稳定性。建立反旋流梳齿密封三维数值模型,计算分析不同结构参数下反旋流喷嘴对密封动力学特性影响。结果表明:反旋流喷嘴倾斜角度越小,系统阻尼越大、稳定性越高,当倾斜角度为30°时,有效阻尼为垂直角度入射时的4倍;反旋流喷嘴形状对密封动力特性及流动特性影响较小,2种喷嘴孔型交叉刚度均为负值且低频下二者交叉刚度差值约为5 k N/m、高频下约为1~2 k N/m;喷嘴数目越多,越能够抑制转子周向流动,利于系统稳定。展开更多
基金Supported by National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program,Grant No.2012CB026006)
文摘The labyrinth seal in turbomachinery is a key element that restricts leakage flow among rotor-stator clearances from high-pressure regions to low-pressure regions. The fluid-induced forces on the rotor from seals during machine operation must be accurately quantified to predict their dynamic behavior effectively. To understand the fluid-induced force characteristics of the labyrinth seal more fully, the effects of four types of pre-swirls on the leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of a rotary straight-through labyrinth gas seal (RSTLGS) were numerically investigated using the proposed steady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method based on the three-dimensional models of the RSTLGS. The leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of the RSTLGS for six axial pre-swirl velocities, four radial preswirl angles, four circumferential positive pre-swirl angles, and four circumferential negative pre-swirl angles were computed under the same geometrical parameters and operational conditions. Mesh analysis ensures the accuracy of the present steady CFD method. The numerical results show that the four types of pre-swirls influence the leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of the RSTLGS. The axial pre-swirl velocity remarkably inhibits the fluid-induced force, and the circumferential positive pre-swirl angle and circumferential negative pre-swirl angle remarkably promote the fluid-induced force. The effects of the radial pre-swirl angle on the fluid-induced force are complicated, and the pressure forces and viscous forces show the maximum or minimum values at a specific radial pre-swirl angle. The pre-swirl has a negligible impact on the leakage. The four types of pre-swirls affect the leakage, flow field, and fluidinduced force of the RSTLGS to varying degrees. The pre-swirl is the influence factor affecting the leakage, flow field, and fluid-induced force of the RSTLGS. The conclusions will help to understand the fluid-induced force of labyrinth seals more fully, by providing helpful suggestions for engineering practices and a theoretical basis to analyze the fluid–structure interaction of the seal-rotor system in future research.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Development Program of China(No.2012CB026006)
文摘The effects of the rotational speed on the fluid-induced force characteristics of a straight-through labyrinth gas seal( STLGS) are numerically investigated using the steady computational fluid dynamics( CFD) method based on a three-dimensional model of the STLGS. The fluid-induced force characteristics of the STLGS for five rotational speeds at a pressure drop of △P = 5000 Pa with and without eccentricity are computed. The grid density analysis ensures the accuracy of the present steady-CFD method. The effect and sensitivity analysis show that the changes in rotational speed affect the pressure forces,viscous forces and total pressure distributions on the rotor surface,velocity streamlines,leakage flow rates,and maximum flow velocities. The results indicate that the rotational speed inhibits the pressure forces,leakage flow rates and maximum flow velocities and promotes the viscous forces and total pressure on the rotor surface.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51136003)the support provided by Doctor HUANG Weifeng,Doctor LI Yongjian,and Professor WANG Yuming at Department,of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University,China,in establishing the test rig for the labyrinth seal
文摘Recent studies on staggered labyrinth seals have focused on the effects of different parameters,such as the pressure ratio and rotational speed on the leakage flow rate.However,few investigations pay sufficient attention to flow details and the sealing mechanism,which would be of practical importance in designing seals having higher performance.This paper establishes a theoretical model to study the seal mechanism,thus revealing that leakage is determined by the pressure ratio and geometric structure.Numerical simulation is implemented to illustrate details of the flow field within the seal structure.Viscous dissipation is used to quantitatively investigate the contribution that each location makes to the seal performance,revealing that orifices and stagnation points are the most important positions in the seal structure,generating the most dissipation.The orifice is carefully studied by using the theoretical model.Experiments for different pressure ratios are conducted and the results match well with those of the theoretical model and numerical simulation,verifying the theoretical model and analysis of the seal mechanism.Three new designs,based on a good understanding of the seal mechanism,are presented,with one reducing leakage by 24.5%.
