Review of Research on the Three-Dimensional Transition Process of Large-Scale Low-Lift Pump

Xinfeng Ge (), Jing Zhang, Jian Zhang, Demin Liu, Yuan Zheng and Huixiang Chen
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Xinfeng Ge: College of Energy and Electric Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Jing Zhang: College of Energy and Electric Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Jian Zhang: Dongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. of Dongfang Electric Group, Deyang 618000, China
Demin Liu: Dongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. of Dongfang Electric Group, Deyang 618000, China
Yuan Zheng: College of Energy and Electric Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
Huixiang Chen: College of Energy and Electric Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-34

Abstract: Due to the uneven distribution of water resources, there are many water diversion projects around the world, such as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China, especially in some plain areas. To transfer water from low to high areas, large low-head pumps have been widely used. The transition process of the pumping station is mainly caused by the sudden change in the flow velocity and pressure of the fluid in the pipeline of the pumping station system caused by the start-up and shutdown processes. The previous research has mainly been based on the one-dimensional characteristic line method. However, due to the characteristics of the low-lift pumping station, the flow passage is short and irregular, and the calculation results often cannot guarantee the accuracy of the calculation. In addition to some faults in the actual operation process, in some pumping stations, accidents or operation-scheduling faults are caused by transient processes, such as a high degree of water hammer, the inability to initiate backward flow, the shutdown load rejection runaway exceeding the standard, and decreased hydraulic efficiency. To avoid transition process failures in the newly designed pumping stations and the modified pumping stations, it is necessary to carry out a research review of the three-dimensional transition process of large low-lift pumps. Especially with the development of computing technology, CFD numerical simulation technology has become the main research method for analyzing the pump transition process. The research on the transition process is mainly based on the combination of numerical simulations and experiments. The reliability of a numerical simulation is verified by an experiment. A numerical simulation can measure some parameters that cannot be measured by an experiment. Dynamic mesh technology has become the main technical means for using CFD numerical simulation to study the three-dimensional transition process, and the secondary development of computing software has become the main trend of future development. This paper analyzes and summarizes the research status of the start–stop transition process of large low-lift pump stations and provides a reference for the protection of the start–stop transition process of pump stations.

Keywords: large low-lift pump station; transition process; research methods; UDF (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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