Hollow self-inducing impellers: Flow visualization and CFD simulation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3839-3848

  Murthy, B N ^a   Deshmukh, N A ^a   Patwardhan, A W ^a   Joshi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Gas induction rate; Hollow self inducing impeller; Pitched blade turbines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EXPERIMENTAL FLUID DYNAMICS (EFD); GAS INDUCTION RATE; HOLLOW SELF-INDUCING IMPELLER; PITCHED BLADE TURBINES;

IMPELLERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMPELLERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 34250018871     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.03.043     Document Type: Article

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