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Experimental investigation of the hydrodynamic forces on the shroud of a centrifugal pump impeller. thesis
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Zhuang, Fei |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Fluid-induced forces acting on a rotating impeller are known to cause rotor-dynamic problems in turbomachines. The forces generated by leakage flow along the front shroud surface of a centrifugal turbomachine impeller play an important role among these fluid-induced forces. The present research was aimed to gain a better understanding of these shroud forces. An experimental apparatus was designed and constructed to simulate the impeller shroud leakage flow. Hydrodynamic forces and steady and unsteady pressure distributions on the rotating shroud were measured as functions of eccentricity, width of shroud clearance, face seal clearance and shaft rotating speed. The forces measured from the dynamometer and manometers agreed well. The hydrodynamic force matrices were found skew-symmetric and statically unstable. This is qualitatively similar to the result of previous hydrodynamic volute force measurements. Nondimensionalized normal and tangential forces decrease slightly as Reynolds number increases. As the width of the shroud clearance decreases and/or the eccentricity increases, the hydrodynamic forces increase nonlinearly. There was some evidence found that increased front seal clearance could reduce the radial shroud forces and the relative magnitude of the destabilizing tangential force. Subharmonic pressure fluctuations were also observed which may adversely affect the behavior of the rotor system. |
| File Size | 2186841 |
| Page Count | 82 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900017792 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2p60gc5r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mechanical Engineering Manometers Leakage Eccentricity Shrouds Reynolds Number Rotors Pressure Oscillations Pressure Distribution Hydrodynamics Centrifugal Pumps Clearances Dynamometers Rotation Shafts Machine Elements Pump Impellers Rotor Dynamics Seals Stoppers Centrifugal Force Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Thesis |
