Effect of Tip Clearance on the Internal Flow and Hydraulic Performance of a Three-Bladed Inducer
Joint Authors
Fu, Yanxia
Pace, Giovanni
Dagostino, Luca
Yuan, Jianping
Yuan, Shouqi
Source
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 other 2.5 times larger, are considered to analyze tip leakage effects.
The 3D numerical model developed in ANSYS CFX to simulate the flow through the inducer with 2 different clearances under different operating conditions is illustrated.
The internal flow fields and hydraulic performance predicted by the CFD model under different operating conditions are compared with the corresponding experimental data obtained from the inducer tests.
As expected, both experimental and numerical results indicate that higher pressure rise and hydraulic efficiency are obtained from the inducer configuration with the nominal tip clearance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fu, Yanxia& Yuan, Jianping& Yuan, Shouqi& Pace, Giovanni& Dagostino, Luca. 2017. Effect of Tip Clearance on the Internal Flow and Hydraulic Performance of a Three-Bladed Inducer. International Journal of Rotating Machinery،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fu, Yanxia…[et al.]. Effect of Tip Clearance on the Internal Flow and Hydraulic Performance of a Three-Bladed Inducer. International Journal of Rotating Machinery No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fu, Yanxia& Yuan, Jianping& Yuan, Shouqi& Pace, Giovanni& Dagostino, Luca. Effect of Tip Clearance on the Internal Flow and Hydraulic Performance of a Three-Bladed Inducer. International Journal of Rotating Machinery. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169486
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1169486