Influence of Blade Leading-Edge Shape on Cavitation in a Centrifugal Pump Impeller

Cavitation is an important issue in pumps and usually starts on the blade leading-edge. For fixed blades with constant rotational speeds and specific flow rates, the incident angle, which is between the flow direction and the blade installing direction, on the blade leading-edge plays the key role i...

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Main Authors: Ran Tao, Ruofu Xiao, Zhengwei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/10/2588