Factors impacting on performance of lobe pumps: A numerical evaluation

Journal of Mechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-238

  Kang, Y H ^a   Vu, H H ^a   Hsu, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Characteristic curve; Epicycloidal curve; Lobe pump

Indexed keywords

CASING WALL; CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; COMPLEX FLOW; DYNAMIC MESH TECHNIQUE; EPICYCLOIDAL CURVE; GAP SIZE; LOBE PUMPS; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; PRESSURE FIELD; PRESSURE HEADS; PUMP EFFICIENCY; ROTATIONAL SPEED;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

PUMPS;

EID: 84860800210     PISSN: 17277191     EISSN: 18118216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jmech.2012.26     Document Type: Article

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