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This paper addresses the issue of reciprocating compressors staggered labyrinth seal structure. The internal flow field of sealed structure, the displacement of cylinder and piston for different tooth profile angles are analyzed synchronously using FLUENT software, and the effects of fluid-structure interaction on the performance of the labyrinth seal are revealed. The results indicate that with the growth of tooth profile angle, the leakage rate of labyrinth seal tends to decrease first, and then increase. The results of fluid-structure interaction analysis are close to those of actual engineering. The effect of fluid-structure interaction makes tiny deformation in calculation mesh of piston and cylinder structure, and the coupling interaction affects the performance of the labyrinth seal.
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Foundation item: the Science and Technology Projects of Liaoning Province (No. 2012219020) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2013M541249)
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Tang, Hn., Wang, Sj. & Zhao, J. Effect of fluid-structure interaction on sealed flow field and leakage rate based on computational fluid dynamics. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 20, 326–330 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-015-1631-x
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