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CFD Analysis of Centrifugal Pump Impeller

This document summarizes an experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of a centrifugal pump impeller. Experimental tests were conducted on a pump with a 111mm impeller diameter to evaluate performance under various operating conditions. The impeller geometry was modeled in Solidworks and meshed in ANSYS for CFD analysis to virtually predict performance and verify experimental results. The CFD analysis showed complex internal flows in impellers can be well predicted to aid pump design, and results from CFD analysis matched experimental data satisfactorily.

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CFD Analysis of Centrifugal Pump Impeller

This document summarizes an experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of a centrifugal pump impeller. Experimental tests were conducted on a pump with a 111mm impeller diameter to evaluate performance under various operating conditions. The impeller geometry was modeled in Solidworks and meshed in ANSYS for CFD analysis to virtually predict performance and verify experimental results. The CFD analysis showed complex internal flows in impellers can be well predicted to aid pump design, and results from CFD analysis matched experimental data satisfactorily.

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Experimental and CFD

Analysis Of Centrifugal Pump


Impeller- A
Case Study

DON POUL JOSE


R123216003
M.Tech ROTATING EQUIPMENT
Abstract

To analyze the centrifugal pump using the CFD techniques and


predicting the performance of a mixed flow-type impeller of centrifugal
Pump, in this paper, Experimental Investigations were conducted on
centrifugal water pump with a 111 mm outlet impeller diameter,
backward curved blades, nominal discharge of 4.00 lps and 12 m of
head to assess the effect of various operating conditions like Head,
Discharge, Power and Speed on the performance of the pump. Further
the impeller is modelled using Solid works software and Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis is carried out using ANSYS CFX software
on the developed model of impeller to predict the performance
virtually and to verify with the experimental result of the pump.
Introduction

With the aid of the CFD approach, the complex internal flows in water pump impellers,
which are not fully understood yet, can be well predicted, to speed up the pump design
procedure.
Experimental Work

All this experiment work was done in


LA GAJJAR. PVT. LTD, Ahmadabad.
Modeling of Existing Centrifugal
Pump
Impeller

In order to study the effect of various parameter and for the ease of operation the
existing pump component have been remodeled using the solidworks software
Meshing

The geometry and the mesh of a 7 bladed


pump impeller domain generated using Ansys
Workbench

Meshed Model of Impeller


Cavity
Boundary conditions

Different rotational speed of 2842RPM, 2848RPM,2858 rpm, 2866 rpm, 2918 rpm
The working fluid through the pump is water at 300k.
Inlet static pressure and outlet different mass flow rate of 8.78 kg/s,6.83 kg/s,
6.25kg/s,5.30kg/s,0.00 kg/s
CFD Analysis
CFD Analysis
Conclusion

Experiments are carried out at various operatingcondition and same cases when
analyzed using software the results obtained are almost satisfying. This proves the
accuracy of CFD and Experimental approaches
References

Experimental and CFD Analysis Of Centrifugal Pump Impeller


Mr. Jekim J. Damor*, Prof. Dilip S. Patel **,
Prof. Kamlesh H.Thakkar ***, Prof. Pragnesh K. Brahmbhatt ****
*( M.E CAD/CAM (Student) Mechanical Engineering, SPCE ,Visnagar, India
** (Associate Professor, Mechanical Department, SPCE, Visnagar, Gujarat, India
*** (Assistance Professor, Mechanical Department, SPCE, Visnagar, Gujarat, India,
****(Associate Professor, Mechanical Department, GEC, Modasa(38315),Gujarat, India

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