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A Numerical Study on Labyrinth Screw Pump (LSP) Performance under Viscous Fluid Flow

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  • Wenqi Ke

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 102206, China
    China Petrochemical Corporation, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Hao Zeng

    (State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Beijing 102206, China
    China Petrochemical Corporation, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 102206, China)

  • Zhuoyu Wang

    (College of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China)

  • Hong Yu

    (College of Elementary Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, China)

  • Yaxin Liu

    (McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA)

  • Danzhu Zheng

    (McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA)

  • Jianjun Zhu

    (College of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
    McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA)

  • Haiwen Zhu

    (College of Mechanical and Transportation Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
    McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA)

Abstract

In this study, fluid viscosity effects on LSP performance in terms of boosting pressure were numerically investigated. A water–glycerin mixture with different concentrations corresponding to varying apparent viscosities was flowed through an in-house manufactured LSP under various flow conditions, e.g., changing flow rates, rotational speeds, and fluid viscosities. The pressure increment between the intake and discharge of the LSP was recorded using the differential pressure transducer. The same pump geometries, fluid properties and flow conditions were incorporated into the numerical configurations, where three-dimensional (3D), steady-state, Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equations with a standard SST (shear stress transport) turbulence model were solved by a commercial CFD code. With the high-quality poly-hexcore grids, the simulated pressure increment was compared with the corresponding experimental measurement. The internal flow structures and characteristics within the cavities contained by the LSP impeller and diffuser were also analyzed. The good agreement between the numerical results against the experimental data verified the methodology adopted in this study.

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  • Wenqi Ke & Hao Zeng & Zhuoyu Wang & Hong Yu & Yaxin Liu & Danzhu Zheng & Jianjun Zhu & Haiwen Zhu, 2023. "A Numerical Study on Labyrinth Screw Pump (LSP) Performance under Viscous Fluid Flow," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:16:p:5997-:d:1218199
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