Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump
The jet pump is one of the most popular types of fluid machinery in agriculture, industry and environmental engineering and many other fields. However, its internal flow structure is complex, showing obvious unsteady characteristics. The effect of throat diameter size on jet pump performance and ene...
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| author | Yang Yang Shaohui Wu Chuan Wang Weixuan Jiao Leilei Ji Ce An Jie Ge |
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| description | The jet pump is one of the most popular types of fluid machinery in agriculture, industry and environmental engineering and many other fields. However, its internal flow structure is complex, showing obvious unsteady characteristics. The effect of throat diameter size on jet pump performance and energy property was investigated in this study based on numerical calculation and test verification, in order to improve the performance and internal flow field stability of jet pump. Five models with different throat diameters were obtained by adjusting the assembly structure and simulated by the computational fluid dynamics software to solve the Navier–Stokes equations for three-dimensional steady flow. The accuracy of numerical methods was verified by comparison with the experimental results. The compact jet pump performance under different throat diameters was then compared and analysed. The backflow at effuser outlet of different throat diameters causes the changes of vortex structure inside the injector rear chamber. The vortex diffuses downstream to the impeller inlet, making the flow structure of the impeller inlet show obvious circumferential inhomogeneity. This forms different vortex structures at different impeller flow channels, changing the distribution of entropy production within the impeller, ultimately leading to a decrease of pump efficiency. Therefore, this study found that selecting a reasonable throat diameter of the injector can improve the performance of the jet pump impeller, and thus improve the overall efficiency of the system. For the research object in this paper, the recommended range of throat diameter of injector is 16 mm–17 mm. This finding could provide useful insights for the improvement of the hydraulic performance and operational stability of compact jet pumps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b40302340564b31846b254a9cd292e32023-07-13T05:29:09ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-12-01920752086Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pumpYang Yang0Shaohui Wu1Chuan Wang2Weixuan Jiao3Leilei Ji4Ce An5Jie Ge6College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, ChinaCollege of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, ChinaCollege of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; International Shipping Research Institute, GongQing Institute of Science and Technology, Jiujiang, 332020, China; Corresponding author.College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, ChinaNational Research Center of Pumps, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; Wenling Fluid Machinery Technology Institute of Jiangsu University, Wenling 317525, ChinaNational Research Center of Pumps, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaSHIMGE Pump Co., Ltd., Wenling 317525, ChinaThe jet pump is one of the most popular types of fluid machinery in agriculture, industry and environmental engineering and many other fields. However, its internal flow structure is complex, showing obvious unsteady characteristics. The effect of throat diameter size on jet pump performance and energy property was investigated in this study based on numerical calculation and test verification, in order to improve the performance and internal flow field stability of jet pump. Five models with different throat diameters were obtained by adjusting the assembly structure and simulated by the computational fluid dynamics software to solve the Navier–Stokes equations for three-dimensional steady flow. The accuracy of numerical methods was verified by comparison with the experimental results. The compact jet pump performance under different throat diameters was then compared and analysed. The backflow at effuser outlet of different throat diameters causes the changes of vortex structure inside the injector rear chamber. The vortex diffuses downstream to the impeller inlet, making the flow structure of the impeller inlet show obvious circumferential inhomogeneity. This forms different vortex structures at different impeller flow channels, changing the distribution of entropy production within the impeller, ultimately leading to a decrease of pump efficiency. Therefore, this study found that selecting a reasonable throat diameter of the injector can improve the performance of the jet pump impeller, and thus improve the overall efficiency of the system. For the research object in this paper, the recommended range of throat diameter of injector is 16 mm–17 mm. This finding could provide useful insights for the improvement of the hydraulic performance and operational stability of compact jet pumps.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723000240Compact jet pumpInjectorEffuserImpellerNumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Yang Yang Shaohui Wu Chuan Wang Weixuan Jiao Leilei Ji Ce An Jie Ge Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump Energy Reports Compact jet pump Injector Effuser Impeller Numerical simulation |
| title | Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump |
| title_full | Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump |
| title_fullStr | Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump |
| title_short | Effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump |
| title_sort | effect of effuser throat diameter on the internal flow structure and energy characteristics of the jet pump |
| topic | Compact jet pump Injector Effuser Impeller Numerical simulation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723000240 |
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