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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Study on Ultra-Low Specific Speed Pump as Turbine for Micro-hydropower System
Micro-hydropower technology is of great significance to ensure the normal use of electricity by residents in remote mountainous areas. Pump as turbine (PAT) has a broad prospect in the field of micro-hydropowe...
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Article
Study of Unforced Unsteadiness in Centrifugal Pump at Partial Flow Rates
In order to explore the unforced unsteadiness of centrifugal pumps, a 2-D frequency domain imaging display technology was used to study the development of these unsteady flow structures at partial flow conditi...
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Article
An experimental study on the cavitation vibration characteristics of a centrifugal pump at normal flow rate
Cavitation is a challenging flow abnormality that leads to undesirable effects on the energy performance of the centrifugal pump and the reliable operation of the pump system. The onset and mechanism of a phen...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Influence of the Oblique Trimmed Impeller on Pressure Fluctuations in Centrifugal Pump at Low Flow Rate
At the low flow rate the recirculation occurred at the impeller outlet always induces the low frequency pressure fluctuation, which has severe influence on the safety of pumps. In order to investigate the infl...
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Article
Static pressure recovery analysis in the vane island diffuser of a centrifugal pump
The overall performance of a vane-island type diffuser of a centrifugal pump model was obtained by means of directional probe traverses. These measurements were performed in an air model of a real hydraulic pu...
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Article
Numerical and experimental study on flow-induced noise at blade-passing frequency in centrifugal pumps
With the increasing noise pollution, low noise optimization of centrifugal pimps has become a hot topic. However, experimental study on this problem is unacceptable for industrial applications due to unsustain...
