Numerical simulation of unsteady flow in a multistage centrifugal pump using sliding mesh technique

DOI10.1504/PCFD.2010.034454MaRDI QIDQ374309zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Si Huang, A. A. Mohamad, K. Nandakumar, Z. Y. Ruan, D. K. Sang

Publication date 23 October 2013

Published in Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1504/PCFD.2010.034454

zbMATH Keywords

3D flow fieldCFDcomputational fluid dynamicsdiffuser vanesimpellersmultistage centrifugal pumpsnumerical simulationpressure fluctuationssliding meshtransient flow fieldturbulence modellingunsteady flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

(k)-(varepsilon) modeling in turbulence (76F60) Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M12) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05)

Review text

Summary: In this work, three-dimensional, unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with standard \(k\)-\(\varepsilon\); turbulence models are solved by employing sliding mesh technique within an entire stage of a multistage diffuser pump to investigate transient flow field and pressure fluctuations due to the interaction between impeller and diffuser vanes. Sliding mesh calculation is carried out as the impeller zones slide (i.e., rotate) relative to diffuser zone along the grid interface in discrete time steps. The complicated time-periodic and spatial-periodic characteristics as well as rotor-stator interaction phenomena inside the pump stage are simulated and analysed to understand dynamic variation of the interior flow field and interference and finally to aim at optimal design.

Recommendations

• Research on three-dimensional unsteady turbulent flow in multistage centrifugal pump and performance prediction based on CFD
• Numerical simulation of 3D turbulent flow through an entire stage in a multistage centrifugal pump
• Numerical modeling of the flow inside a centrifugal pump: influence of impeller-volute interaction on velocity and pressure fields
• Study on flows through centrifugal pump impeller by turbulent simulation
• Comprehensive numerical investigations of unsteady internal flows and cavitation characteristics in double-suction centrifugal pump

Cited in

(11)

• Global solution algorithm with some assisting techniques for modeling of unsteady flow in centrifuge cascade pipe network
• Non-Newtonian fluid flow over a rotating elliptic cylinder in laminar flow regime
• Unsteady numerical simulation of an air-operated piston pump for lubricating greases using dynamic meshes
• Numerical simulation of 3D turbulent flow through an entire stage in a multistage centrifugal pump
• 3D unsteady flow in a centrifugal fan: impeller - volute interaction
• Research on three-dimensional unsteady turbulent flow in multistage centrifugal pump and performance prediction based on CFD
• Unsteady flow calculation in a radial flow centrifugal pump with spiral casing
• The fluid flow on the centrifugal pump stage
• Topology optimization for fluid flow devices modeled through the multiple reference frame approach
• Numerical simulation of unsteady interaction of centrifugal impeller with its diffuser using Lagrangian discrete vortex method
• Study and verification of large-scale parallel mesh generation algorithm for centrifugal pump

This page was built for publication: Numerical simulation of unsteady flow in a multistage centrifugal pump using sliding mesh technique

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q374309)