Experimental study of the influence of geometrical parameters on the cavitation of a small centrifugal pump

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 84, Issue , 2005, Pages 89-96

  Nemdili, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Blade number; Cavitation; Centrifugal pump; Closed impeller; Front clearance; Impeller width; NPSH curve; Semi open impeller

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS; CAVITATION; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; INLET FLOW; WELL PUMPS;

BLADE NUMBERS; FRONT CLEARANCE; IMPELLER BLADES; NPSH CURVE; SEMI-OPEN IMPELLERS;

IMPELLERS;

EID: 84903386145     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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