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Unsteady Numerical and Experimental Study of Cavitation in Axial Pump

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  • Mohamed Adel

    (Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt)

  • Nabil H. Mostafa

    (Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt)

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental and three-dimensional numerical study of unsteady, turbulent, void growth and cavitation simulation inside the passage of the axial flow pump. In this study a 3D Navier-Stokes code was used (CFDRC, 2008) to model the two-phase flow field around a four blades axial pump. The governing equations are discretized on a structured grid using an upwind difference scheme. The numerical simulation used the standard K-e turbulence model to account for the turbulence effect. The numerical simulation of void growth and cavitation in an axial pump was studied under unsteady calculating. Pressure distribution and vapor volume fraction were completed versus time at different condition. The computational code has been validated by comparing the predicated numerical results with the experiment. The predicted of cavitation growth and distribution on the impeller blade also agreed with that visualized of high speed camera.

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  • Mohamed Adel & Nabil H. Mostafa, 2014. "Unsteady Numerical and Experimental Study of Cavitation in Axial Pump," International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME), IGI Global, vol. 4(1), pages 55-68, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmmme0:v:4:y:2014:i:1:p:55-68
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