基金founded by the National Key R&D Program of China(Contract No.2016YFB060010)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51606026 and 51876021)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘For a radial inflow turbine(RIT),leakage flow in impeller backface cavity has critical impacts on aerodynamic performance of the RIT and axial force acting on the RIT impeller.In order to control this leakage flow,different types of labyrinth seals are numerically studied in this paper based on a supercritical carbon dioxide(S-CO_(2))RIT.The effects of seal clearance and cavity outlet pressure are first analyzed,and the impacts of seal design parameters,including height,number and shape of seal teeth,are evaluated.Results indicate that adding labyrinth seal can improve cavity pressure and hence adequately inhibits leakage flow.Decreasing the seal clearance and increasing the height of seal teeth are beneficial to improve sealing performance,and the same effect can be obtained by increasing the number of seal teeth.Meanwhile,employing seals can reduce leakage loss and improve RIT efficiency under a specific range of cavity outlet pressure.Finally,the influences of seal types on the flow field in seal cavity are numerically analyzed,and results demonstrate that isosceles trapezoidal type of seal cavity has better sealing performance than triangular,rectangular and right-angled trapezoidal seal cavities.
基金This project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(59990472). Manuscript received on November 30, 1999 r
文摘Labyrinth seal can cause steam-exciting, the structural and operating parameters of labyrinth seal have effect on stability of rotor-system. For investigating the coupling influences of the structure and operating parameters of labyrinth seals on dynamic coefficients, a model of calculating dynamic coefficients of labyrinth seals is presented using a two control volume model. The coupling influences of parameters on cross-coupled stiffness and direct damping of labyrinth seal are discussed. In the conclusion, a reference of preventing steam-exciting vibration and optimum determination of design parameters of labyrinth seals are provided.
文摘The influence of labyrinth seal structure parameters and their interaction on the characteristics of leakage amount are numerically investigated by conducting a quadratic regression orthogonal experiment. To determine the optimal structure parameters of the steam seal for minimizing the leakage amount, a reliable regression equation that does not lack of fit is established. The flow characteristics of the fluid in the labyrinth seal are analyzed in detail. Results show that the leakage amount is greatly influenced by seal cavity depth, convex platform height, seal tooth thickness, and tooth tip clearance, with the tip clearance having the most significant effect. The interaction among the four items exerts a certain impact on the leakage amount. The proposed regression equation exhibits a good significance and does not lack of fit. After optimization, the labyrinth seal demonstrates increased entropy and energy dissipation at the tip of the seal tooth, as well as decreased speed and inertia effect in the cavity, suggesting that the resistance leakage performance of the optimized labyrinth seal is improved.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10632040)
文摘An accurate seal forces model is the foundation to analyze the rotor-seal systems. In this paper, the Navier-Stokes equation and energy equation are solved to simulate the interior flow field in the labyrinth seal gap. The leakage rate is compared with the experimental results in the literatures. The maximum error is 4%, which proves that the method of employing CFD to simulate the interior flow field of labyrinth seal gap is reliable. Based on this, the interior flow field and fluid exciting force of stage teeth labyrinth seal are studied. By coupling with the Muszynska model, the method of defining the experience loss parameters in Muszynska model is proposed. The results indicate that the experience parameters obtained by the proposed method can depict the nonlinear exciting force of labyrinth seal better.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10872054,10872055 and 50903082)
文摘One of the important problems to be tackled in turbo machines is the leakage dynamics characteristics of labyrinth seals. In this paper we analyzed the effect of labyrinth seal structure and the change in fluid flow pressure on the leakage characteristics of seal. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for 3D labyrinth seal was built which provides a basis for reducing steam flow excitation. The streamline pattern and the pressure drop characteristics for leakage of steam through a labyrinth seal was investigated. Simulations of internal flow and leakage characteristics had been performed by CFD software and Black-Child model. The results showed that the amount of leakage is directly proportional to the tooth gap and inlet pressure and inversely proportional to the cavity depth and outlet pressure. The proposed CFD model provides a feasible method to predict the leakage characteristics of labyrinth seal in response to the structure of seal and the change in inlet-outlet pressures.
文摘梳齿密封因其结构简单、方便维修及使用寿命长等特点被广泛应用于各类透平机械,反旋流装置可通过影响密封腔室内周向流动,减弱螺旋形效应引起的气流激振问题,提高密封系统稳定性。建立反旋流梳齿密封三维数值模型,计算分析不同结构参数下反旋流喷嘴对密封动力学特性影响。结果表明:反旋流喷嘴倾斜角度越小,系统阻尼越大、稳定性越高,当倾斜角度为30°时,有效阻尼为垂直角度入射时的4倍;反旋流喷嘴形状对密封动力特性及流动特性影响较小,2种喷嘴孔型交叉刚度均为负值且低频下二者交叉刚度差值约为5 k N/m、高频下约为1~2 k N/m;喷嘴数目越多,越能够抑制转子周向流动,利于系统稳定。