Numerical Simulation of Solid Particles Movement in the Axial Flow Impeller and Wear Experiment
| Periodical | Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 152 - 154) |
|---|---|
| Main Theme | Mechanical Engineering and Materials |
| Edited by | Wen Jin |
| Pages | 1572-1577 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.152-154.1572 |
| Citation | De Sheng Zhang et al., 2012, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 152-154, 1572 |
| Online since | January, 2012 |
| Authors | De Sheng Zhang, Wei Dong Shi, Yan Xu, Fei Long |
| Keywords | Axial Flow Pump, Numerical Simulation, Two-Phase Flow, Wear |
| Price | US$ 28,- |
The performance curves of a submersible axial flow pump were predicted based on mixture multiphase flow model, RNG k-ε turbulence model and SIMPLEC algorithm, and the solid-liquid two-phase flow in the impeller was simulated. The numerical results show that the performance prediction of the head and efficiency curves show good agreement with the experimental data in the whole flow rate range, and the solid particles in the impeller are mainly distributed on pressure side of blades, while less on the suction side.The solid particles are mainly concentrated in the blade inlet and region near the hub of the pressure side. The experimental results also show that the blade pressure sides have serious erosion, particularly near the hub, but less wear and tear on the suction side.The accuracy of the numerical simulation results are verified by the experiments.
