Thermodynamic Effect on Sub-Synchronous Rotating Cavitation and Surge Mode Oscillation in a Space Inducer

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Hideaki Nanri ◽  
Kengo Kikuta ◽  
Yusuke Kazami ◽  
Yuka Iga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Acoustic Resonance ◽  
Pipe System ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Mode Oscillation ◽  
Cavitation Instability ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Thermodynamic Effects ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the thermodynamic effect and sub-synchronous rotating cavitation was investigated with a focus on cavity fluctuations. Experiments on a three-bladed inducer were conducted with liquid nitrogen at different temperatures (74 K, 78K and 83 K) to confirm the dependence of the thermodynamic effects. Sub-synchronous rotating cavitation appeared at lower cavitation numbers in liquid nitrogen at 74 K, the same as in cold water. In contrast, in liquid nitrogen at 83 K, the occurrence of sub-synchronous rotating cavitation was suppressed because of the increase of the thermodynamic effect due to the rising temperature. Furthermore, unevenness of cavity length under synchronous rotating cavitation at 83 K was also decreased by the thermodynamic effect. However, surge mode oscillation occurred simultaneously under this weakened synchronous rotating cavitation. Cavity lengths on the blades oscillated with the same phase and maintained the uneven cavity pattern. It was inferred that the thermodynamic effect weakened the peripheral cavitation instability, i.e., synchronous rotating cavitation, and thus axial cavitation instability, i.e., surge mode oscillation, was easily induced due to the synchronization of the cavity fluctuation with an acoustic resonance in the present experimental inlet-pipe system.

Thermodynamic Effect on Subsynchronous Rotating Cavitation and Surge Mode Oscillation in a Space Inducer

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Hideaki Nanri ◽  
Kengo Kikuta ◽  
Yusuke Kazami ◽  
Yuka Iga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Acoustic Resonance ◽  
Pipe System ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Mode Oscillation ◽  
Cavitation Instability ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Thermodynamic Effects ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the thermodynamic effect and subsynchronous rotating cavitation was investigated with a focus on cavity fluctuations. Experiments on a three-bladed inducer were conducted with liquid nitrogen at different temperatures (74, 78, and 83 K) to confirm the dependence of the thermodynamic effects. Subsynchronous rotating cavitation appeared at lower cavitation numbers in liquid nitrogen at 74 K, the same as in cold water. In contrast, in liquid nitrogen at 83 K the occurrence of subsynchronous rotating cavitation was suppressed because of the increase of the thermodynamic effect due to the rising temperature. Furthermore, unevenness of cavity length under synchronous rotating cavitation at 83 K was also decreased by the thermodynamic effect. However, surge mode oscillation occurred simultaneously under this weakened synchronous rotating cavitation. Cavity lengths on the blades oscillated with the same phase and maintained the uneven cavity pattern. It was inferred that the thermodynamic effect weakened peripheral cavitation instability, i.e., synchronous rotating cavitation, and thus axial cavitation instability, i.e., surge mode oscillation, was easily induced due to the synchronization of the cavity fluctuation with an acoustic resonance in the present experimental inlet-pipe system.

Thermodynamic Effect on Rotating Cavitation in an Inducer

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Yoshifumi Sasao ◽  
Mitsuo Watanabe ◽  
Tomoyuki Hashimoto ◽  
Yuka Iga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Length ◽  
Cavity Growth ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Cavitation Instability ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Shaft Vibration ◽  
Critical Cavitation ◽  
Thermal Imbalance ◽  
The Relationship

Rotating cavitation in inducers is known as one type of cavitation instability, in which an uneven cavity pattern propagates in the same direction as the rotor with a propagating speed ratio of 1.0–1.2. This rotating cavitation causes shaft vibration due to the increase of the unsteady lateral load on the inducer. On the other hand, cavitation in cryogenic fluids has a thermodynamic effect because of the thermal imbalance around the cavity. It improves cavitation performances due to the delay of cavity growth. However, the relationship between the thermodynamic effect and cavitation instabilities is still unknown. To investigate the influence of the thermodynamic effect on rotating cavitation, we conducted experiments in which liquid nitrogen was set at different temperatures (74 K, 78 K and 83 K) with a focus on the cavity length. At higher cavitation numbers, super-synchronous rotating cavitation (Super-SRC) occurred at the critical cavity length of Lc/h ≅ 0.5 with a weak thermodynamic effect in terms of the fluctuation of cavity length. In contrast, synchronous rotating cavitation (SRC) occurred at the critical cavity length of Lc/h ≅ 0.9–1.0 at lower cavitation numbers. The critical cavitation number shifted to a lower level due to the suppression of cavity growth by the thermodynamic effect, which appeared significantly with rising liquid temperature. The unevenness of cavity length under synchronous rotating cavitation was decreased by the thermodynamic effect. Furthermore, we confirmed that the fluid force acting on the inducer notably increased under conditions of rotating cavitation, but that the amplitude of the shaft vibration depended on the degree of the unevenness of the cavity length through the thermodynamic effect.

