• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 46, Issue 10, 100503 (2023)
Jieyuan CHANG1, Yibin LI1、2、*, Wensheng MA3, Renhui ZHANG1、2, Xin LIU1, and Teng NIU1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • 2Innovation Research Center of Nuclear Grade Pump Advanced Equipment of Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • 3Chongqing Water Pump Factory Co., Ltd., Chongqing 400033, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.100503 Cite this Article
    Jieyuan CHANG, Yibin LI, Wensheng MA, Renhui ZHANG, Xin LIU, Teng NIU. Influence of impeller top clearance structure on the wear characteristics of the impeller of an axial flow lead-bismuth pump[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(10): 100503 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of 3D model of lead-bismuth axial flow pump
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of 3D model of lead-bismuth axial flow pump
    Schematic diagram of the leaf top clearance structures(a) Plane, (b) Chamfering, (c) Rounding
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of the leaf top clearance structures(a) Plane, (b) Chamfering, (c) Rounding
    Schematic of domain grid
    Fig. 3. Schematic of domain grid
    Verification of the grid independence
    Fig. 4. Verification of the grid independence
    Workflow diagram of experimental setup
    Fig. 5. Workflow diagram of experimental setup
    Site photo of axial flow pump model for clean water test
    Fig. 6. Site photo of axial flow pump model for clean water test
    Model accuracy verification for axial lead-bismuth pump
    Fig. 7. Model accuracy verification for axial lead-bismuth pump
    External characteristic curve
    Fig. 8. External characteristic curve
    Distribution curves of flow velocity on the pressure surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Fig. 9. Distribution curves of flow velocity on the pressure surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Distribution curves of flow velocity on the suction surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Fig. 10. Distribution curves of flow velocity on the suction surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Cloud contour of impeller blade shear force distribution under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Impeller, (b) Plane, (c) Chamfering, (d) Rounding
    Fig. 11. Cloud contour of impeller blade shear force distribution under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Impeller, (b) Plane, (c) Chamfering, (d) Rounding
    Shear curves on pressure surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Fig. 12. Shear curves on pressure surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Shear curves on suction surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Fig. 13. Shear curves on suction surface under different leaf top clearance structures(a) Wheel streamlines, (b) Median streamlines, (c) Flange streamlines
    Cloud map of vortex distribution on leaf wheel pressure surface(a) Plane, (b) Chamfering, (c) Rounding
    Fig. 14. Cloud map of vortex distribution on leaf wheel pressure surface(a) Plane, (b) Chamfering, (c) Rounding
    Cloud contour of entropy yield on impeller blade wall(a) Impeller, (b) Plane, (c) Chamfering, (d) Rounding
    Fig. 15. Cloud contour of entropy yield on impeller blade wall(a) Impeller, (b) Plane, (c) Chamfering, (d) Rounding
    Jieyuan CHANG, Yibin LI, Wensheng MA, Renhui ZHANG, Xin LIU, Teng NIU. Influence of impeller top clearance structure on the wear characteristics of the impeller of an axial flow lead-bismuth pump[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(10): 100503
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