A Numerical Study on the Improvement of Suction Performance and Hydraulic Efficiency for a Mixed-Flow Pump Impeller

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/269483/figures/269483.fig.0024a.svgz" name="269483.fig.0024a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Reference model</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2014/269483/figures/269483.fig.0024b.svgz" name="269483.fig.0024b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Optimum model</td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of isosurface of vapor pressure at NPSH = 5.9 m.</div>

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Figure 24: A Numerical Study on the Improvement of Suction Performance and Hydraulic Efficiency for a Mixed-Flow Pump Impeller 