Derivation of the Mathematical Approach to the Radial Pump’s Meridional Channel Design Based on the Controlment of the Medial Axis

Figure 7

Comparison of the aerodynamic parameters between the design results and the target (without blades) for the centrifugal pump.

(a) The bladeless computational domain with a rotational speed of 2900 rpm

(b) Area averaged pressure distribution along the circumference

(c) Area averaged relative velocity distribution along the circumference