Mechanism and propagation characteristics of rotating stall in a mixed-flow pump

W Li, E Li, L Ji, L Zhou, W Shi, Y Zhu - Renewable Energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In order to explore mechanism and propagation characteristics of rotating stall, the unsteady
flow characteristics of a mixed-flow pump are calculated based on SST turbulence model …

Numerical study of the energy loss in the bulb tubular pump system focusing on the off-design conditions based on combined energy analysis methods

L Sun, Q Pan, D Zhang, R Zhao, BPMB van Esch - Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The unsteady flow characteristics of the low-head bulb tubular pump highly affects the
operation efficiency and stability of the whole system. The purpose of this paper is to …

Numerical investigations of the energy performance and pressure fluctuations for a waterjet pump in a non-uniform inflow

X Luo, W Ye, R Huang, Y Wang, T Du, C Huang - Renewable energy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
As a way of exploitation and utilization of ocean energy, the waterjet pump is used in a wide
range of high-speed marine vessels over 30 knot. This paper aims to investigate the …

Investigation on hydraulic loss component and distribution in hydraulic machinery: A case study of pump-turbine in pump mode

Y Qin, D Li, H Wang, Z Liu, X Wei, X Wang - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The sudden increase of hydraulic loss in hydraulic machinery and the attendant unsteady
flow characteristics like rotating stall and secondary flow seriously threaten the security and …

Investigation on the relationship between hydraulic loss and vortex evolution in pump mode of a pump-turbine

Y Qin, D Li, H Wang, Z Liu, X Wei, X Wang - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2022‏ - Springer
Hydraulic loss and vorticity are two most common methods in analyzing the flow
characteristics in hydro-machine, ie, centrifugal pump, Francis turbine, etc. While the …

Investigation on the unstable flow characteristic and its alleviation methods by modifying the impeller blade tailing edge in a centrifugal pump

W Ye, B Zhuang, Y Wei, X Luo, H Wang - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In the field of the pumped storage plants, the unstable flow is universally caused by the
rotating stall in the hydro-energy machinery, which further deteriorates the performance …

Influence of guide vane profile on the flow energy dissipation in a reversible pump-turbine at pump mode

Z Lu, R **ao, R Tao, P Li, W Liu - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Pumped storage hydro (PSH) is a mature and widely used energy storage technique. The
hydraulic dissipation of PSH will lead to the decline of power station efficiency. Therefore, it …

Unsteady numerical investigations of the effect of guide vane openings on the hydrodynamic characteristics under stall conditions in a pump-turbine pump mode

G Yang, X Shen, L Shi, J Meng, W Luo, D Zhang… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The stall is extremely prone to surge of hydraulic loss, excessive pressure fluctuation and
radial force of the pump-turbine in pump mode. These can pose a great threat to the safety …

Cavitation effects on pressure fluctuation in pump-turbine hump region

D Li, Y Zhu, S Lin, R Gong, H Wang, X Luo - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The hump characteristic is one of unique instability issues of pump-turbines, which limits the
stable and sable range of pumped storage power units. Recent studies show that the hump …

Energy loss analysis of the double-suction centrifugal pump under different flow rates based on entropy production theory

H Guan, W Jiang, J Yang, Y Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The investigation of energy loss of pump is of great significance for energy conservation and
structural optimization design. And traditional methods have great limitations in researching …