Removal of condensates from wet steam flow in the last stages of steam turbines significantly promotes stage efficiency and prevents erosion of rotors. In this paper, homogeneous spontaneous condensation in transonic ...Removal of condensates from wet steam flow in the last stages of steam turbines significantly promotes stage efficiency and prevents erosion of rotors. In this paper, homogeneous spontaneous condensation in transonic steam flow in the 2-D rotor-tip section of a stage turbine is investigated. Calculated results agree with experimental data reasonably well. On the basis of the above work, a 2-D numerical simulation of wet steam flow in adjacent root sections of a complex steam turbine stage was carried out. Computational results were analyzed and provide insights into effective removal of humidity.展开更多
Wet steam condensing flow in low-pressure steam turbine leads to efficiencylosses and blade erosions. In order to investigate this problem by numerical approach, anEulerian/Eulerian model has been developed, in which ...Wet steam condensing flow in low-pressure steam turbine leads to efficiencylosses and blade erosions. In order to investigate this problem by numerical approach, anEulerian/Eulerian model has been developed, in which the wet steam is regarded as mixture comprisingtwo coupled systems: the vapor phase and the liquid phase. These two systems are both described byconservation equations. High resolution TVD scheme is employed to capture condensing phenomena inwet steam flow. This model has been validated by numerical simulations of condensing flows in 1D and2D nozzles. Compared with experimental data, a good agreement is observed. This Eulerian/Eulerianmodel can be extended to 3D calculation of condensing flow.展开更多
Based on the two-phase wet steam flow with spontaneous condensation,experimental verification and flow analysis on nozzle and 2D cascade are carried out.The 3D Reynolds-Averaged gas-liquid two-phase flow control equat...Based on the two-phase wet steam flow with spontaneous condensation,experimental verification and flow analysis on nozzle and 2D cascade are carried out.The 3D Reynolds-Averaged gas-liquid two-phase flow control equation solver is explored with k ε k p turbulence model.Furthermore,3D flow numerical simulation on the last stage stator of the steam turbine is carried out.The results show that a sudden pressure rise on blade suction surface is mainly caused by the droplet growth in condensation flow.The more backward the condensation position is in cascade passage,the less the sudden pressure rise from condensation is,and the larger the nucleation rate is,the maximum under-cooling and the number of droplets per unit volume are.Interaction of condensation wave and shock wave has imposed greater influence on the parameters of the blade cascade outlet.展开更多
Experimental investigations of non-equilibrium spontaneous condensation in transonic steam flow were carried out in linear blade cascade. The linear cascade consists of the stator blades of the last stage of low press...Experimental investigations of non-equilibrium spontaneous condensation in transonic steam flow were carried out in linear blade cascade. The linear cascade consists of the stator blades of the last stage of low pressure steam turbine. The applied experimental test section is a part of a small scale steam power plant located at Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. The steam parameters at the test section inlet correspond to the real conditions in low pressure part of 200 MWe steam turbine. The losses in the cascade were estimated using measured static pressure and temperature behind the cascade and the total parameters at inlet. The static pressure measurements on the blade surface as well as the Schlieren pictures were used to assess the flow field in linear cascade of steam turbine stator blades.展开更多
A new dual-fluid model considering phase transition and velocity slip was proposed in this paper and the Cunningham correction was used in the droplet resistance calculation. This dual-fluid model was applied to the n...A new dual-fluid model considering phase transition and velocity slip was proposed in this paper and the Cunningham correction was used in the droplet resistance calculation. This dual-fluid model was applied to the numerical simulations of wet steam flow in a 2D LAVAL nozzle and in the White cascade respectively. The results of two simulations demonstrate that the model is reliable. Meanwhile, the spontaneous condensing flow in White cascade was analyzed and it infers that the irreversible loss caused by condensation accounts for the largest share (about 8.78% of inlet total pressure) in total pressure loss while the loss caused by velocity slip takes the smallest share (nearly 0.42%), and another part of total pressure loss caused by pneumatic factors contributes a less share than condensation, i.e. almost 3.95% of inlet total pressure.展开更多
The paper presents CFD results for the transonic flow of dry and moist air through a diffuser and a compressor rotor.In both test geometries,i.e.the Sajben transonic diffuser and the NASA Rotor 37,the air humidity imp...The paper presents CFD results for the transonic flow of dry and moist air through a diffuser and a compressor rotor.In both test geometries,i.e.the Sajben transonic diffuser and the NASA Rotor 37,the air humidity impact on the structure of flows with weak shock waves was examined.The CFD simulations were performed by means of an in-house CFD code,which was the RANS-based modelling approach to compressible flow solutions.It is shown that at high values of relative humidity,above 70%,the modelling of the transonic flow field with weak shock waves by means of the dry air model may produce wrong results.展开更多
文摘Removal of condensates from wet steam flow in the last stages of steam turbines significantly promotes stage efficiency and prevents erosion of rotors. In this paper, homogeneous spontaneous condensation in transonic steam flow in the 2-D rotor-tip section of a stage turbine is investigated. Calculated results agree with experimental data reasonably well. On the basis of the above work, a 2-D numerical simulation of wet steam flow in adjacent root sections of a complex steam turbine stage was carried out. Computational results were analyzed and provide insights into effective removal of humidity.
