Occurrence Condition of Air Entrainment into a Vertical Wet-Pit Pump

In the present study, we consider the air entrainment into a suction pipe which is vertically inserted down into a suction sump across a mean free-water surface. This configuration is often referred to as the “vertical wet-pit pump”, and has many practical advantages in construct...

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Main Authors: Katsuya HIRATA, Jiro FUNAKI, Yoshihiro KUBOTA, Katsuhisa INAGAKI, Miki TAOKA, Takuya SAIDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2013-11-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/8/3/8_364/_pdf/-char/en