Predicting pump performance and ensuring operational reliability under two-phase
conditions is a major goal of three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

This study presents numerical and experimental investigations on air-water flows in a
centrifugal pump. The objectives are to examine the accuracy of common numerical models …

This study presents experimental and numerical investigations on air-water flows in a
centrifugal pump, extending our previous studies. The main objective of the present article is …

The present investigations aim to improve the gas-liquid two-phase transport in centrifugal
pumps using a novel front shroud design with macroscopic grooves. This increases the …

This paper aims to summarize the results of several experimental investigations regarding
two-phase liquid–gas flows in radial centrifugal pumps. The main objective is to combine the …

Pump inducers are usually employed within a limited flow rate range since the performance
is known to drop out significantly far from their design point. Therefore, finding an optimal …

Three-dimensional liquid/gas flow mixture simulations of a centrifugal pump are performed
by a hybrid two-phase solver, which comprises a blending between a Volume-of-Fluid-like …

Inducers typically enhance centrifugal pump performance in two-phase flow regimes by
producing more uniform mixtures and increasing pressure before the impeller. Their impact …

This study presents numerical investigations of turbulent single-phase (water) and two-
phase (air-water) flows in a horizontal diverging channel (diffuser), extending our previous …

An assessment of a two-fluid model assuming a continuous liquid and a dispersed gas
phase for 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of gas/liquid flow in a …