压水室结构对离心泵径向力影响的数值分析

采用SST k-ω湍流模型对不同压水室结构: 单蜗壳、双蜗壳、导叶和蜗壳匹配同一叶轮的离心泵进行定常和非定常数值模拟．根据数值计算结果比较并分析3种不同结构压水室离心泵外特性、定常和非定常径向力特性．结果表明,在全流量下,单蜗壳和双蜗壳离心泵流量-扬程曲线变化平缓,效率高效区较宽;单蜗壳离心泵径向力远大于其他2种形式离心泵;导叶式离心泵径向力方向随着流量增加基本不变,其他2种形式离心泵径向力方向随着流量的增加变化较大且从隔舌向蜗壳出口移动;单蜗壳离心泵和双蜗壳离心泵径向力整体变化趋势呈椭圆分布,导叶式离心泵径向力变化无规律性;单蜗壳离心泵径向力平衡较差,瞬态径向力幅度波动远大于其他2种形式离心泵．分析结果可对离心泵径向力的认识和设计提供依据．

Numerical analysis the influence of collector configurations on radial force for centrifugal pumps

Using SST k-ω turbulent model, both steady and unsteady numerical methods were applied to simulate centrifugal pumps with various collectors of single volute, double volute, and vaned diffuser with a volute, in which the same impeller was adopted. The overall characteristics, steady and unsteady radial forces characteristics of the centrifugal pumps with three different collectors were compared and analyzed according to the simulated results. The results show that the curves of capacity head of both single volute and double volute centrifugal pump are flat and the high efficiency areas are relatively wide. Radial force of the single volute centrifugal pump is much larger than that of the other two. As flow rate increases, radial force direction of the vaned centrifugal pump changes slightly, while those of the other two change greatly and move from the tongue to the volute exit. The overall trend of radial forces of single volute and double volute centrifugal pumps is elliptic distribution, and that of the vaned centrifugal pump is irregular. Radial force balance of the single volute centrifugal pump is poor and transient amplitude fluctuations are much larger than the other two models. The research results can be beneficial reference for cognition and design of centrifugal pumps.