摘要：In this article, we proposed an active method of obstacle attached on the blade to control cavitation in centrifugal pump. The modified shear stress transport k-ω model with a local density correction for turbulent eddy viscosity combined with Kubota cavitation model was employed to simulate three-dimensional unsteady flow. The simulated external performance agreed fairly well with experiment observation. The results show that the obstacles of appropriate height can cause little disturbance to external performance. The over-high obstacle can cause larger perturbation to deteriorate the flow field at large flow rate point. The obstacle of appropriate height can induce relative high pressure and optimize the flow structure to suppress the cavitation, which is the main mechanism of cavitation control in a centrifugal pump. The passages would be blocked if over-high obstacle is arranged, which is bad to suppress the cavitation in centrifugal pumps. The effects of 1/2 the outlet width of impeller for cavitation suppression are optimal when the bubbles reach close to the obstacle, which degrade the amplitude of dominate frequency and simultaneously attenuate the bubble volume. When cavitation completely developed, the obstacle of any height can keep the cavity volume attenuating and 1/2 of the outlet width of impeller is best.
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