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Prediction of Annular Type Seal Leakage Using 3D CFD

3차원 CFD를 사용한 환상 실의 누설량 예측

  • Seok, Hee-Soo (Graduate School, Dept. of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Ha, Tae-Woong (Graduate School, Dept. of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, Kyungwon University)
  • 석희수 (경원대학교 기계.자동차공학과) ;
  • 하태웅 (경원대학교 기계.자동차공학과)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Precise leakage prediction for annular type seals of turbomachinery is necessary for enhancing their efficiency and various prediction methods have been developed. As the seal passage is designed intricately, the analysis based on Bulk-flow concept which has been mainly used in predicting seal leakage is limited. In order to improve the seal leakage prediction, full Navier-Stokes Equations with turbulent model derived in the seal flow passage have to be solved. In this study, 3D CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis has been performed for predicting leakage of various non-contact type anular seals using FLUENT. Compared to the results by Bulk-flow model analysis, experiment, and 2D CFD analysis, the result of 3D CFD analysis shows improvement in predicting seal leakage, especially for the parallel grooved pump seal.

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