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Modares Mechanical Engineering 2023, 23(4): 209-221 |
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Salimi A, Riasi A. Experimental and numerical investigation of the effects of leakage flow geometrical dimensions on the performance characteristics of a regenerative pump. Modares Mechanical Engineering 2023; 23 (4) :209-221
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1- University of Tehran
2- University of Tehran ,ariasi@ut.ac.ir
2- University of Tehran ,
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Regenerative pumps are pumps with a very low specific speed. The main characteristic of regenerative pumps is the ability to produce high heads at low flow rates. In this article, numerical and experimental methods have been used to analyze and improve the performance of regenerative pumps and also to investigate the effect of leakage flow around the impeller. In order to validate, an experimental test circuit of regenerative pumps has been designed and built. The comparison of the numerical and experimental results have a good agreement, which indicates the high accuracy of the numerical simulation. Based on the results of the study, we conclude that increasing the geometric thickness of the leak leads to an increase in mixing the high-pressure fluid of the outlet nozzle with the low-pressure fluid of the inlet area, leading to a decrease in the generating head generated by the regenerative pump. The performance parameter of efficiency will also decrease significantly by increasing the geometric thickness of the leakage to 0.4 mm compared to the original geometry with a leakage of 0.26 mm. On the other hand, reducing the leakage thickness to 0.2 mm will lead to the improvement of the functional parameters of the head and the efficiency of the reproducing pump. Also, the ideal geometry without leakage has been introduced and calculated for the maximum and theoretical limit of head and efficiency parameters.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Fluids Machines
Received: 2022/09/28 | Accepted: 2023/01/10 | Published: 2023/03/30
Received: 2022/09/28 | Accepted: 2023/01/10 | Published: 2023/03/30
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