Xiaorui Cheng^1,2,*, Xiang Liu¹, Boru Lv¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.1, pp. 93-107, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.017566

Abstract An AP1000 nuclear reactor coolant pump is considered to assess the influence of the Impeller/Guide vane clearance on the performances of this type of pumps. Experiments and numerical simulations relying on an unidirectional fluid-solid coupling approach are used to investigate the problem (stress, strain and mode of the rotor). The results reveal the relationship existing between the hydraulic performance of the nuclear reactor coolant pump and the clearance ratio. The effect of clearance ratio on the maximum equivalent stress on the back surface of the impeller blade is greater than that on the working surface (the maximum equivalent stress on… More >

Tao Bian¹, Xin Shen², Jun Feng¹, Bing Wang^1,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.3, pp. 615-628, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.014902

Abstract In turbomachinery, strong secondary flow can produce significant losses of total pressure near the endwall and reduce the efficiency of the considered turbomachine. In this study, splitters located at different positions with respect to the main blade have been used to reduce such losses and improve the efficiency of the outlet guide vane (OGV). Three different relative positions have been considered assuming a NACA 65-010 profile for both the main blade and the splitter. The numerical results indicate that splitters can effectively reduce the total pressure loss by suppressing the secondary flow around the main blade, but the splitters themselves… More >

Xiaorui Cheng^1,2,*, Yimeng Jiang¹, Min Li¹, Shuyan Zhang¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.16, No.5, pp. 1047-1061, 2020, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2020.010695

Abstract The influence of the axial mount position of the guide vane on the pressure fluctuation in a nuclear pump (AP1000) is investigated. The characteristics of the three-dimensional flow inside the nuclear pump are analyzed by means of numerical simulation. Results indicate that when the axial relative distance between the guide vane and the pumping chamber is reduced, in conditions of “small flow,” the efficiency of the pump increases, the pressure inside the pumping chamber decreases, while the losses related to the guide vane grow. Under large flow conditions, as the efficiency of the pump decreases, the losses for the guide… More >

Xiaorui Cheng^{1, 2, *}, Hongxing Chen¹, Xiaoquan Wang¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 271-284, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.07250

Abstract In order to study the influence of the wrap angle relating to the space guide vane of a submersible well pump (250QJ125) on the flow field and pump performance, seven possible configurations have been considered (obtained by changing the blade wrap angle while keeping unchanged all the other parameters). Such configurations have been numerically simulated in the framework of a computational model based on the Reynolds time-averaged N-S equations, the RNG k-ε turbulence approach and the SIMPLE algorithm. The impact exerted by different wrap angles of the guide vane on the performance of the pump, the internal losses of the… More >

Prasert Prapamonthon^1,2,*, Soemsak Yooyen¹, Suwin Sleesongsom¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.119, No.3, pp. 593-615, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.05579

Abstract Thermal parameters are important variables that have great influence on life time of turbine vanes. Therefore, accurate prediction of the thermal parameters is essential. In this study, a numerical approach for conjugate heat transfer (CHT) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to investigate thermal sensitivity of a transonic guide vane which is fully film-cooled by 199 film holes. Thermal barrier coating (TBC), i.e., the typical TBC and a new one as the candidate TBC, and turbulence intensity (Tu), i.e., Tu=3.3%, 10% and 20%, are two variables used for the present study. At first the external surface temperatures of the… More >