The design method of small-flow high-head centrifugal-vortex pump was presented. This pump, configured with inducer, complex-centrifugal impeller and open-vortex impeller, was put forward to deliver gas-liquid two-pha...The design method of small-flow high-head centrifugal-vortex pump was presented. This pump, configured with inducer, complex-centrifugal impeller and open-vortex impeller, was put forward to deliver gas-liquid two-phase mixture. An HTB-5/60 type sample pump was developed and tested on a closed-loop test rig. Experimental studies on performance and cavitation tests for gas-liquid two-phase mixture were carried out compared with pure-water experimental results. Also the effect of gas phase on pump was analyzed and discussed. The experimental results show that performance and cavitation characteristics of the sample purnp deteriorates progressively with increasing volume fraction of gas. When the total capacity Qm is between 4.5 m^3·h^-1 and 6 m^3·h^-1 and the gas flow rate qg below 0.66 m^3·h^-1, or qg/Qm is lower than 15%, the characteristic curves are approximately parallel to those in pure water test, but the performance deteriorates sharply until an abrupt flow-cutting at a critical volume fraction of gas. This pump is found suitable for transporting gas-liquid two-phase mixture when working around rated capacity of 5 m^3·h^-1 with qglQm below 15%.展开更多
Based on the standard k-ε turbulence model and the RANS equations, thefinite volume method and the SIMPLE algorithm were adopted to carry out the three-dimensionalviscous numerical simulation of the internal flow wit...Based on the standard k-ε turbulence model and the RANS equations, thefinite volume method and the SIMPLE algorithm were adopted to carry out the three-dimensionalviscous numerical simulation of the internal flow within a vortex pump in double reference frames.According to the results of numerical simulation, the internal flow in the vortex pump was analyzed,and the calculated results of blade surface pressure of the impeller were compared withexperimental results. The maximum relative error is 6.6% between calculated value and experimentalvalue of the pump head under operation conditions.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （50576088, 20706049） and Zhejiang Provincial Key Science Foundation （2006C21064, 2007C21067）.
文摘The design method of small-flow high-head centrifugal-vortex pump was presented. This pump, configured with inducer, complex-centrifugal impeller and open-vortex impeller, was put forward to deliver gas-liquid two-phase mixture. An HTB-5/60 type sample pump was developed and tested on a closed-loop test rig. Experimental studies on performance and cavitation tests for gas-liquid two-phase mixture were carried out compared with pure-water experimental results. Also the effect of gas phase on pump was analyzed and discussed. The experimental results show that performance and cavitation characteristics of the sample purnp deteriorates progressively with increasing volume fraction of gas. When the total capacity Qm is between 4.5 m^3·h^-1 and 6 m^3·h^-1 and the gas flow rate qg below 0.66 m^3·h^-1, or qg/Qm is lower than 15%, the characteristic curves are approximately parallel to those in pure water test, but the performance deteriorates sharply until an abrupt flow-cutting at a critical volume fraction of gas. This pump is found suitable for transporting gas-liquid two-phase mixture when working around rated capacity of 5 m^3·h^-1 with qglQm below 15%.
文摘Based on the standard k-ε turbulence model and the RANS equations, thefinite volume method and the SIMPLE algorithm were adopted to carry out the three-dimensionalviscous numerical simulation of the internal flow within a vortex pump in double reference frames.According to the results of numerical simulation, the internal flow in the vortex pump was analyzed,and the calculated results of blade surface pressure of the impeller were compared withexperimental results. The maximum relative error is 6.6% between calculated value and experimentalvalue of the pump head under operation conditions.
