Research of Flow Field and Temperature Field in 2D Annular Space of Air-Gap

Abstract:

The flow in air-gap of turbo-generator was simplified to the rotating flow model in the 2D concentric cylinder annular space. According to the CFD principle, the rotating flow model equations of the laminar flow and the turbulent flow were solved with Finite Volume Method. After being compared with the analytical solution of the 2D concentric cylinder Couette shear flow, the 2D air-gap model, the boundary conditions and the calculation results were proved to be accurate. On the basis of the study of the velocity field, the energy equation and the radiation equation were added to study the temperature field in the annular space. The convection and the radiation heat transfer were considered under the first boundary conditions. The turbulent flow and temperature distribution of the annular space under the steady-state were analyzed

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 214)
• Pages: 76-81
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.214.76
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Lu Tang, Yi Ping Lu, Hai Yan Deng, Zuo Min Wang
• Keywords: Air-Gap, Numerical Simulation, Radiation Heat Transfer, Rotating Flow, Turbo-Generator

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