基金This project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50176035)Doctorate Foundation of Xi'an Jiaotong University,China (No.DFXJU2000-18)
文摘Wet steam condensing flow in low-pressure steam turbine leads to efficiencylosses and blade erosions. In order to investigate this problem by numerical approach, anEulerian/Eulerian model has been developed, in which the wet steam is regarded as mixture comprisingtwo coupled systems: the vapor phase and the liquid phase. These two systems are both described byconservation equations. High resolution TVD scheme is employed to capture condensing phenomena inwet steam flow. This model has been validated by numerical simulations of condensing flows in 1D and2D nozzles. Compared with experimental data, a good agreement is observed. This Eulerian/Eulerianmodel can be extended to 3D calculation of condensing flow.
文摘Based on the two-phase wet steam flow with spontaneous condensation,experimental verification and flow analysis on nozzle and 2D cascade are carried out.The 3D Reynolds-Averaged gas-liquid two-phase flow control equation solver is explored with k ε k p turbulence model.Furthermore,3D flow numerical simulation on the last stage stator of the steam turbine is carried out.The results show that a sudden pressure rise on blade suction surface is mainly caused by the droplet growth in condensation flow.The more backward the condensation position is in cascade passage,the less the sudden pressure rise from condensation is,and the larger the nucleation rate is,the maximum under-cooling and the number of droplets per unit volume are.Interaction of condensation wave and shock wave has imposed greater influence on the parameters of the blade cascade outlet.
基金supported by the National Science Centre funds within the project with nr.2011/03/B/ST8/06425
文摘Experimental investigations of non-equilibrium spontaneous condensation in transonic steam flow were carried out in linear blade cascade. The linear cascade consists of the stator blades of the last stage of low pressure steam turbine. The applied experimental test section is a part of a small scale steam power plant located at Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. The steam parameters at the test section inlet correspond to the real conditions in low pressure part of 200 MWe steam turbine. The losses in the cascade were estimated using measured static pressure and temperature behind the cascade and the total parameters at inlet. The static pressure measurements on the blade surface as well as the Schlieren pictures were used to assess the flow field in linear cascade of steam turbine stator blades.
基金support for this work by the fundamental research funds for the Cen-tral Universities (Grant No. HIT. NSRIF. 201173)
文摘A new dual-fluid model considering phase transition and velocity slip was proposed in this paper and the Cunningham correction was used in the droplet resistance calculation. This dual-fluid model was applied to the numerical simulations of wet steam flow in a 2D LAVAL nozzle and in the White cascade respectively. The results of two simulations demonstrate that the model is reliable. Meanwhile, the spontaneous condensing flow in White cascade was analyzed and it infers that the irreversible loss caused by condensation accounts for the largest share (about 8.78% of inlet total pressure) in total pressure loss while the loss caused by velocity slip takes the smallest share (nearly 0.42%), and another part of total pressure loss caused by pneumatic factors contributes a less share than condensation, i.e. almost 3.95% of inlet total pressure.
基金supported by Statutory Research Funds of the Silesian University of Technology。
文摘The paper presents CFD results for the transonic flow of dry and moist air through a diffuser and a compressor rotor.In both test geometries,i.e.the Sajben transonic diffuser and the NASA Rotor 37,the air humidity impact on the structure of flows with weak shock waves was examined.The CFD simulations were performed by means of an in-house CFD code,which was the RANS-based modelling approach to compressible flow solutions.It is shown that at high values of relative humidity,above 70%,the modelling of the transonic flow field with weak shock waves by means of the dry air model may produce wrong results.
