Abstract
This paper describes the single passage CFD model based to analyze the flow in blade passages of a centrifugal pump. The model consists of the flow passage between two impeller blades and the spaces in the inlet eye as well as in the volute. The incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in the conservation form are solved by a finite difference method. The code is designed to investigate the velocity and pressure distributions and intended to investigate how the pump design fluid flow through the rotor as well as the pump performance. An early part of the paper investigates the behavior of the model as well as validity of the assumptions made in the model. Then, applications to a rotodynamic heart pump are presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting - Washington, DC, USA Duration: Jun 21 1998 → Jun 25 1998 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting |
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| City | Washington, DC, USA |
| Period | 6/21/98 → 6/25/98 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering