CAO Yin, WU Yanhua, LIN Chao, et al. Numerical simulation of the performance of vortex diodes with chamfered vortex chambers[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2015, 38(1): 010602
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CAO Yin, WU Yanhua, LIN Chao, et al. Numerical simulation of the performance of vortex diodes with chamfered vortex chambers[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2015, 38(1): 010602 DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2015.hjs.38.010602.
Numerical simulation of the performance of vortex diodes with chamfered vortex chambers
Background: Vortex diode is a kind of uniflow component
and a simple vortex diode contains a vortex chamber
a tangential nozzle and an axial nozzle. Purpose: The aim is to investigate the effect of chamfered vortex chamber structure on vortex diode performance. Methods: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations were used on vortex diodes with four different chamfered structures. Standard k-ε model was selected for forward flow
while RNG (Renormalization Group) k-ε model was selected for reverse flow. Results: The results show that compared with standard structure
all the other three chamfered structures can reduce the positive flow resistances at relatively high Reynolds number
while the reverse flow resistances are also reduced. Among them
the chamfered structure of 3/4 vortex chamber height
can reduce the forward flow resistance to the greatest extent while keeping minimum impact on the reverse flow resistance. Conclusion: The chamfered structure of 3/4 vortex chamber height improves the overall performance of a vortex diode most significantly. The results of the simulation can provide some basis for optimizing the vortex diode performance. Abstract