Investigation of Leakage and Heat Transfer Properties of the Labyrinth Seal on Various Rotation Speed and Geometric Parameters

Abstract

To investigate the influence of the variation of geometric parameters on the leakage and heat transfer characteristics of labyrinth seals at various rotational speeds, the labyrinth seal models with different geometric parameters were numerically simulated based on the control variable methods. Results show the aerodynamic mechanism of leakage characteristics changing with rotational speed, as well as the leakage characteristics of labyrinth seals under the coupling action of geometric parameters and rotating speeds. When the characteristic scale changes along the direction of centrifugal force, the variation trend of labyrinth seal leakage characteristics is consistent at different rotational speeds. However, the leakage characteristics of labyrinth seals show the difference of rotational speed when the feature scale changes along the axis. At the same time, the laws of convective heat transfer on the surface of the rotor and stator are shown by the results of the studies, which provides reference for the thermodynamic analysis of labyrinth seals.