Numerical Analysis on the Effect of J-groove on Flows in Narrow Gaps between Rotating Disk and Casing
During operation and working of turbo machines, axial thrust balancing is important. To control and balance the axial thrust, a very simple method using shallow radial grooves mounted on the casing wall, called “J-groove”, was proposed, and studied experimentally[1]. This paper presents a numerical...
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Published in | International journal of fluid machinery and systems Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 64 - 74 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Tokyo
Japan Science and Technology Agency
2022
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Summary: | During operation and working of turbo machines, axial thrust balancing is important. To control and balance the axial thrust, a very simple method using shallow radial grooves mounted on the casing wall, called “J-groove”, was proposed, and studied experimentally[1]. This paper presents a numerical study of the effect of J-groove on the flow in the narrow gap along enclosed rotating disks based on open-source CFD software. It is seen that the difference in pressure between the hub and shroud tip is increased with the increasing number, depth, and length of J-groove. But in the case of increasing width of J-groove, the pressure loss along the radius decreases when the ratio of the groove width to the outer radius W is less than 0.2 and increases when W greater than 0.2. |
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ISSN: | 1882-9554 1882-9554 |
DOI: | 10.5293/IJFMS.2022.15.1.064 |