Sound generation by a centrifugal pump at blade passing frequency

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 736-743

  Morgenroth, M ^a   Weaver, D S ^b  

^a Acres International Ltd   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIPING SYSTEMS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

BLADE PASSING FREQUENCY; CENTRIFUGAL VOLUTE PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

BLADE; CENTRIFUGAL PUMP; PRESSURE PULSATION; SOUND;

EID: 0032194334     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2841784     Document Type: Article

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