Numerical Simulation of Three-Dimensional Cathode Flow Field of ECM for Inner-Wall Rectangle Weight-Reduction Blind Groove

2010 ◽  
Vol 102-104 ◽  
pp. 321-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Min Wu

In order to design the flow field of the NC-Electrochemical Machining (NC-ECM), a three-dimensional physical model of the flow passage is constructed based on the characteristic of the fluid flow, and three-dimensional flow field simulation is conducted with the applications of the Reynolds time-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and standard k- turbulence numerical model, velocity vectors on workpiece surface are calculated respectively based upon the three cathode outlet slots under the steady electrochemical machining condition. The present analysis show that electrolyte insufficiency appeared on workpiece surface for initial cathode flow field, and the experiment results verified the correctness of numerical simulation.

2013 ◽  
Vol 694-697 ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
Yue Jun Ma ◽  
Ji Tao Zhao ◽  
Yu Min Yang

In the paper, on the basis of three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and the RNG κ-ε turbulence model, adopting Three-dimensional unstructured grid and pressure connection the implicit correction SIMPLEC algorithm, and using MRF model which is supported by Fluent, this paper carries out numerical simulation of the internal flow of the centrifugal pump in different operation points. According to the results of numerical simulation, this paper analyzes the bad flow phenomena of the centrifugal pump, and puts forward suggests about configuration perfected of the centrifugal pump. In addition, this paper is also predicted the experimental value of the centrifugal pump performance, which is corresponding well with the measured value.


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. T. Tam ◽  
A. J. Przekwas ◽  
A. Muszynska ◽  
R. C. Hendricks ◽  
M. J. Braun ◽  
...  

A numerical model based on a transformed, conservative form of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations and an analytical model based on “lumped” fluid parameters are presented and compared with studies of modeled rotor/bearing/seal systems. The rotor destabilizing factors are related to the rotative character of the flow field. It is shown that these destabilizing factors can be reduced through a descrease in the fluid average circumferential velocity. However, the rotative character of the flow field is a complex three-dimensional system with bifurcated secondary flow patterns that significantly alter the fluid circumferential velocity. By transforming the Navier-Stokes equations to those for a rotating observer and using the numerical code PHOENICS-84 with a nonorthogonal body fitted grid, several numerical experiments were carried out to demonstrate the character of this complex flow field. In general, fluid injection and/or preswirl of the flow field opposing the shaft rotation significantly intensified these secondary recirculation zones and thus reduced the average circumferential velocity, while injection or preswirl in the direction of rotation significantly weakened these zones. A decrease in average circumferential velocity was related to an increase in the strength of the recirculation zones and thereby promoted stability. The influence of the axial flow was analyzed. The lumped model of fluid dynamic force based on the average circumferential velocity ratio (as opposed to the bearing/seal coefficient model) well described the obtained results for relatively large but limited ranges of parameters. This lumped model is extremely useful in rotor/bearing/seal system dynamic analysis and should be widely recommended. Fluid dynamic forces and leakage rates were calculated and compared with seal data where the working fluid was bromotrifluoromethane (CBrF3). The radial and tangential force predictions were in reasonable agreement with selected experimental data. Nonsynchronous perturbation provided meaningful information for system lumped parameter identification from numerical experiment data.


2013 ◽  
Vol 378 ◽  
pp. 418-423
Author(s):  
Gang Liu ◽  
Jia Wu ◽  
Wei Li

The three-dimensional construct of concentration field in an oscillatory flow reactor (OFR) containing periodically spaced conic ring baffles was investigated by numerical simulation employing Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The computation covered a range of Oscillatory Reynolds number (Reo) from 623.32 to 3116.58 at Strouhal number (St) 0.995 and 1.99. The contour of concentration field showed that the concentration in the most part of the channel is relative uniform and a small retention area is found below the conic ring baffles, which means a region of relative poor mixing. In addition, the turbulent diffusion coefficient calculated from the simulation results implied the greater oscillatory amplitude and oscillatory frequency superimposed to the fluid, the stronger is the turbulence intensity.


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