CFD analysis and prediction of centrifugal pump cavitation performance based on three-dimensional two-phase flow between impeller and worm gear

Abstract

Cavitation performance is an important performance indicator of centrifugal pumps. The occurrence of cavitation will trigger a complex gas-liquid two-phase flow, which will reduce the efficiency of a low ratio centrifugal pump and cause machine vibration, as well as damage to the impeller, seriously affecting the working performance and preventing its normal operation. In this paper, CFD numerical simulation is used to analyze the cavitation characteristics of a centrifugal pump, obtain its internal flow law, calculate the cavitation margin of the device and the head generated by the pump under each inlet condition, and thus predict the critical cavitation margin of the pump at this flow point.