Unsteady numerical simulation for gas–liquid two-phase flow in self-priming process of centrifugal pump

2014 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 694-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Huang ◽  
Xianghui Su ◽  
Jing Guo ◽  
Le Yue
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Priming Process ◽  
Unsteady Numerical Simulation

scholarly journals Wear Characteristics of Dense Fine Particles Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Fluid Centrifugal Pump with Open Impellers

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yanping Wang ◽  
Chuanfeng Han ◽  
Ye Zhou ◽  
Zhe Lin ◽  
Jianfeng Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Volume Concentration ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Particle Volume ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Wear Characteristics

The demand for a centrifugal pump with open impellers for conveying dense fine particles in solid-liquid two-phase flow has increased significantly in actual engineering. The wear of dense fine particles on the centrifugal pump is also exceedingly prominent, which affects the engineering efficiency and economic benefits. The two-phase flow in the open centrifugal pump is three-dimensional and unsteady; the movement of high-volume concentration particles in the centrifugal pump and its mutual influence on the two-phase flow, which results in the calculation of wear, are very intricate. To study the wear characteristics of the centrifugal pump with open impeller with high-volume concentration particles more accurately, numerical simulation and experimental comparison are carried out for the impeller wear of dense fine particles transported by the centrifugal pump with open impellers. Considering the relationship between particles and walls, we used the Fluent 18.0 built-in rebound function and wear model. The RNG k-ε model and the DDPM model were adopted in the numerical simulation, and the numerical solution for centrifugal pump wear was performed under flow rate (9.6 m3·h−1, 12.8 m3·h−1, 16 m3·h−1, and 19.2 m3·h−1), different particle sizes (0.048 mm, 0.106 mm, 0.15 mm, 0.27 mm, and 0.425 mm), and different particle volume concentrations (10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30%), respectively. By comparing the serious wear positions of the impeller, the experimental results correspond well with the numerical simulation, which can be used to predict and study the wear characteristics of the impeller. The results show that the most serious area of blade wear is the middle part of the pressure surface, followed by the middle part of the upper part of the blade. The wear of the impeller is greatly affected by relevant parameters, such as pump flow rate, particle diameter, and particle volume concentration. These results can provide some basis for the wear-resistant design of dense fine particle impeller.

scholarly journals Numerical Study on the Gas-Water Two-Phase Flow in the Self-Priming Process of Self-Priming Centrifugal Pump

Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan Wang ◽  
Bo Hu ◽  
Yong Zhu ◽  
Xiuli Wang ◽  
Can Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
The Self ◽  
Main Stage ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Urban Greening ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Ansys Cfx ◽  
Priming Process

A self-priming centrifugal pump can be used in various areas such as agricultural irrigation, urban greening, and building water-supply. In order to simulate the gas-water two-phase flow in the self-priming process of a self-priming centrifugal pump, the unsteady numerical calculation of a typical self-priming centrifugal pump was performed using the ANSYS Computational Fluid X (ANSYS CFX) software. It was found that the whole self-priming process of a self-priming pump can be divided into three stages: the initial self-priming stage, the middle self-priming stage, and the final self-priming stage. Moreover, the self-priming time of the initial and final self-priming stages accounts for a small percentage of the whole self-priming process, while the middle self-priming stage is the main stage in the self-priming process and further determines the length of the self-priming time.

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of Gas–Liquid Two-Phase Flow Characteristics of Centrifugal Pump Based on the CFD–PBM

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Lufeng Zhu ◽  
Ke Chen ◽  
Weicheng Yan ◽  
Desmond Appiah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Centrifugal Pumps ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Coalescence Rate ◽  
Breakage Rate

