International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems

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The Effect of Casing Geometry on Rotordynamic Fluid Forces on a Closed Type Centrifugal Impeller in Whirling Motion

  • Received : 2010.12.10
  • Accepted : 2010.12.23
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The rotordynamic fluid forces acting on a closed type impeller in whirling motion were measured and the influence of the clearance geometry on the stability of the impeller was examined. At small positive whirling speed, the rotordynamic forces acted as destabilizing forces for all casings. A small clearance between the shroud of the impeller and the casing caused large fluid force, but did not change the destabilizing region. Radial grooves in the clearance were effective for reducing the fluid forces and destabilizing region due to the reduction of the circumferential velocity without the deterioration of the pump performance. A rotating phenomenon like a rotating stall of the impeller occurred at low flow rate and the resonance between it and the whirling motion led to a sudden increase in force at the whirling speed ratio of 0.7.

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