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Longbiao Ma1,2, Yunqing Gu1,2, Ke Xia3
1College of Metrology & Measurement Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Abstract:
In order to improve the antiwear characteristics of the double-vane self-priming pump, the surface structure of the Scapharca subcrenata was extracted and reconstructed according to bionic principles. Three types of nonsmooth surface models were established at the outlet end of the suction surface of the vanes, which is the most severely worn in the double-vane pump. The external characteristics, pressure field distribution, wear area distribution, and wear degree of the volute and vanes at different concentrations of nonsmooth vane structure were investigated by numerical simulation to reveal the mechanism of the nonsmooth surface structure of the wear characteristics of the vanes. The results show that the head and efficiency of pumps with four different vanes decrease and the average wear rate increases as the particle concentration increases. The different vane structures have a very small effect on the wear resistance of the volute, but a larger effect on vane wear. The circular nonsmooth surface structure, which reduces the low pressure area of the inlet section of the impeller while ensuring a smaller drop in head and efficiency, produces the best antiwear effect and improves the antiwear performance of the double-vane pump.
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