Affiliation:
1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 101191, China
2. Systems Engineering Research Institute, China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, Beijing 100194, China
Abstract
Aviation fuel contamination can seriously affect aircraft flight safety, and the centripetal pump is the core component of aviation fuel purification equipment. The performance of centripetal pumps is highly demanded for purification equipment. The operating parameters of centripetal pumps significantly affect the internal flow characteristics, which affects the performance of centripetal pumps. However, the flow characteristics of a centripetal pump influenced by the operating parameters have not yet been elaborated upon. In this research, a three-dimensional numerical simulation of the air-fuel two-phase flow field inside a centripetal pump was carried out using the VOF/Mixture model to investigate the effects of three relatively independent physical quantities, namely, fuel flow, outlet fuel discharge pressure, and rotational speed, on the operating characteristics of the centripetal pump. The flow law inside the flow channel of a centripetal pump was analyzed based on a rotating fluid pressure model, the free liquid surface radius of air-fuel, and the total pressure recovery coefficient. It was found that centripetal pumps have a steady working state and an unsteady working state. In a steady working state, the proportion of separated zones in the flow channel of the centripetal pump is small, the flow coefficient C of the flow channel is greater than 1, and the total pressure recovery coefficient of the centripetal pump is high. In an unsteady working state, the separation zone in the flow channel of the centripetal pump accounts for a large proportion, the flow channel flow coefficient C is less than 1, and the total pressure recovery coefficient of the centripetal pump is low. An unsteady working state can easily occur in small flow, high-speed conditions. By analyzing the working state and flow characteristics of the centripetal pump, the mechanism of the influence of the flow, outlet fuel discharge pressure, and rotational speed on the working state of the centripetal pump is revealed, which provides a basis for the stable operation of the centripetal pump.
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