This work seeks to apply the computational fluid dynamics–population balance model (CFD–PBM) to investigate the gas distribution and flow mechanism in the gas–liquid two-phase flow of a centrifugal pump. The findings show that the numerical simulation accurately captures the bubble distribution characteristics in the process of coalescence and breakage evolution. In addition, comparing the CFD–PBM with the Double Euler, the hydraulic head of the pump are similar, but the efficiency using the Double Euler is much higher—even close to single-phase. This is in contrast to previous experimental research. Then, the unsteady flow usually led to the formation of bubbles with larger diameters especially where vortices existed. In addition, the rotor–stator interaction was a main reason for bubble formation. Generally, it was observed that the coalescence rate was greater than the breakage rate; thus, the coalescence rate decreased until it equaled the breakage rate. Thereafter, the average diameter of the bubble in each part tended to be stable during the process of bubble evolution. Finally, the average diameter of bubbles seemed to increase from inlet to outlet. The results of this study may not only enhance the gas–liquid two-phase internal flow theory of centrifugal pumps, but also can serve as a benchmark for optimizations of reliable operation of hydraulic pumps under gas–liquid two-phase flow conditions.

scholarly journals Study on the Effects of the Wear-Rings Clearance on the Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Characteristics of Centrifugal Pumps

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2003
Author(s):  
Chaoshou Yan ◽  
Jianfei Liu ◽  
Shuihua Zheng ◽  
Bin Huang ◽  
Jiacheng Dai
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Centrifugal Pumps ◽  
Suction Surface ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Wear Area ◽  
Fluid Medium ◽  
Solid Liquid

In order to study the wear law of the centrifugal pump flowing surface under different wear-rings clearance, the McLaury wear model was used to conduct the full-passage numerical simulation of solid-liquid two-phase flow in a single-stage single-suction centrifugal pump. The reliability of the numerical calculation method is verified by comparing the experimental data and numerical simulation results. The clearance is 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 mm, respectively. The results show that the wear of the centrifugal pump blades is mainly concentrated in the end part and the inlet part of the blade, and the wear of the pressure surface at the end of the suction surface and the front of the blade is more serious. As the clearance increases, the maximum wear value in the impeller increases first and then decreases, reaching a maximum at 0.15 mm. With the increase of the clearance, the wear degree and the wear rate of the volute wall surface first increase and then decrease, and reach the maximum at 0.2 mm. With the increase of the clearance and the concentration of the fluid medium, the wear at the clearance of the centrifugal pump is more serious, and the severe wear area exhibits a point-like circumferential distribution.

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

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliang Zhang ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Baoling Cui ◽  
Zuchao Zhu ◽  
Huashu Dou
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid

scholarly journals Numerical simulation of solid-liquid two-phase flow in a centrifugal pump with different wear blades degree

2018 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 012027 ◽  
Author(s):  
H M Lei ◽  
Y X Xiao ◽  
F N Chen ◽  
S H Ahn ◽  
Z W Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Solid Liquid

Energy Performance Prediction and Numerical Simulation Analysis for Screw Centrifugal Pump

2013 ◽  
Vol 444-445 ◽  
pp. 1007-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Quan ◽  
Ren Nian Li ◽  
Qing Miao Su ◽  
Wei Han ◽  
Xiao Rui Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Monitoring Point ◽  
The Impact

To explore the screw centrifugal pump performance change, and the impact of solid-liquid two-phase flow on the screw centrifugal pump, the internal flow of type 150×100LN-32 centrifugal pump is used as the research object. Mixture multiphase flow model, standard k-ε turbulence model and the sliding mesh technique are used to carry out the unsteady numerical simulation to describe internal flow field in screw centrifugal pump. By Setting the monitoring point to get the pressure pulsation characteristics and predict the changes in the energy performance. Open laboratory bench tests are carried out to verify the reliability of the numerical methods. Based on this, the impact of the two-phase flow on the screw centrifugal pump is analyzed. The results indicate that the head-flow curve presents a hump-shaped with the increasing of the flow. The maximum of efficiency appears. At the same time, the change of the volume concentration of the solid phase has little effect on the energy performance of screw centrifugal pump. But at different times, the head decreases and the power increases with the increasing of the concentration.

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