Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump

The article is devoted to the optimization of the design of the inlet zone of a centrifugal blood pump. One of the disadvantages of such pumps is the generation of turbulence in the flow of the pumped fluid, which contributes to high blood hemolysis. The reason for turbulence lies in a combination o...

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Main Author: Bobkov Alexandr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/20/e3sconf_tt21c2023_04090.pdf
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description The article is devoted to the optimization of the design of the inlet zone of a centrifugal blood pump. One of the disadvantages of such pumps is the generation of turbulence in the flow of the pumped fluid, which contributes to high blood hemolysis. The reason for turbulence lies in a combination of geometric and kinematic factors, in particular, a 90 degree turn of the flow in the inlet part of the impeller channels and a high circumferential speed of rotation of its channels. The hydrodynamic consequence of this is an increase in the hydraulic resistance of the pump flow path and separation of the boundary layer from the streamlined surface. As a result, the non-uniformity of the flow velocity field increases and separation flow zones appear, stimulating vortex formation and turbulence of the blood flow. The article provides the derivation of an equation for calculating the optimal diameter of the impeller D1, which does not have a bushing in the inlet. This design is typical for centrifugal blood pumps. As a criterion for the optimal value of D1, the minimum level of hydraulic resistance in the inlet zone of the pump was considered. Based on the derived formula, a graph of D1 values was constructed in the range of parameters: blood volume flow 3…6 liters per minute, speed 4000-10000 rpm. With an increase in blood flow and a decrease in the number of revolutions of the impeller, the diameter of the inlet to the impeller must be increased from 6.4 mm to 13.8 mm.
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spelling doaj.art-0a46b55db8d549b493c69d88667a3d942023-05-02T09:28:50ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422023-01-013830409010.1051/e3sconf/202338304090e3sconf_tt21c2023_04090Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pumpBobkov Alexandr0Komsomolsk-on-Amur State UniversityThe article is devoted to the optimization of the design of the inlet zone of a centrifugal blood pump. One of the disadvantages of such pumps is the generation of turbulence in the flow of the pumped fluid, which contributes to high blood hemolysis. The reason for turbulence lies in a combination of geometric and kinematic factors, in particular, a 90 degree turn of the flow in the inlet part of the impeller channels and a high circumferential speed of rotation of its channels. The hydrodynamic consequence of this is an increase in the hydraulic resistance of the pump flow path and separation of the boundary layer from the streamlined surface. As a result, the non-uniformity of the flow velocity field increases and separation flow zones appear, stimulating vortex formation and turbulence of the blood flow. The article provides the derivation of an equation for calculating the optimal diameter of the impeller D1, which does not have a bushing in the inlet. This design is typical for centrifugal blood pumps. As a criterion for the optimal value of D1, the minimum level of hydraulic resistance in the inlet zone of the pump was considered. Based on the derived formula, a graph of D1 values was constructed in the range of parameters: blood volume flow 3…6 liters per minute, speed 4000-10000 rpm. With an increase in blood flow and a decrease in the number of revolutions of the impeller, the diameter of the inlet to the impeller must be increased from 6.4 mm to 13.8 mm.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/20/e3sconf_tt21c2023_04090.pdf
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Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
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title Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
title_full Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
title_fullStr Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
title_short Estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
title_sort estimating the optimal value of diameter of the inlet to the impeller of a centrifugal blood pump
url https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/20/e3sconf_tt21c2023_04090.pdf
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