Numerical analysis on the external characteristic of torque converter based on dynamic mesh

For analysis of the flow field of torque converter’s start operating performance, the paper established a mathematical model and simulated the numerical value of YJ series hydrodynamic torque converter. In view of the partial impact fluid and cavitation phenomenon in processes such as multiple flow area coupling algorithms the sliding mesh method cannot achieve the flow parameters real-time transfer problems between the impellers. The model, established by dynamic mesh technology, set pump wheel and turbine blade for the rotating part of dynamic mesh, pick up each iterative step of pump wheel and turbine by the size of moment through the function, and deposited it into the text file. Through calculating the changes of text data, we can judge whether the result is stable. Take the comprehensive consideration of the stability, accuracy and efficiency during the calculation, set pressurevelocity coupling algorithm as the SIMPLE algorithm, set spatial discrete format as the first order up stream format, set turbulence model as the RNG K-ε model, and realize the turbulence flow transient calculation of the hydrodynamic torque converter. Numerical simulation by the calculation was compared with the moment data from the experiments, the results show that the model established by dynamic mesh technology is more accurate and reliable. Thereafter, the pump wheel’s start-up rotate speed increased from 0 to 1000r/min gradually, then remained constant. Through the analysis, we concluded as follows: the pump wheel ’s moment increased gradually, the value of the turbine’s moment was small, the flow increased slowly from the positive value in the early stage. Then the turbine’s moment increased gradually, the flow changed into negative value until stable.