Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
With the aid of computational fluid dynamics, the complex internal flows in water pump impellers can be well predicted, thus facilitating the design of pumps. This article describes the three-dimensional simulation of internal flow in three different types of centrifugal pumps (one pump has four str...
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| author | Weidong Zhou Zhimei Zhao T. S. Lee S. H. Winoto |
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| description | With the aid of computational fluid dynamics, the complex internal flows in water pump impellers can be well predicted, thus facilitating the design of pumps. This article describes the three-dimensional simulation of internal flow in three different types of centrifugal pumps (one pump has four straight blades and the other two have six twisted blades). A commercial three-dimensional Navier-Stokes code called CFX, with a standard k–ε two-equation turbulence model was used to simulate the problem under examination. In the calculation, the finite-volume method and an unstructured grid system were used for the solution procedure of the discretized governing equations for this problem. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2bcd0742389440568a4304b79dfd42192025-02-03T01:23:05ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X2003-01-0191496110.1155/S1023621X0300006XInvestigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid DynamicsWeidong Zhou0Zhimei Zhao1T. S. Lee2S. H. Winoto3Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, SingaporeFluid Mechanics Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, SingaporeFluid Mechanics Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, SingaporeFluid Mechanics Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, SingaporeWith the aid of computational fluid dynamics, the complex internal flows in water pump impellers can be well predicted, thus facilitating the design of pumps. This article describes the three-dimensional simulation of internal flow in three different types of centrifugal pumps (one pump has four straight blades and the other two have six twisted blades). A commercial three-dimensional Navier-Stokes code called CFX, with a standard k–ε two-equation turbulence model was used to simulate the problem under examination. In the calculation, the finite-volume method and an unstructured grid system were used for the solution procedure of the discretized governing equations for this problem.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X0300006X |
| spellingShingle | Weidong Zhou Zhimei Zhao T. S. Lee S. H. Winoto Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics International Journal of Rotating Machinery |
| title | Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| title_full | Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| title_short | Investigation of Flow Through Centrifugal Pump Impellers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| title_sort | investigation of flow through centrifugal pump impellers using computational fluid dynamics |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1023621X0300006X |
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