An experimental investigation is presented which analyzes the unsteady pressure distribution existing in the volute of a conventional centrifugal pump with a nondimensional specific speed of 0.48, for flow-rates from 0% to 160% of the best-efficiency point. For that purpose, pressure signals were obtained at 36 different locations along the volute casing by means of fast-response pressure transducers. Particular attention was paid to the pressure fluctuations at the blade passage frequency, regarding both amplitude and phase delay relative to the motion of the blades. Also, the experimental data obtained was used to adjust the parameters of a simple acoustic model for the volute of the pump. The results clearly show the leading role played by the tongue in the impeller-volute interaction and the strong increase in the magnitude of dynamic forces and dipole-like sound generation in off-design conditions.
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September 2002
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The Effect of the Operating Point on the Pressure Fluctuations at the Blade Passage Frequency in the Volute of a Centrifugal Pump
Jorge L. Parrondo-Gayo,
e-mail: parrondo@correo.uniovi.es
Jorge L. Parrondo-Gayo
Universidad de Oviedo, A´rea de Meca´nica de Fluidos, Campus de Viesques, 33204 Gijo´n (Asturias), Spain
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Jose´ Gonza´lez-Pe´rez,
Jose´ Gonza´lez-Pe´rez
Universidad de Oviedo, A´rea de Meca´nica de Fluidos, Campus de Viesques, 33204 Gijo´n (Asturias), Spain
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Joaquı´n Ferna´ndez-Francos
Joaquı´n Ferna´ndez-Francos
Universidad de Oviedo, A´rea de Meca´nica de Fluidos, Campus de Viesques, 33204 Gijo´n (Asturias), Spain
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Jorge L. Parrondo-Gayo
Universidad de Oviedo, A´rea de Meca´nica de Fluidos, Campus de Viesques, 33204 Gijo´n (Asturias), Spain
e-mail: parrondo@correo.uniovi.es
Jose´ Gonza´lez-Pe´rez
Universidad de Oviedo, A´rea de Meca´nica de Fluidos, Campus de Viesques, 33204 Gijo´n (Asturias), Spain
Joaquı´n Ferna´ndez-Francos
Universidad de Oviedo, A´rea de Meca´nica de Fluidos, Campus de Viesques, 33204 Gijo´n (Asturias), Spain
Contributed by the Fluids Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the Fluids Engineering Division June 8, 2001; revised manuscript received March 29, 2002. Associate Editor: B. Schiavello.
J. Fluids Eng. Sep 2002, 124(3): 784-790 (7 pages)
Published Online: August 19, 2002
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Received:
June 8, 2001
Revised:
March 29, 2002
Online:
August 19, 2002
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Parrondo-Gayo, J. L., Gonza´lez-Pe´rez , J., and Ferna´ndez-Francos, J. (August 19, 2002). "The Effect of the Operating Point on the Pressure Fluctuations at the Blade Passage Frequency in the Volute of a Centrifugal Pump ." ASME. J. Fluids Eng. September 2002; 124(3): 784–790. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1493814
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