Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process

Compared with the periodic unsteady flow induced by single-stage centrifugal pump, the internal flow state of multistage centrifugal pump is more complicated and the flow is more disordered. In this paper, the start-up process is divided into two stages: the closed-valve transition and the open-valv...

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Main Authors: Long Yun, Lin Bin, Fang Jie, Zhu Rongsheng, Fu Qiang
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2020.00076/full
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author Long Yun
Lin Bin
Fang Jie
Zhu Rongsheng
Fu Qiang
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Lin Bin
Fang Jie
Zhu Rongsheng
Fu Qiang
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description Compared with the periodic unsteady flow induced by single-stage centrifugal pump, the internal flow state of multistage centrifugal pump is more complicated and the flow is more disordered. In this paper, the start-up process is divided into two stages: the closed-valve transition and the open-valve transition. The transient operation process is simulated numerically, and the pump characteristics and the evolution characteristics of the internal flow field are analyzed. It is found that multistage centrifugal pump start-up process of the closed-valve transition, when the impeller does the same work, compared with the steady state at the same speed, the mechanical energy in the internal flow field is converted into more kinetic energy and less pressure. Compared with the steady state at the same flow rate, in the initial stage of the open-valve start-up process, the stall group in the impeller flow channel is larger and the number of stall groups is more during the transient process, which exacerbates the rotational stall of the internal flow of the impeller, and the flow is more disordered. As a result, the amplitude of the hump fluctuation is greater than that under the same flow steady state. The research on the transient characteristics of the low specific speed multi-stage centrifugal pump during startup conditions is of great significance to the safety and reliability of nuclear power equipment and systems.
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spelling doaj.art-92b8d98552334fb5980854e0f3ba99b92022-12-21T18:19:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Energy Research2296-598X2020-05-01810.3389/fenrg.2020.00076533723Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up ProcessLong YunLin BinFang JieZhu RongshengFu QiangCompared with the periodic unsteady flow induced by single-stage centrifugal pump, the internal flow state of multistage centrifugal pump is more complicated and the flow is more disordered. In this paper, the start-up process is divided into two stages: the closed-valve transition and the open-valve transition. The transient operation process is simulated numerically, and the pump characteristics and the evolution characteristics of the internal flow field are analyzed. It is found that multistage centrifugal pump start-up process of the closed-valve transition, when the impeller does the same work, compared with the steady state at the same speed, the mechanical energy in the internal flow field is converted into more kinetic energy and less pressure. Compared with the steady state at the same flow rate, in the initial stage of the open-valve start-up process, the stall group in the impeller flow channel is larger and the number of stall groups is more during the transient process, which exacerbates the rotational stall of the internal flow of the impeller, and the flow is more disordered. As a result, the amplitude of the hump fluctuation is greater than that under the same flow steady state. The research on the transient characteristics of the low specific speed multi-stage centrifugal pump during startup conditions is of great significance to the safety and reliability of nuclear power equipment and systems.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2020.00076/fullmultistage centrifugal pumpstart-up processnumerical simulationinternal flowtransient characteristics
spellingShingle Long Yun
Lin Bin
Fang Jie
Zhu Rongsheng
Fu Qiang
Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process
Frontiers in Energy Research
multistage centrifugal pump
start-up process
numerical simulation
internal flow
transient characteristics
title Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process
title_full Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process
title_fullStr Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process
title_full_unstemmed Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process
title_short Research on the Transient Hydraulic Characteristics of Multistage Centrifugal Pump During Start-Up Process
title_sort research on the transient hydraulic characteristics of multistage centrifugal pump during start up process
topic multistage centrifugal pump
start-up process
numerical simulation
internal flow
transient characteristics
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