The paper illustrates the experimental validation of the reduced order model recently developed at Alta, Pisa (Italy), for the simultaneous and preliminary geometrical definition and non-cavitating performance prediction of centrifugal turbopumps. The proposed model has been employed to size and design the test machine, named VAMPIRE and equipped with a six-bladed radial impeller, a vaneless diffuser and a single-spiral volute. The pumping and suction performance of the machine have been determined in a series of tests in Alta’s Cavitating Pump Rotordynamic Test Facility (CPRTF). The measured pumping characteristic proved to be in excellent agreement with the model predictions, thus effectively validating the design model. In addition, the experimental determination of the pump’s cavitation characteristic is fully consistent with the expected suction performance of comparable machines, confirming the capability of the proposed model to generate hydrodynamically efficient turbopump designs.

Experimental Validation of a Reduced Order for Radial Turbopump Design

VALENTINI, DARIO;PASINI, ANGELO;PACE, GIOVANNI;D'AGOSTINO, LUCA
2013-01-01

Abstract

The paper illustrates the experimental validation of the reduced order model recently developed at Alta, Pisa (Italy), for the simultaneous and preliminary geometrical definition and non-cavitating performance prediction of centrifugal turbopumps. The proposed model has been employed to size and design the test machine, named VAMPIRE and equipped with a six-bladed radial impeller, a vaneless diffuser and a single-spiral volute. The pumping and suction performance of the machine have been determined in a series of tests in Alta’s Cavitating Pump Rotordynamic Test Facility (CPRTF). The measured pumping characteristic proved to be in excellent agreement with the model predictions, thus effectively validating the design model. In addition, the experimental determination of the pump’s cavitation characteristic is fully consistent with the expected suction performance of comparable machines, confirming the capability of the proposed model to generate hydrodynamically efficient turbopump designs.
2013
978-162410222-6
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