Numerical Simulation on the Performance of a Mixed-Flow Pump under Various Casing Structures
Joint Authors
Wang, Leqin
Fangfang, Hu
Wu, Dazhuan
Source
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
With regard to the reactor coolant pump and high flow-rate circulating pump, the requirements on the compactness of the structure, safety, and hydraulic performance are particularly important.
Thus, the mixed-flow pump with cylindrical casing is adopted in some occasions.
Due to the different characteristics between the special cylindrical casing and the common pump casing, the influence of the special casing on a mixed-flow pump characteristics was numerically investigated to obtain better performance and flow structure in the casing.
The results show that the models with cylindrical casing have much worse head and efficiency characteristics than the experimental model, and this is caused by the flow in the pump casing.
By moving the guide vanes half inside the pump casing, the efficiency gets improved while the low pressure zone at the corner of outlet pipe and pump casing disappeared.
When the length of pump casing increases from the size equal to the diameter of outlet pipe to that larger than it, the efficiency drops obviously and the flow field in the outlet pipe improved without curved flow.
In addition, the length of the pump casing has greater impacts on the pump performance than the radius of it.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, Dazhuan& Fangfang, Hu& Wang, Leqin. 2013. Numerical Simulation on the Performance of a Mixed-Flow Pump under Various Casing Structures. Advances in Mechanical Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, Dazhuan…[et al.]. Numerical Simulation on the Performance of a Mixed-Flow Pump under Various Casing Structures. Advances in Mechanical Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, Dazhuan& Fangfang, Hu& Wang, Leqin. Numerical Simulation on the Performance of a Mixed-Flow Pump under Various Casing Structures. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510981
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510981