International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems

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Numerical Study of Inlet and Impeller Flow Structures in Centrifugal Pump at Design and Off-design Points

  • Cheah, Kean Wee (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore) ;
  • Lee, Thong-See (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore) ;
  • Winoto, S.H. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore)
  • Received : 2010.10.13
  • Accepted : 2010.11.29
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

The objective of present work is to use numerical simulation to investigate the complex three-dimensional and secondary flow structures developed at the inlet and impeller in a centrifugal pump at design and off-design points. The pump impeller is shrouded with 6 backward swept blades and with a specific speed of 0.8574. The characteristic of the pump is measured experimentally with straight and curved intake sections. Numerical computation is carried out to investigate the pump inlet flow structures and subsequently the flow field within the centrifugal pump. The numerical results showed that strong interaction between the impeller eye and intake section. Secondary flow structure occurs upstream at the pump inlet has great influence on the pump performance and flow structure within the impeller.

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