液氢增压泵低压端活塞迷宫密封瞬态泄漏数值研究

Numerical Investigation of Transient Leakage in Labyrinth Seals for Low-pressure Pistons of Liquid Hydrogen Booster Pumps

  • 摘要: 氢是一种理想的能源载体,在储能、发电、交通运输和工业生产领域都有着广泛的应用。在交通运输领域,加氢站是上游制氢端到下游氢能应用终端之间的中间环节,起到了氢气存储加注的功能。相较于高压气态储氢加氢站,液氢加氢站在安全性、氢气纯度、加氢站前期建设成本、兼容性以及能耗等方面均具有明显的优势。液氢增压泵是液氢加氢站的核心部件,为了维持液氢增压泵的高效运行,需要对其进行良好的活塞和柱塞密封。在液氢增压泵运行过程中存在来自环境的漏热和活塞密封环摩擦生热。这些热量会使液氢发生相变转化为气氢,造成蒸发损失,使得泵的运行效率降低。相比于活塞密封环,迷宫密封作为一种非接触的密封形式,具有结构简单、低磨损和摩擦生热少等优点,可以有效降低泵运行过程中的内部生热。论文采用了一种新型液氢增压泵低压端活塞结构,该新型结构将传统低压端活塞、低压端入口阀和活塞迷宫密封集成其中。结合动态网格技术建立了液氢增压泵低压端活塞迷宫密封瞬态泄漏模型,探究了活塞往复运动、迷宫密封长度和中间压力对活塞迷宫密封泄漏系数的影响。结果表明,由于近壁面剪切流和活塞挤压作用的耦合影响,活塞往复运动在一定程度上增大了迷宫密封整体泄漏量;迷宫密封长度增大有助于降低密封泄漏量,但优化程度有限;两级液氢增压泵的中间压力越大,迷宫密封的泄漏量也就越大。

     

    Abstract: Hydrogen is recognized as an ideal energy carrier with extensive applications in energy storage, power generation, transportation, and industrial production. In the transportation sector, hydrogen refueling stations serve as critical infrastructure connecting upstream hydrogen production and downstream hydrogen utilization terminals, fulfilling essential functions of hydrogen storage and dispensing. Compared to high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage refueling stations, liquid hydrogen refueling stations demonstrate significant advantages across multiple parameters including operational safety, hydrogen purity, initial construction costs, system compatibility, and energy consumption efficiency. The liquid hydrogen booster pump serves as a core component in hydrogen refueling stations. To maintain its efficient operation, effective sealing of pistons and plungers is crucial. During the operation of liquid hydrogen booster pumps, heat leakage from the environment and frictional heating from piston seal rings constitute significant thermal inputs. These heat sources induce phase transformation of liquid hydrogen into gas hydrogen, resulting in evaporation losses that substantially reduce operational efficiency. In contrast to piston seal rings, labyrinth seals as non-contact sealing mechanism demonstrate notable advantages including simplified structural configuration, reduced wear characteristics, and minimal frictional heating generation. This innovative sealing approach effectively mitigates internal heat accumulation during pump operation. This study proposes a novel low-pressure piston configuration that integrates conventional low pressure piston components, low pressure inlet valves, and piston labyrinth seals into a unified structure. Building upon this innovative design, we developed a transient leakage model for labyrinth seals in the low-pressure section of liquid hydrogen booster pumps using dynamic mesh technology. Through theoretical analysis, we systematically investigated the effects of piston reciprocation, labyrinth seal length, and intermediate pressure on leakage coefficients. The results demonstrate that: the coupling effect between near-wall shear flow and piston squeezing action during reciprocation increases the overall leakage through labyrinth seals,while extending labyrinth seal length reduces leakage, the optimization effect becomes limited beyond certain thresholds,higher intermediate pressure in two stage liquid hydrogen booster pumps significantly exacerbates leakage through labyrinth seals.

     

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