scholarly journals Influence of Thermodynamic Effect on Blade Load in a Cavitating Inducer

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kengo Kikuta ◽  
Noriyuki Shimiya ◽  
Tomoyuki Hashimoto ◽  
Mitsuru Shimagaki ◽  
Hideaki Nanri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Cavity Length ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Cavitation Number ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Trailing Edge ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Blade Tip

Distribution of the blade load is one of the design parameters for a cavitating inducer. For experimental investigation of the thermodynamic effect on the blade load, we conducted experiments in both cold water and liquid nitrogen. The thermodynamic effect on cavitation notably appears in this cryogenic fluid although it can be disregarded in cold water. In these experiments, the pressure rise along the blade tip was measured. In water, the pressure increased almost linearly from the leading edge to the trailing edge at higher cavitation number. After that, with a decrease of cavitation number, pressure rise occurred only near the trailing edge. On the other hand, in liquid nitrogen, the pressure distribution was similar to that in water at a higher cavitation number, even if the cavitation number as a cavitation parameter decreased. Because the cavitation growth is suppressed by the thermodynamic effect, the distribution of the blade load does not change even at lower cavitation number. By contrast, the pressure distribution in liquid nitrogen has the same tendency as that in water if the cavity length at the blade tip is taken as a cavitation indication. From these results, it was found that the shift of the blade load to the trailing edge depended on the increase of cavity length, and that the distribution of blade load was indicated only by the cavity length independent of the thermodynamic effect.

Thermodynamic Effect and Cavitation Performance of a Cavitating Centrifugal Pump

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teiichi Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Flow Coefficient ◽  
Test Setup ◽  
Cavitation Performance ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Delivery Pressure ◽  
Temperature Depression

The thermodynamic effect which affects the cavitation performance of a cavitating centrifugal pump was investigated experimentally using liquid nitrogen. To measure the pump cavitation performance, a test setup which could carry out experiments using both liquid nitrogen and cold water was constructed. The test setup consisted of a suction tank, a test pump, a mass flow meter, a ball valve and pipes. Vacuum-insulated pipes were used. The test pump was a centrifugal type magnetic pump, and two impellers, which differed in cavitation performance, were used in experiments. Cavitation performance using liquid nitrogen or cold water could be obtained from the measurement of the pump suction and delivery pressure, the pump suction and delivery temperature, and the discharge flow rate. And an improvement in pump cavitation performance could be seen when comparing the experimental results from using liquid nitrogen with those from using cold water. The experimental results indicated that cavitation performance using liquid nitrogen was better than that using cold water. This improvement in cavitation performance was thought to be due to the thermodynamic effect of cavitation. And the estimated temperature depression due to the thermodynamic effect decreased with a decreasing flow coefficient. Moreover, it was shown that the estimated temperature depression due to the thermodynamic effect on the low cavitation performance impeller was larger than that on the high cavitation performance impeller at the same flow coefficient.

Thermodynamic Effect on a Cavitating Inducer in Liquid Nitrogen

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Kengo Kikuta ◽  
Satoshi Hasegawa ◽  
Mitsuru Shimagaki ◽  
Takashi Tokumasu
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Cavity Length ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Cavitation Number ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Blade Tip ◽  
Cryogenic Flow ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Temperature Depression

For experimental investigations of the thermodynamic effect on a cavitating inducer, it is nesessary to observe the cavitation. However, visualizations of the cavitation are not so easy in cryogenic flow. For this reason, we estimated the cavity region in liquid nitrogen based on measurements of the pressure fluctuation near the blade tip. In the present study, we focused on the length of the tip cavitation as a cavitation indicator. Comparison of the tip cavity length in liquid nitrogen (80K) with that in cold water (296K) allowed us to estimate the strength of the thermodynamic effect. The degree of thermodynamic effect was found to increase with an increase of the cavity length. The temperature depression was estimated from the difference of the cavitation number of corresponding cavity condition (i.e., cavity length) between in liquid nitrogen and in cold water. The estimated temperature depression caused by vaporization increased rapidly when the cavity length extended over the throat. In addition, the estimated temperature inside the bubble nearly reached the temperature of the triple point when the pump performance deteriorated.

Influence of Rotational Speed on Thermodynamic Effect in a Cavitating Inducer

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kengo Kikuta ◽  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Tomoyuki Hashimoto ◽  
Hideaki Nanri ◽  
Tsutomu Mizuno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Cavity Length ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Suction Performance ◽  
Temperature Depression

To estimate the influence of velocity on the thermodynamic effect, we conducted experiments in which the inducer rotational speed was changed in liquid nitrogen. The experiments in liquid nitrogen and in cold water allowed us to estimate the amplitude of the thermodynamic effect. In the experiment with lower rotational speed, suction performance was improved. The cavity length at lower rotational speed was shorter than that at higher speed. Thus, we confirmed that the degree of the thermodynamic effect depends on the rotational speed as lower rotational speed suppresses cavity length. Temperature depression was estimated based on a comparison of cavity length in liquid nitrogen and that in water. We found that the degree of temperature depression became smaller when the rotational speed was lower.

