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Numerical Investigation on Flow and Heat Transfer of a Rotor–Stator Cavity with Labyrinth Seal

  • An Song
  • , Xiang Luo*
  • , Zhongliang He
  • , Jian He
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The flow and heat transfer characteristics of a simplified rotor–stator cavity with labyrinth seal were numerically investigated. Four geometric parameters, including the tip clearance, circumferential distance, inclination angle and tooth number of the labyrinth seal were systematically varied to explore their effects. The results showed that under the premise of keeping the same rotating speed and pressure difference between the inlet and outlet, the effects of the tip clearance, tooth number and circumferential distance on the flow and fluid interchange characteristics of the disk cavity are linear; when the angle of labyrinth seal changes from negative to positive, the radial distribution of the swirling flow ratio resembles the shape of a concave function, and a peak appears in the radial distribution of the rotor’s torque coefficient. Finally, an empirical relation between the mass flow rate and the four geometric parameters was obtained by numerical fitting.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational and Experimental Simulations in Engineering - Proceedings of ICCES 2023—Volume 1
EditorsShaofan Li
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages797-814
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9783031425141
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event29th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, ICCES 2023 - Shenzhen, China
Duration: 26 May 202329 May 2023

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume143
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference29th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, ICCES 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenzhen
Period26/05/2329/05/23

Keywords

  • Labyrinth seal
  • Manuscript
  • Nusselt number
  • Rotating disk cavity
  • Swirling flow ratio
  • Torque coefficient

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