Research Article

Optimization for Cavitation Inception Performance of Pump-Turbine in Pump Mode Based on Genetic Algorithm

Table 1

Specification of the performance and geometry parameters.

ParametersValues

Performance
Design flow rate 450 kg/s
Design head 54 m
Rotational speed 1200 r/min

Geometry
Blade number 9
Leading edge hub diameter 140 mm
Leading edge shroud diameter 300 mm
Trailing edge diameter 514 mm
Outflow width 57.2 mm