In Part I of this paper, a mixed-flow pump impeller was designed by a fully three-dimensional inverse design method, aimed at suppressing the secondary flows on the blade suction surface. In this part, the internal flow fields of the impeller are investigated experimentally, using flow visualization and phase-locked measurements of the impeller exit flow, in order to validate the effects of secondary flow suppression. The flow fields are compared with those of a conventional impeller, and it is confirmed that the secondary flows on the blade suction surface are well suppressed and the uniformity of the exit flow fields is improved substantially, in both circumferential and spanwise directions. The effects of tip clearance and the number of blades for the inverse designed impeller are also investigated experimentally and numerically.
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ASME 1994 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition
June 13–16, 1994
The Hague, Netherlands
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Suppression of Secondary Flows in a Mixed-Flow Pump Impeller by Application of 3D Inverse Design Method: Part 2 — Experimental Validation
A. Goto,
A. Goto
Ebara Research Company, Limited, Fujisawa-shi, Japan
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T. Takemura,
T. Takemura
Ebara Research Company, Limited, Fujisawa-shi, Japan
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M. Zangeneh
M. Zangeneh
University College of London, London, UK
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A. Goto
Ebara Research Company, Limited, Fujisawa-shi, Japan
T. Takemura
Ebara Research Company, Limited, Fujisawa-shi, Japan
M. Zangeneh
University College of London, London, UK
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94-GT-046, V001T01A015; 9 pages
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February 18, 2015
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Goto, A, Takemura, T, & Zangeneh, M. "Suppression of Secondary Flows in a Mixed-Flow Pump Impeller by Application of 3D Inverse Design Method: Part 2 — Experimental Validation." Proceedings of the ASME 1994 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition. Volume 1: Turbomachinery. The Hague, Netherlands. June 13–16, 1994. V001T01A015. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/94-GT-046
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