Effect of impeller blades number on the performance of a centrifugal pump

A numerical investigation is carried out on a centrifugal pump to show the effect of the impeller blades number on the pump performance. Three different impellers with 5, 7, and 9 blades are tested numerically to determine the optimum blades number at rotational speed of 2800 rpm. Fluent 6.3.1 CFD c...

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Main Authors: Gamal R.H. Abo Elyamin, Magdy A. Bassily, Khalil Y. Khalil, Mohamed Sh. Gomaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016819300109