Effects of an Impeller Rim and Radial Clearance on Energy Characteristics of an Axial Pump

Abstract

The results of numerical and experimental research conducted in the Laboratory for Hydraulic Machinery Construction of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University are presented. The research is aimed at studying the effects of an impeller radial clearance and rim on the energy characteristic of low-pressure axial pumps of the specific speed ns≈600. It is shown that these design features of a flow duct have significant effects on stage parameters, and they have to be accounted for when verifying design and experimental characteristics of axial pumps.