Experimental and theoretical study of the flow in the volute of a low specific-speed pump

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 267-280

  Kelder, J D H ^a,b   Dijkers, R J H ^a,c   Van Esch, B P M ^a,b   Kruyt, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Flowserve BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Centrifugal pump; Potential flow; Velocity measurement; Volute

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PUMPS; VISCOUS FLOW;

LOW SPECIFIC-SPEED PUMPS;

POTENTIAL FLOW;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP; COMPRESSOR; POTENTIAL FLOW; PUMP; VOLUTE;

EID: 0035312861     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(00)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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