Research Article

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

Table 3

Numerical analysis set of factorial designs for the impeller design.

Set (m) (m)i (°)i (°)Total head (m)Total efficiency (%)NPSHre (m)

1003−163.2496.656.36
2503564.9297.215.23
307.23564.0797.615.64
457.23−163.2595.478.09
5009564.1897.556.15
6509−163.8697.195.28
707.29−163.8397.185.74
857.29564.5597.045.28
Center2.53.66264.1097.545.48