Abrasion characteristic analyses of solid-liquid two-phase centrifugal pump

作者：Li Yi^*; Zhu Zuchao; He Zhaohui; He Weiqiang

来源：Journal of Thermal Science, 2011, 20(3): 283-287.

DOI：10.1007/s11630-011-0471-8

• solid-liquid
• centrifugal pump
• numerical simulation
• abrasive experiment

Based on the solid-liquid two-phase mixture transportation test, the renormalizatioa group (RNG) k-e turbulent model was utilized to simulate the solid-liquid two-phase turbulent flow in a centrifugal pump. By comparing the simulated and experimental results, inner flow features were revealed to improve the abrasion characteristic of the solid-liquid two-phase centrifugal pump. The influence of the solid phase on centrifugal pump abrasive performance is small when the particle volume fraction is less than 2.5%. The aggregation degree of the solid particles is enhanced as the particle diameter increases from 0.1 to 1 mm; however, the mixture density on the pressure side is reduced when the particle diameter increases to 1 mm for the impact of inertia. The wear on the hub is most severe for the shear stress on this position; it is also the largest. The wear characteristic is affected greatly by the parameters of the solid phase. The wear chracteristic can be optimized by decreasing the blade outlet angle. in the modified design, the blade angle is different, whereas the other geometric dimensions remain the same. The improved pump is simulated to contrast with the original pump. The results show that the values of mixture density and shear stress both decrease. The wear condition of the blade is improved to a certain extent.

• 出版日期2011-6
• 单位浙江理工大学