• CN: 11-2187/TH
  • ISSN: 0577-6686

›› 2004, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 181-184.

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OPTIMIZED REDSIGN OF THE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IMPELLER BASED ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF 3D TURBULENT FLOW

Guo Pengcheng;Luo Xingqi;Liu Shengzhu   

  1. Institute of Water Resources and Hydro-Electric Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology
  • Published:2004-04-15

Abstract: The standard k–e turbulence model and the wall function are adopted to solve 3D turbulent flow field in the impeller of a centrifugal pump. The influences of the blade profile on speed distributions, press distributions and pump performance are analyzed. The flow regulation pattern in the impeller of a centrifugal pump is also investigated. A redesign and optimiz-ing method of the impeller blade profile based on numerical analysis of 3D turbulent flow is put forward. The results show that the proposed method is a very outstanding tool to carry out the redesign and optimizing of the impeller blade profile.

Key words: 3D turbulent flow, Centrifugal pump, Impeller, Numerical analysis, Optimized design

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