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In order to study the evolution characteristics of suction-side-perpendicular cavitating vortex in an axial-flow pump under low flow conditions, model tests, high-speed imaging, and an SST-CC turbulence model were used to simulate the external characteristics and cavitation morphology of the pump. The evolution law of suction-side-perpendicular cavitating vortex (SSPCV) was revealed by turbulent kinetic energy, liutex vortex identification, and vorticity transport equation. The results show that the evolution of suction-side-perpendicular cavitating vortex at low cavitation number can be divided into three stages: generation, development, and breaking stage. In the generation stage, the turbulent kinetic energy, velocity gradient and vortex kinetic energy continue to increase, reaching the maximum at the early stage of development. Afterwards, due to the viscosity of the water, the vortex slowly dissipates and enters the stage of development. Finally, it is affected by the next blade and enters the breaking stage, which accelerates the dissipation of the vortex. The vortex stretching term and vortex expansion term are the main contributors to the vorticity. During the development of the vortex, the vorticity is mainly caused by the deformation of the fluid micelle. The breaking stage mainly affects the stretching term, and the Coriolis force term cannot be ignored in the rotating coordinates.

Evolution Characteristics of Suction-Side-Perpendicular Cavitating Vortex in Axial Flow Pump under Low Flow Condition