The Numerical Simulation of Full Flow Field of Roto-Jet Pump and Analysis of Energy Losses

Abstract:

The structure and working principle are introduced in the paper. Based on the physical model of key parts to roto-jet pump which is set up in Gambit, the 3-D steady flows numerical simulation has been implemented by means of Fluent under design operating conditions. This method could avoid the error in simulating single part of the pump. The result shows the interflow distribution of the pump, the difference effect is very well after installing short blades on impeller. the shape of collecting pipe has little impact on the pressure within rotor cavity and the vertex band is apt to form in the corner of the collecting pipe inlet. By analyzing the energy losses between two different installed types of roto-jet pump. The result shows that the energy loss of rotor cavity in right-closed impeller pump is more than in the left-open impeller pump, but the effect of impeller pressurization in left-open impeller pump is not well, the energy loss caused by collecting pipe is almost the same in the two different pumps. The analyzing results can provide some proposals for structure reforming, performance and efficiency improving.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 562-564)
• Pages: 1369-1372
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.562-564.1369
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Chun Lin Wang, Chun Lei Zhao, Tian Fang Zhang, Dong Liu
• Keywords: Collecting Pipe, Energy Losses, Impeller, Roto-Jet Pump, Rotor Cavity

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