Two-Phase Flow Field Characteristics Analysis on Seal Cavity for Bellows Mechanical Seal under Variable Operating Conditions

Abstract

This research based on the vapor-liquid two-phases flow theory and methods, by using the CFD mix-multiphase flow model, the seal cavity vapor-liquid two-phases flow field for the bellows cartridge mechanical seal under such the high-temperature, high-pressure, high-speed as complex working conditions was numerically simulated and analyzed, then the characteristics of the complex three-dimensional flow field of seal cavity caused by the rotation of the sealing ring were obtained by the different position of the injected coolant, and the different cooling effects were contrasted, then the best cooling position were found by analysis. The researching results provide a theoretical basis for the structural optimization design of the high parameters bellows cartridge mechanical seal devices.