Effect of Tip Clearance on the Internal Flow and Hydraulic Performance of a Three-Bladed Inducer

The influence of the tip clearance on the internal flow and hydraulic performances of a 3-bladed inducer, designed at ALTA, Pisa, Italy, are investigated both experimentally and numerically. Two inducer configurations with different blade tip clearances, one about equal to the nominal value and the...

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Main Authors: Yanxia Fu, Jianping Yuan, Shouqi Yuan, Giovanni Pace, Luca d’Agostino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2329591
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