Performance analysis of cavitating flow in centrifugal pumps using multiphase CFD

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 377-383

  Medvitz, Richard B ^a   Kunz, Robert F ^a   Boger, David A ^a   Lindau, Jules W ^a   Yocum, Adam M ^a   Pauley, Laura L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION NUMBERS; FLOW COEFFICIENTS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES (RANS) EQUATIONS; SHEET CAVITATION;

CAVITATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POTENTIAL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VOLUME FRACTION;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

EID: 0346281657     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1457453     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Hirschi, R, Dupont, Ph, Avellan, F, Favre, J.-N, Guelich, J -F., and Parkinson, E., 1998, "Centrifugal Pump Performance Drop Due to Leading Edge Cavitation: Numerical Predictions Compared with Model Tests, "ASME J. Fluids Eng. 120, No 4, pp. 705-711
2. Ahuja, V., Hosangadi, A., Ungewitter, R. and Dash, S. M., 1999, "A Hybrid Unstructured Mesh Solver for Multi-Fluid Mixtures ," AIAA 99-3330, 14th Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Norfolk, VA, June.
3. Chen, Y., Heister, S.D., 1994, "Two-Phase Modeling of Cavitated Flows ," ASME FED-Vol. 190, pp.299-307.
4. Merkle, C. L, Feng, J Z., and Buelow, P. E O., 1998, "Computational Modeling of the Dynamics of Sheet Cavitation ," 3rd International Symposium on Cavitation, Grenoble, France.
5. Song, C, He, J, 1998, "Numerical Simulation of Cavitating Flows by Single-phase Flow Approach ," 3rd International Symposium on Cavitation, Grenoble, France
6. Kunz, R. F., Boger, D. A., Stinebring, D R., Chyczewski, T S, Gibeling, H. J. and Govindan, T R., 1999, "Multi-phase CFD Analysis of Natural and Ventilated Cavitation About Submerged Bodies ," ASME Paper FEDSM99-7364
7. Kunz, R. F., Boger, D A., Stinebring, D. R., Chyczewski, T. S., Lindau, J W., Gibeling, H J, Venkateswaran, S., and Govindan, T. R., 2000, "A Preconditioned Navier-Stokes Method for Two-Phase Flows with Application to Cavitation Predication ," Comput. Fluids 29, No 8, pp. 849-875.
8. Kunz, R F, Lindau, J W., Billet, M. L., and Stinebring, D. R, 2001, "Multiphase CFD Modeling of Developed and Supercavitating Flows ," VKI Special Course on Supercavitating Flows, Feb.
9. Lindau, J W., Kunz, R F., and Gibeling, H J, 2000, "Validation of High Reynolds Number, Unsteady Multi-Phase CFD Modeling for Naval Applications ," presented at the 23rd Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Val de Reuil, France
10. Taylor, L. K., Arabshahi, a, and Whitfield, D. L, 1995, "Unsteady Three-Dimensional Incompressible Navier-Stokes Computations for a Prolate Spheroid Undergoing Time-Dependent Maneuvers ," AIAA Paper 95-0313
11. Jorgenson, P. C. E., and Chima, R V, 1989, "Explicit Runge-Kutta Method for Unsteady Rotor-Stator Interaction ," AIAA J. 27, No. 6. pp. 743-749.
12. Nakamura, S, Ding, W., and Yano, K., 1998, "A 2.5D Single Passage CFD Model for Centrifugal Pumps ," ASME Paper FEDSM98-4858.
13. Gridgen User Manual, 1999, Version 13 3, Pointwise.
14. Meyer, R. S., and Yocum, A M., 1993, "Pump Impeller Performance Evaluation Tests for a Parametric Variation of Geometric Variables ," ARL Technical Memorandum 93-125