Numerical investigation of a centrifugal pump running in reverse mode

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-381

  Fernandez J ^a   Barrio, R ^b   Blanco, E ^b   Parrondo, J L ^b   Marcos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics simulations; Pump turbine; Radial load; Rotor stator interaction; Unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PUMP-TURBINES; RADIAL LOADS; ROTOR-STATOR INTERACTION; ROTOR-STATOR INTERACTIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; AXIAL FLOW; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC TURBINES; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS; STATORS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 77952716952     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE757     Document Type: Article

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