Effect of Virtual Mass Force on the Mixed Transport Process in a Multiphase Rotodynamic Pump

To explore the effect of virtual mass force, the unsteady two-phase flow in a multiphase rotodynamic pump impeller was numerically simulated, where the inlet gas void fraction was 4.9%, 14.9%, and 25.2%, respectively. The drag force and the virtual mass force were accounted for and the cases with an...

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Main Authors: Zhiyi Yu, Baoshan Zhu, Shuliang Cao, Ying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-03-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/958352