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A CFD parametric study of geometrical variations on the pressure pulsations and performance characteristics of a centrifugal pump.

The relationship between the generation of pressure pulsations in centrifugal pumps and a limited range of design parameters has been, until now, typically investigated through testing. This research enabled the extension of the number of parameters varied to a number of combinations that is too costly to investigate through experimental means. The output of this work enables engineers at Clyde Union, a large British pump manufacturer, to make use of parametric design combinations that have been demonstrated by this study to contribute to minimise damaging pressure pulsations while maintaining high hydraulic efficiencies. (Contact b.millward@clydeunion.com)