Thermodynamic Effect on Rotating Cavitation in an Inducer

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Yoshifumi Sasao ◽  
Mitsuo Watanabe ◽  
Tomoyuki Hashimoto ◽  
Yuka Iga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Length ◽  
Cavity Growth ◽  
Cavitation Number ◽  
Liquid Temperature ◽  
Cryogenic Fluids ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Critical Cavitation ◽  
Thermal Imbalance ◽  
The Relationship

Cavitation in cryogenic fluids has a thermodynamic effect because of the thermal imbalance around the cavity. It improves cavitation performances in turbomachines due to the delay of cavity growth. The relationship between the thermodynamic effect and cavitation instabilities, however, is still unknown. To investigate the influence of the thermodynamic effect on rotating cavitation appeared in the turbopump inducer, we conducted experiments in which liquid nitrogen was set at different temperatures (74 K, 78 K, and 83 K) with a focus on the cavity length. At higher cavitation numbers, supersynchronous rotating cavitation occurred at the critical cavity length of Lc/h≅0.5 with a weak thermodynamic effect in terms of the fluctuation of cavity length. In contrast, synchronous rotating cavitation occurred at the critical cavity length of Lc/h≅0.9–1.0 at lower cavitation numbers. The critical cavitation number shifted to a lower level due to the suppression of cavity growth by the thermodynamic effect, which appeared significantly with rising liquid temperature. The unevenness of cavity length under synchronous rotating cavitation was decreased by the thermodynamic effect. Furthermore, we confirmed that the fluid force acting on the inducer notably increased under conditions of rotating cavitation, but that the amplitude of the shaft vibration depended on the degree of the unevenness of the cavity length through the thermodynamic effect.

Influence of Thermodynamic Effect on Synchronous Rotating Cavitation

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (7) ◽  
pp. 871-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Yoshifumi Sasao ◽  
Kouichi Okita ◽  
Satoshi Hasegawa ◽  
Mitsuru Shimagaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cavity Length ◽  
Cavity Growth ◽  
Head Loss ◽  
Liquid Temperature ◽  
Fluid Force ◽  
Cryogenic Fluids ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Cavitation Instability ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Thermal Imbalance

Synchronous rotating cavitation is known as one type of cavitation instability, which causes synchronous shaft vibration or head loss. On the other hand, cavitation in cryogenic fluids has a thermodynamic effect on cavitating inducers because of thermal imbalance around the cavity. It improves cavitation performances due to delay of cavity growth. However, relationships between the thermodynamic effect and cavitation instabilities are still unknown. To investigate the influence of the thermodynamic effect on synchronous rotating cavitation, we conducted experiments in which liquid nitrogen was set at different temperatures (74K, 78K, and 83K). We clarified the thermodynamic effect on synchronous rotating cavitation in terms of cavity length, fluid force, and liquid temperature. Synchronous rotating cavitation occurs at the critical cavity length of Lc∕h≅0.8, and the onset cavitation number shifts to a lower level due to the lag of cavity growth by the thermodynamic effect, which appears significantly with rising liquid temperature. Furthermore, we confirmed that the fluid force acting on the inducer notably increases under conditions of synchronous rotating cavitation.

Analysis of Thermodynamic Effects on Cavitation Instabilities

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (9) ◽  
pp. 1123-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Watanabe ◽  
Tatsuya Hidaka ◽  
Hironori Horiguchi ◽  
Akinori Furukawa ◽  
Yoshinobu Tsujimoto
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Cryogenic Fluids ◽  
Singularity Method ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Thermodynamic Effects ◽  
Suction Performance ◽  
Surrounding Liquid ◽  
Better Than

The suction performance of turbopumps in cryogenic fluids is basically much better than that in cold water because of the thermodynamic effect of cavitation. However, it is not still clear how the thermodynamic effect works on cavitation instabilities, such as rotating cavitation and cavitation surge. In the present study, the unsteady heat exchange between the cavity and the surrounding liquid is taken into account in a stability analysis using a singularity method. The results are qualitatively compared to existing experiments to clarify the research needs for deeper understanding.

Analysis of Thermodynamic Effects on Cavitation Instabilities

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Watanabe ◽  
Tatsuya Hidaka ◽  
Hironori Horiguchi ◽  
Akinori Furukawa ◽  
Yoshinobu Tsujimoto
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Cryogenic Fluids ◽  
Singularity Method ◽  
Thermodynamic Effect ◽  
Thermodynamic Effects ◽  
Suction Performance ◽  
Surrounding Liquid ◽  
Better Than

The suction performance of turbopumps in cryogenic fluids is basically much better than that in cold water because of thermodynamic effect of cavitation. However, it is not still clear how the thermodynamic effect works on cavitation instabilities such as rotating cavitation and cavitation surge. In the present study, the unsteady heat exchange between cavity and surrounding liquid is taken into account in a stability analysis using a singularity method. The results are qualitatively compared with existing experiments to clarify the research needs for deeper understanding.

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