Numerical simulation and analysis of solid-liquid two-phase threedimensional unsteady flow in centrifugal slurry pump

Based on RNG k-ε turbulence model and sliding grid technique, solid-liquid two-phase three-dimensional(3-D) unsteady turbulence of full passage in slurry pump was simulated by means of Fluent software. The effects of unsteady flow characteristics on solid-liquid two-phase flow and pump performance were researched under design condition. The results show that clocking effect has a significant influence on the flow in pump, and the fluctuation of flow velocity and pressure is obvious, particularly near the volute tongue, at the position of small sections of volute and within diffuser. Clocking effect has a more influence on liquid-phase than on solid-phase, and the wake-jet structure of relative velocity of solid-phase is less obvious than liquid-phase near the volute tongue and the impeller passage outlet. The fluctuation of relative velocity of solid-phase flow is 7.6% smaller than liquid-phase flow at the impeller outlet on circular path. Head and radial forces of the impeller are 8.1% and 85.7% of fluctuation, respectively. The results provide a theoretical basis for further research for turbulence, improving efficient, reducing the hydraulic losses and wear. Finally, field tests were carried out to verify the operation and wear of slurry pump.

Computational Analysis of Centrifugal Pump Delivering Solid-liquid Two-phase Flow during Startup Period

The transient behavior of centrifugal pumps during transient operating periods, such as startup and stopping, has drawn more and more attention recently because of urgent needs in engineering. Up to now, almost all the existing studies on this behavior are limited to using water as working fluid. The study on the transient behavior related to solid-liquid two-phase flow has not been seen yet. In order to explore the transient characteristics of a high specific-speed centrifugal pump during startup period delivering the pure water and solid-liquid two-phase flow, the transient flows inside the pump are numerically simulated using the dynamic mesh method. The variable rotational speed and flow rate with time obtained from experiment are best fitted as the function of time, and are written into computational fluid dynamics （CFD） code-FLUENT by using a user defined function. The predicted heads are compared with experimental results when pumping pure water. The results show that the difference in the transient performance during startup period is very obvious between water and solid-liquid two-phase flow during the later stage of startup process. Moreover, the time for the solid-liquid two-phase flow to achieve a stable condition is longer than that for water. The solid-liquid two-phase flow results in a higher impeller shaft power, a larger dynamic reaction force, a more violent fluctuation in pressure and a reduced stable pressure rise comparing with water. The research may be useful to tmderstanding on the transient behavior of a centrifugal pump under a solid-liquid two-phase flow during startup period.

Influence on the Solid−Liquid Two-Phase Flow from Cross-Section Area of Slurry Pumps for Deep-Sea Mining

To explore the mechanism of solid-liquid two-phase flow in deep-sea mining pumps,this paper investigates the influences of the impeller cross-section area on the multi-phase flow in the slurry pump.Experimental and numerical results are presented for two-phase flow in four impellers with different cross-section areas.They show that the degree of vortex strength and the passing capacity of particles increase as the cross-section area of the impeller.In addition,the correlations between the two-phase flow and cross-section area have been revealed by a mathematical model taking the force of the flow field into account.The simulation results confirm the theoretical analysis,while the experimental pump performances validate the numerical calculation.The influence of the cross-section area on two-phase flow and pump performance could provide theoretical support for the design of high-performance deep-sea mining slurry pumps.

Effects of Particle Concentration on the Dynamics of a Single-Channel Sewage Pump under Low-Flow-Rate Conditions

Single-channel sewage pumps are generally used to transport solid-liquid two-phase media consisting of a fluid and solid particles due to the good non-clogging property of such devices.However,the non-axisymmetric structure of the impeller of this type of pumps generally induces flow asymmetry,oscillatory outflow during operations,and hydraulic imbalance.In severe cases,these effects can jeopardize the safety and stability of the overall pump.In the present study,such a problem is investigated in the framework of a Mixture multiphase flow method coupled with a RNG turbulence model used to determine the structure of the flow field and the related motion of transported particles.It is shown that under different inlet particle concentrations,the flow field in the pump exhibits periodic variations of the pressure.The volume fraction of solid particles at the trailing edge of the suction surface of the blade is the largest,and solid particles tend to be concentrated at the outer edge of the pump body.With a rise in import particle content,the pressure and volume fraction of particles in the sewage pump also increase;for a fixed inlet particle concentration,the pressure pulsation amplitude increases with an increase in the flow rate.In addition,under small flow conditions,as the inlet particle concentration increases,the flow field leaving the sewage pump diaphragm near the outlet of the volute becomes more turbulent,and even a secondary back-flow vortex appears.

