Abstract
The efficiency of multiphase twin-screw pump decreases sharply under wet gas conditions (GVF>95%) with severe vibration and thermal problems. Based on the design characteristics of twin-screw pump and screw compressor, a design method of multigradient variable pitch decompression screw pump is to address these problems in this paper. This method keeps the cross section profiles of screw pump unchanged，only changes the pitch of screw. According to the design concept of decompression of screw compressor, the screw rotor is divided into three regions from the inlet to the outlet. The pitch of screw and thread width in these regions are designed separately to increase the volumetric efficiency of the screw pump and reduce the vibration. The effective clearance leakage model of twin-screw pump is simplified and modified. Considering two-phase back flow and combining mechanical model with thermodynamic model, the flow capacity, volumetric efficiency, pressure, and temperature distribution of new and conventional screw pumps are predicted by non-isothermal compression model. The calculations show that the design scheme of multi-gradient variable-pitch decompression screw pump can solve the volumetric efficiency and vibration problems under wet gas conditions fundamentally and can significantly reduce the power consumption of screw pump. However, the problem of temperature rise of screw pump still exists. Cooling system for the screw pump should be designed to continuously cool the screw pump.
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