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Arndt, N.

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NASA NTRS1990

Experimental investigation of rotor-stator interaction in a centrifugal pump with several vaned diffusers

Steady and unsteady diffuser vane pressure measurements have been conducted with a two-dimensional test impeller, in an experimental investigation of rotor-stator interaction within a centrifugal pump having several vaned diffusers, under conditions of different flow coefficients and different radial gaps between the impeller blade trailing edge and the diffuser vane leading edge. The largest pressure fluctuations on the diffuser vanes and the impeller blades were found to be of the same order of magnitude as the total pressure rise across the pump. Increasing the number of diffuser vanes was found to result in a significant decrease of impeller blade pressure fluctuations.

Arndt, N.↗

NASA NTRS1988

Rotor-stator interaction in a diffuser pump

Steady and unsteady pressure measurements were obtained on the diffuser vanes and the shroud wall of vaned and vaneless diffuser pumps in order to investigate the rotor-stator interaction. It is shown that the magnitude of the fluctuating lift is greater than the steady lift, and that the pressure fluctuations are larger on the suction side than on the pressure side. Pressure fluctuations near the shroud were much smaller than those near the hub across the span of the vane. Pressure fluctuations on the shroud wall itself were found to be larger for the vaned diffuser than for the vaneless diffuser.

Acosta, A. J.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Unsteady diffuser vane pressure and impeller wake measurements in a centrifugal pump

Unsteady surface pressure measurements on a vaned diffuser of a centrifugal pump, and wake measurements of the flow exiting a centrifugal impeller into a vaneless diffuser are presented. Frequency spectra and ensemble averages are given for the unsteady measurements. Two different impellers were used, the pump impeller of the HPOTP (High Pressure Oxygen Turbopump) of the SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine) and a two-dimensional impeller. The magnitude of the unsteady total pressure measured in the stationary frame at the impeller exit was found to be of the same order of magnitude as the total pressure rise across the pump. The magnitude of the unsteady diffuser vane pressures was observed to be significantly different on suction and pressure side of the vane, attaining its largest value on the suction side the leading edge while decreasing along the vane.

Arndt, N.↗

NASA NTRS1987

Rotordynamic forces on centrifugal pump impellers

The asymmetric flow around an impeller in a volute exerts a force upon the impeller. To study the rotordynamic force on an impeller which is vibrating around its machine axis of rotation, the impeller, mounted on a dynamometer, is made to whirl in a circular orbit within the volute. The measured force is expressed as the sum of a steady radial force and an unsteady force due to the eccentric motion of the impeller. These forces were measured in separate tests on a centrifugal pump with radically increased shroud clearance, a two-dimensional impeller, and an impeller with an inducer, the impeller of the HPOTP (High Pressure Oxygen Turbopump) of the SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine). In each case, a destabilizing force was observed over a region of positive whirl.

Franz, R.↗