Numerical study of the effects of some geometric characteristics of a centrifugal pump impeller that pumps a viscous fluid

MH Shojaeefard, M Tahani, MB Ehghaghi… - Computers & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The performance of centrifugal pumps drops sharply during the pumping of viscous fluids.
Changing some geometric characteristics of the impeller in these types of pumps improve …

Assessing the major factors affecting the performances of forward osmosis and its implications on the desalination process

S Phuntsho, S Sahebi, T Majeed, F Lotfi, JE Kim… - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the influence of some of the major factors affecting the performances of
forward osmosis (FO) desalination and assessed their potential implications on the overall …

Closed-loop control systems for pumps used in portable analytical systems

SA Naz, EH Doeven, S Adams, A Kouzani… - … of Chromatography A, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for accurate control of the flowrate/pressure in chemical analytical systems has
given rise to the adoption of mechatronic approaches in analytical instruments. A …

Optimization design method of multi-stage multiphase pump based on Oseen vortex

M Liu, L Tan, Y Xu, S Cao - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The multiphase pump is a vital equipment for exploitation of oil-gas resources on offshore
platform. Multi-stage structure is essential for multiphase pump to obtain required head. In …

Investigation of optimal water utilization for water spray cooled photovoltaic panel: A three-dimensional computational study

M Raju, RN Sarma, A Suryan, PP Nair… - … energy technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The study focused on the development of a three-dimensional computational model for
water spray cooling of photovoltaic panels. A water spray cooling technique can ensure …

Influence of viscosity on energy performance and flow field of a multiphase pump

M Liu, L Tan, S Cao - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiphase pump is widely applied for the exploitation of oil-gas resources in off-shore
platforms. It is essential to investigate the performance of multiphase pumps when handling …

Numerical research on viscous oil flow characteristics inside the rotor cavity of rotary lobe pump

Y Li, J Du, DS Guo - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical …, 2019 - Springer
In order to reveal the influence of medium viscosity on flow characteristics in rotary lobe
pump, the flow of five media with different viscosities, ranging from 1 (cst) to 110 (cst) has …

Numerical investigation on the effect of the geometric parameters of the impeller on vortex pump performance

A Khayyaminejad, NP Khabazi… - Iranian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
To optimize an innovative vortex pump structure, the present study has investigated the
effects of the impeller's geometrical parameters, including impeller diameter, impeller height …

Investigations on the effect of rotational speed on the transport of air-water two-phase flows by centrifugal pumps

M Mansour, S Kopparthy, D Thevenin - … Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents experimental and numerical investigations on air-water flows in a
centrifugal pump, extending our previous studies. The main objective of the present article is …

Numerical study on the effect of viscosity on a multistage pump running in reverse mode

A Maleki, MM Ghorani, MHS Haghighi, A Riasi - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Utilization of pump as turbine (PAT) systems is known as an economically beneficial method
to harvest hydropower energy, especially in a remote area. Despite the extensive …