Numerical Simulation and Experiment Analyses for the Gas-liquid Two-phase Vortex Pump

Based on the gas-liquid two-phase mixture transportation test, the k-c-A; turbulence model was applied to simulate the two-phase turbulent flow in a vortex pump. By comparing the simulation and experiment results, inner flow features were revealed. The bubbles in the channel distribute mainly at the pressure side of the blades, and the aggregation degree of the bubbles is enhanced with an increase in inlet gas volume fraction. Experimental results indicate that the influence of the gas phase on vortex pump performance is small when the gas volume fraction is less than 10%. When the gas volume fraction contiuuously increases to 15%, the characteristic curves abruptly drop due to the gas blocking phenomenon.

Theoretical analysis of effect of solid phase on cavitation performance of deep-sea mining pump

In view of the present situation of low cavitation performance of deep-sea mining slurry pump, the effect of solid phase on the cavitation performance of deep-sea mining pump is analyzed theoretically. The relationship between gas and liquid phases are established by cavitation nucleon theory and mass energy equation as well as solid phase and liquid phase, and then we explored the relationship between gas phase and solid phase. The results show that the critical bubble radius and solid-phase concentration flow rate during the cavitation can be related to the liquid pressure. Eq.(19) show that the larger the solid particle concentration and the solid phase flow, the earlier the cavitation will occur, and pump anti-cavitation performance will decline.

旋流泵中颗粒运动方程的探讨

实验发现旋流泵叶轮在无叶腔的位置对泵特性影响较大,为了确定旋流泵中叶轮的最佳安放位置,分析颗粒在泵中的运动轨迹是必要的.将两相流运动受力分析的知识运用到常见的颗粒在旋流泵受力分析中,并将旋流泵中具体颗粒的大小、密度等数据代入到各个受力的表达式中进行量级比较,在忽略小量的前提下推导出颗粒的运动方程.提出对颗粒通过位移与时间的关系将其时间差分转换为空间差分和流体采用耦合求解的数值方法,从而为最终数值求解大颗粒在旋流泵中的运动轨迹建立合适的数学模型.

旋流泵固液两相流输送特性试验

为探索旋流泵输送固液两相流特性,通过分析将泵内部阻力能耗分为机械和流动损失两部分,阐明机械效率ηm和流动效率ηf经验计算公式。介绍了32WB8—12型旋流泵水力设计结构参数。制定了粮食作物两相流输送试验方案,并在样机上完成输送清水及菜籽、小麦和黄豆两相流外特性试验,得出泵流量-扬程(qv—H)、流量-轴功率(qv—P)、流量-效率(qv—η)和流量-汽蚀余量(qv—NPSHc)性能曲线变化规律。试验结果表明:输送球状菜籽泵效率高于清水和另外两种介质;输送两相流介质抗汽蚀性能低于清水;颗粒浓度不变时,泵的扬程和效率随粒径的增加均有所降低;输送菜籽球体规则形状颗粒介质泵效率高于输送不规则形状颗粒两相流;从颗粒与液流之间直线和旋转相对滑移运动的相对性原理入手,综合考虑介质粒径大小和形状及所受惯性力、摩擦力和浮力对流场影响的特点,解释了外特性与内部流动之间定性的因果关系;证明旋流泵内部两相流动符合畸变速度原理。该研究可为建立旋流泵内部液固两相流动模型提供参考。

