The Axial Flow Molecular Pump (I)

A Compact Magnetic Bearing System for Axial Flow Blood Pump

In this paper, a compact magnetic bearing system has been developed for axial flow blood pumps. The system is composed of two radial hybrid magnetic bearings (HMBs) and a brushless permanent magnet DC motor. The impeller of the pump is enclosed in the rotor that is suspended by the two HMBs with five-degree of freedom (DOF) control, among which four radial directions are actively controlled, an...

Numerical Simulation of Air-Water Bubbly Flow in Axial Flow Pump Impeller

In this paper, the lift-law method was applied to design the axial flow pump. Based on Reynolds time-averaged N-S equations and standard k turbulent model, three-dimensional air-water bubbly flow in an axial flow pump impeller was simulated. Under the condition of bubble void fraction of 5%, pressure and void fraction distributions were respectively obtained, movement of bubbles in the impeller...

First clinical experience with the DeBakey VAD continuous-axial-flow pump for bridge to transplantation.

BACKGROUND A shortage of donor organs and increased numbers of deaths of patients on the waiting list for cardiac transplantation make mechanical circulatory support for a bridge to transplantation a standard clinical procedure. Continuous-flow rotary blood pumps offer exciting new perspectives. METHODS AND RESULTS Two male patients (ages 44 and 65 years) suffering from end-stage left heart f...

A Procedure for Design of the Axial Flow Fans

Performance Prediction Modeling of Axial-Flow Compressor by Flow Equations

Design models of multi- stage, axial flow compressor are developed for gas turbine engines. Axial flow compressor is one of the most important parts of gas turbine units. Therefore, its design and performance prediction are very important. One-dimensional modeling is a simple, fast and accurate method for performance prediction of any type of compressors with different geometries. In this appro...