Effects of the primary passage on the flow through the secondary passage of a shrouded-impeller pump /

A method for determining the turbulent flow through the

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wyman, Nicholas James, 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:A method for determining the turbulent flow through the
allow for the modeling of complex multiplyconnected flow
analyzed. The method required the creation of a complex
and careful specification of boundary conditions consistent
axisymmetric flow field associated with the centered-impeller
contrasted to externally imposing such interaction.
domain consisting of only the secondary flow passage. The
domains such as that of the combined primary and secondary
element approach. Results of this analysis are compared to
engineering problems where only a portion of the domain is
enhancement over the existing approach for modeling practical
flow passages. The current analysis is a significant
leakage passage in rotating machinery has been enhanced to
model upgrade facilitates a thorough examination of the
multiply-connected finite element mesh for the flow domain
natural interaction between the two flow streams as
operation is then solved utilizing a non-segregated finite
permeable boundaries. The incompressible turbulent
those of a lower-order analysis utilizing a simplified flow
with rotating and non-rotating surfaces as well as flow-
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 54 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.