The Numerical Simulation and Performance Analysis of the Vortex Pump for Solid-Liquid Two Phase Medium

Abstract:

The numerical simulation of a 3-D model of the internal flow field for a Vortex slurry pump has been analyzed in this paper. The impact of different solids volume fraction on the distribution of solid particle was analyzed. The expression of the pump head and efficiency was derived by the energy equation. The results show that either on the long blades or on the short blades, the content of the solid particles increases with the increasing of the volume fraction. The results by the expression of the pump head and efficiency are compared with the results of the simulations. The conclusions show that the expression results are similar with the numerical simulation results, and the main factors of affecting the inner and outer characteristics are the solid particles.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 527)
• Pages: 88-92
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.527.88
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Peng Yun Song*, Hong Li Wang, Peng Cheng He
• Keywords: Numerical Simulation, Solid Particles, Vortex Pump

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