Electrodiffusional flow diagnostics in a centrifugal pump

M. Lutz, V. Denk, K. Wichterle, V. Sobolík

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Abstract

This paper presents electrodiffusional measurements of the wall shear rate at the impeller surface of a radial centrifugal pump. Twelve probes of different radii and at different positions along one blade were used in a pump with an open six bladed impeller. By means of throttling and speed control the operating point of the pump was adjusted and the influence on the wall shear rate was studied. The measurements were related to the analytical solution for a free rotating disc and the shear gradients were in the same order of magnitude.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)337-342
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Applied Electrochemistry
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Centrifugal pump
  • Electrodiffusion
  • Flow measurements
  • Open impeller
  • Shear rate
  • Soft processing

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