Convective heat transfer of the Taylor flow in a two-dimensional piston pump

Abstract

Heat accumulation has become a key factor limiting the speed and pressure of pumps. Therefore, heat transfer analysis is an important and urgent task to analyze the mechanical efficiency and cooling performance. The derivation of the correct convective heat transfer coefficient is a basic work of calculating the accurate thermal state. This paper focuses on the Taylor flow heat transfer in a two-dimensional piston pump. Firstly, the theoretical and experimental studies are carried out on its thermal model to investigate the annular convective heat transfer coefficients, from 1000 rpm to 6000 rpm. Furthermore, the data are set in the transient thermal simulation model with Ansys software and the simulation results are mutually validated with the experimental ones. The Nusselt numbers are also calculated and compared with the empirical formulas. Two new Taylor flow relations, within 15% mean deviation, are deduced. As the rotational speed and oil temperature rise, the oil cavitation becomes more severe, restricting the convective heat transfer. Therefore, the thermal analysis must adopt the experimental ones rather than the empirical ones, above 3000 rpm. Finally, a modified relation is introduced to the gas-liquid two-phase flow heat transfer of the pump transmission.