固相浓度对旋流泵内循环流动结构的影响

为研究固相体积分数对旋流泵内部循环流结构的影响,以150WX-200-20型旋流泵为研究对象,基于流体动力学理论,采用Eulerian双流体模型,以体积分数为10%~35%的固相与清水的6种混合流体为介质进行数值模拟.对比分析旋流泵内流场的流线变化规律,研究不同固相体积分数时,在泵内以轴为中心阵列的4个1/4截面上涡结构的涡核位置及形状变化规律.结果表明,固液两相流时,在叶轮旋转作用下旋流泵内形成一组主循环流Ⅰ和一组次循环流Ⅱ,主循环流传递至进口处的流体形成另一组次循环流Ⅲ,固相的介入会减弱旋涡的强度并抑制循环流Ⅱ截面涡结构面积的扩展,提出了一种旋流泵流动模型;固相体积分数增大时,主循环流在无叶腔内变化范围随流量的增大缩小,在无叶腔内,涡核效率均随流量增大而增大,而当涡核进入叶轮域被破坏后,泵效率降低.在高效点1.2Qd,固相体积分数越大,涡核与轴线距离越小;在无叶腔内,表征截面上涡结构的形状系数e的值在高效点1.2Qd处均较大,涡结构的形状均较扁.

旋流泵内部固液两相流动的CFD模拟分析

基于雷诺平均N-S方程,对旋流泵金属蜗壳叶轮在清水和固液两相流动时的内部流场进行三维CFD数值模拟。采用Pro/E三维造型软件进行几何造型,应用Fluent软件,选用雷诺平均N-S方程,输送清水介质使用标准k-ε紊流模型,输送含有固体颗粒的两相介质采用k-ε-Ap模型,结合SI MPLE算法,采用笛卡尔坐标,混合四面体非结构网格,对其内部流场进行了三维CFD数值模拟。对固体颗粒直径发生变化时的固液相速度分布情况进行详细分析。结果表明,它们的速度分布和实际情况基本吻合。

基于CFD-DEM的旋流式固液两相流泵数值模拟与试验研究

【目的】探究旋流式固液两相流泵内流动特征。【方法】基于CFD-DEM(Computational Fluid Dynamics-Discrete Element Method)耦合模型,选用油菜籽颗粒,在不同流量工况和颗粒体积分数下对旋流泵固液两相流场进行数值模拟和试验研究,研究旋流式固液两相流泵的内部流动规律及颗粒分布特征。【结果】小流量工况下循环流漩涡特征较明显,进口旋转回流长度较长,对进口来流扰动较大,随着流量增大,循环流影响范围减小;泵内颗粒受到贯通流和循环流的共同作用。管壁中心颗粒受贯通流的影响较大,颗粒穿过无叶腔直接进入叶轮,而靠近管壁的颗粒受循环流的影响较大;叶轮内沿着轴向3个截面处颗粒分布有着较为明显的差异,从叶轮前端面到后盖板,颗粒数量逐渐增多;蜗室内存在一对旋转方向相反的漩涡,在第Ⅴ断面之后前侧涡束逐渐消散,后侧涡束一直旋转至第Ⅷ断面处;在贯通流和循环流的作用下,油菜籽颗粒被旋转回流沿着管壁面带入到进口区域。【结论】循环流的存在导致旋流泵效率较低,但在输送颗粒时循环流起到较大的作用,使得泵输送性能较强;模型泵数值模拟与试验结果基本一致,验证了模拟的可靠性。

旋流泵菜籽-水两相流浓度特性实验与流场数值模拟

为探索旋流泵固液两相流内部流场及变浓度输送特性,分析了旋流泵固液两相流动基本原理及其特点。在32WB8-12型样机上完成输送清水及菜籽体积分数CV分别为6%、10%的外特性实验,得出泵流量-扬程、流量-轴功率、流量-效率和流量-临界汽蚀余量性能曲线。采用Mixture多相流模型及RNG k-ε湍流模型,对旋流泵在清水最优工况流量qv=9. 31 m^3/h下输送菜籽固液两相流流场进行了数值模拟,求解采用SIMPLE算法,得到3个轴面静压、速度矢量和固粒体积分数分布图。通过对比分析,数值模拟准确性得到了验证。综合分析了泵外特性变化与内部流场之间的定性因果关系,并提出了两相流泵优化设计改进措施。