期刊
WATER
卷 15, 期 20, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w15203706
关键词
centrifugal pump; pitch motion; performance characteristics; unsteady flow; vortex dynamic
Pitch motion has a significant impact on the performance characteristics of centrifugal pumps, causing a decrease in head and changes in the flow characteristic curve. In low-flow conditions, pitch motion can lead to the appearance of a hump zone in the flow characteristic curve. Furthermore, pitch motion intensifies the instability of vortex flow and results in periodic variations in fluid-induced pressure.
Pitch motion is the key factor affecting the performance characteristics of centrifugal pumps on board ships and exacerbates hydraulic excitation to induce the unsteady vibration of pump units. A hydraulic test platform with swing motion is established to explore the effects of pitch motion on a pump's performance characteristics. An obvious hump zone exists in the head characteristic curve in the low-flow-rate condition due to the pitch motion. The pump head in the shut-off condition has a significant decrease due to the pitch motion, compared to the static state. The head decrease gradually increases as the maximum pitch angle increases or the pitch period shortens. Specifically, the head in the rated flow condition decreases by 6.3 % to reach a minimum at the maximum pitch angle of 20 degrees in a period of 5 s. Based on a multiple-reference coordinate system, a large eddy simulation with a shear-modified eddy viscosity model is employed to simulate inner flow characteristics under the influence of pitch motion. A distinct vortex flow appears near the blade suction surface and becomes increasingly turbulent as the pitch period shortens. The pitch motion intensifies the unsteady stretching and deformation of vortices. The periodic variations in fluid-induced pressure over time present parabolic features, and the amplitude in the frequency domain reaches its maximum value within a pitch period of 5 s.
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