Abstract
The current investigation is aimed to simulate the complex internal flow in
a centrifugal pump impeller with six twisted blades by using a three-dimensional
Navier-Stokes code with a standard
The current investigation is aimed to simulate the complex internal flow in
a centrifugal pump impeller with six twisted blades by using a three-dimensional
Navier-Stokes code with a standard
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