Open AccessNumerical Investigation of Velocity Flow Field inside an Impeller Air Model of a Centrifugal Pump with Vaned Diffuser Interactions and Comparison with PIV Measurements
Author(s) -
Abdelmadjid Atif,
Saad Benmansour,
Gérard Bois
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of rotating machinery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.265
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1026-7115
pISSN - 1023-621X
DOI - 10.1155/2010/706043
Subject(s) - impeller , diffuser (optics) , centrifugal pump , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , slip factor , position (finance) , acoustics , physics , marine engineering , optics , engineering , finance , economics , light source
The paper refers to the analysis of interactions between the impeller and the vaned diffuser on the air model of a radial flow pump. The study deals with a numerical simulation of the flow for a full 360° entire impeller and diffuser. The task is carried out close to design operating conditions and for one particular position of the impeller blade with respect to diffuser frame. Among all the results, it has been decided to mainly focus on the flow pattern at the exit part inside the impeller coming from the diffuser vanes interactions. The results are compared to the available PIV measurements
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