Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology

The Society of Naval Architects of Korea (대한조선학회)
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Performance Analysis of a Mixed-Flow Pump for Waterjet Propulsion

  • Ahn Jong-Woo (Korea Research Institute of Skips & Ocean Engineering, KORDI) ;
  • Kim Ki-Sup (Korea Research Institute of Skips & Ocean Engineering, KORDI) ;
  • Park Young-Ha (Korea Research Institute of Skips & Ocean Engineering, KORDI) ;
  • Kim Kyung-Youl (Korea Research Institute of Skips & Ocean Engineering, KORDI) ;
  • Oh Hyoung-Woo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chungju National University)
  • Published : 2005.06.01
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Abstract

A mixed-flow pump is largely applied for waterjet propulsion in high-speed vessels because of excellent cavitation performance. For the present study, we analyze the performance of mixed-flow pump, which is composed of impeller and stator. The test device for a mixed-flow pump was installed in the test section in the KRISO cavitation tunnel. The performance tests of two mixed-flow pumps were carried out with the test device at various flow rates using various nozzles. The test results agree fairly well with the predicted results by commercial CFD code. The test device is available for verification of impeller performance together with CFD analysis

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