Macroeconomics

Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations

Turbulence

Vortex stretching

Detached eddy simulation

Materials science

Burgers vortex

Dynamics (music)

Large eddy simulation

Leakage (economics)

Impeller

Vortex

Economics

Vorticity equation

Acoustics

Classical mechanics

Geology

Physics

Cavitation

Flow (mathematics)

Vorticity

Mechanics

Baroclinity

Ocean Engineering

The aim of this work is to investigate the unsteady characteristics of tip leakage vortex (TLV) structure in an axial flow pump experimentally and numerically. Experiments were carried out to study the performance of an axial flow pump under cavitating cavitation. The numerical simulation was conducted by employing the Large Eddy Simulation turbulence and Zwart cavitation models, and the results show a good agreement with the experimental ones. The evolution mechanisms and influencing factors of the transient TLV morphology was revealed, and the correlation between pressure difference and leakage velocity were investigated in a systematic way. The TLV evolution appears periodic development, coinciding with the variation of leakage velocity driven by the pressure difference. The cylindrical coordinate system is more suitable for analyzing the TLV dynamics, due to the impeller rotation. The vorticity in the tip region is dominated by tangential vorticity ωθ and axial vorticity ωz. The transport terms of ωθ and ωz present a great relationship with TLV and TLV-induced cavitation. Relative vortex stretching dominants the vorticity generation in the tip region, and relative vortex dilation and Coriolis force are also important sources. In contrast, baroclinic torque has the least influence on the vorticity in the flow passage.

Unsteady characteristics of tip leakage vortex structure and dynamics in an axial flow pump