Characteristics of Centrifugal Pumps Working in Direct or Reverse Mode: Focus on the Unsteady Radial Thrust

Experimental and numerical investigations have been carried out to study the behaviour of a centrifugal pump operating in direct mode or turbine mode. First of all, the complete characteristics (head, power, and efficiency) were measured experimentally using a specific test loop. The numerical data...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anthony Couzinet, Laurent Gros, Daniel Pierrat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/279049