Hayder Kareem Sakran^1,2, Mohd Sharizal Abdul Aziz^1,*, Chu Yee Khor³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.1, pp. 109-137, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.047245

Abstract The centrifugal pump is a prevalent power equipment widely used in different engineering patterns, and the impeller blade wrap angle significantly impacts its performance. A numerical investigation was conducted to analyze the influence of the blade wrap angle on flow characteristics and energy distribution of a centrifugal pump evaluated as a low specific speed with a value of 69. This study investigates six impeller models that possess varying blade wrap angles (95°, 105°, 115°, 125°, 135°, and 145°) that were created while maintaining the same volute and other geometrical characteristics. The investigation of energy loss was conducted to evaluate the… More > Graphic Abstract

Xiao Sun¹, Jiangbo Tong¹, Yuliang Zhang^2,*, Haibing Cai³, Wen Zhou⁴, Xiaoqi Jia⁵, Litao Ou⁶

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.4, pp. 725-737, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.045541

Abstract Centrifugal pumps are widely used in the metallurgy, coal, and building sectors. In order to study the hydraulic characteristics of a closed impeller centrifugal pump during its shutdown in the so-called power frequency and frequency conversion modes, experiments were carried to determine the characteristic evolution of parameters such as speed, inlet and outlet pressure, head, flow rate and shaft power. A quasi-steady-state method was also used to further investigate these transient behaviors. The results show that, compared to the power frequency input, the performance parameter curves for the frequency conversion input are less volatile and smoother. The characteristic time is… More >

Abdourahamane Salifou Adam¹, Hatem Mrad¹, Haykel Marouani^2,*, Yasser Fouad³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.3, pp. 2845-2865, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.030777

Abstract A high percentage of failure in pump elements originates from fatigue. This study focuses on the discharge section behavior, made of ductile iron, under dynamic load. An experimental protocol is established to collect the strain under pressurization and depressurization tests at specific locations. These experimental results are used to formulate the ultimate pressure expression function of the strain and the lateral surface of the discharge section and to validate finite element modeling. Fe-Safe is then used to assess the fatigue life cycle using different types of fatigue criteria (Coffin-Manson, Morrow, Goodman, and Soderberg). When the pressure is under 3000 PSI,… More >

Yuqin Wang^1,2,3,*, Luxiang Zhou³, Mengle Han¹, Lixiang Shen¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.9, pp. 2215-2228, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2023.027188

Abstract The main structural parameters of the IR100-80-100A type chemical centrifugal pump have been optimized by means of an orthogonal test approach. The centrifugal pump has been modeled using the CFturbo software, and 16 sets of orthogonal-test schemes have been defined on the basis of 4 parameters, namely, the blade number, blade outlet angle, impeller outlet diameter, and impeller outlet width. Such analysis has been used to determine the influence of each index parameter on the pump working efficiency and identify a set of optimal combinations of such parameters. The internal flow field in the centrifugal pump has been simulated by… More > Graphic Abstract

Xiao Sun^a, Fan-Kang Zeng^a, Jia-Bing Yang^a, Feng-Lin Zhou^a, Yu-Liang Zhang^b,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-6, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.5

Abstract In order to better study the internal flow characteristics of centrifugal pump as turbine, CFX software is employed to carry out numerical simulation to obtain flow field under different working conditions for pump as turbine based on the standard k - epsilon turbulence model and the SIMPLEC algorithm. The efficiency curves of the pump and pump as turbine are obtained under different working conditions. The results show that the effciency characteristics of the pump change greatly during the process of pumping. The efficiency of the turbine is higher than that of the pump under the respective optimal operating conditions. The… More >

Y. L. Zhang^a , H. B. Lin^b, S. P. Li^b,*, J. J. Xiao^a, L. Zhang^c

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-6, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.47

Abstract Centrifugal pumps need to be stopped in the case of closing valve sometimes due to some specific application requirements. This paper presents a numerical simulation of the unsteady flow inside a low specific speed centrifugal pump during closed-valve forward and reverse stopping process. The study results show that the average internal pressure gradually decreases during stopping periods. At the same blade radius, the pressure on working surface is significantly higher than the suction surface. The pressure gradually increases from the impeller inlet to the outlet. The simulation fully shows the transient flow characteristics inside the centrifugal pump during forward and… More >

L. Cheng, Y. L. Zhang^†

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.18, pp. 1-6, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.18.26

Abstract To obtain the transient characteristics of a centrifugal pump during a rapid startup process accurately, a circulating piping system, including the pump, is established. A full three-dimensional unsteady incompressible viscous flow of a low-specific speed centrifugal pump during rapid startup is numerically simulated using the finite volume method, RNG k-ε turbulence model, sliding grid technology, dynamic grid technology, and userdefined function. Results show that the effect of dynamic and static interference becomes remarkably evident with the increase in speed in the starting process. The effect of dynamic and static interference makes the flow rate show small fluctuation characteristics, and the… More >

L. Cheng^a , Y. L. Zhang^a,† , J. F. Li^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.19, pp. 1-7, 2022, DOI:10.5098/hmt.19.32

Abstract The internal characteristics during rotational speed fluctuation have an important influence on centrifugal pump to avoid or utilize its transient performance. In this paper, a circulation piping system that includes a low-specific-speed centrifugal pump is established to study the energy distribution characteristics in a centrifugal pump during speed fluctuation. The unsteady flow in the entire system is numerically calculated with a user-defined function, the sliding grid method, and the RNG k-ε turbulence model. Then, the energy distribution of the transient flow field in the centrifugal pump model during speed fluctuation is diagnosed with vortex dynamics by using flow section and… More >

Feng-Lin Zhou^a , Kai-Yuan Zhang ^a, Liang Cheng^b,† , Hai-Bing Cai^c, Yu-Liang Zhang^b, Min-Feng Lv^d

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.20, pp. 1-10, 2023, DOI:10.5098/hmt.20.22

Abstract In order to grasp the reverse startup characteristics of a small radial vane pump in the case of misoperation, a circulation piping system that includes the pump is established. Numerical simulation of the full three-dimensional unsteady incompressible viscous flow is performed based on the slip-grid technique and user-defined functions (UDF). According to the results, the static pressure fluctuation is small at the inlet of the centrifugal pump during the reverse startup, which differs significantly from the forward startup. Compared to the impeller rotational speed, the time required for the shaft power, head and flow curves to reach stability is lagged,… More >

Wenbin Luo^1,*, Lingfeng Tang¹, Yuting Yan², Yifang Shi¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.19, No.4, pp. 869-899, 2023, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.022280

Abstract The aim of the study is to determine the optimal structural parameters for a plastic centrifugal pump inducer within the framework of an orthogonal experimental method. For this purpose, a numerical study of the related flow field is performed using CFX. The shaft power and the head of the pump are taken as the evaluation indicators. Accordingly, the examined variables are the thickness (S), the blade cascade degree (t), the blade rim angle (β1), the blade hub angle (β2) and the hub length (L). The impact of each structural parameter on each evaluation index is examined and special attention is… More >