This paper presents the optimization of vibrations of centrifugal pump considering fluid-structure interaction (FSI). A set of centrifugal pumps with various blade shapes were studied using FSI method, in order to investigate the transient vibration performance. The Kriging model, based on the results of the FSI simulations, was established to approximate the relationship between the geometrica...

-Changing some geometric characteristic of the impeller in centrifugal pumps improves their performance. It is known that blade exit angle plays very important role in the performance of a centrifugal pump. To investigate effect of blade exit angle on the performance of centrifugal pump by means of experiment is very expensive and lengthy process. Due to expensive and lengthy process, it can be...

An implantable centrifugal blood pump was developed for longterm ventricular assistance in cardiac patients. In vitro tests were performed, as wear evaluation, performance tests and hemolysis tests in human blood. Numerical computational simulations were performed during design process in order to predict its best geometry. Wear evaluations helped to select the best materials for double pivot b...

The back-flow of an aortic valvo-pump will reduce the pumping flow rate but can wash out the gap between the rotor and the stator, and thus can improve the antithrombogenicity of the device. To investigate the regurgitation of a 23mm OD aortic valvo-pump, its closed impeller was replaced by a cylinder and hereby the valvopump had lost its pumping function. The pressure head crossing the aortic ...

Pump cavitation is the formation and subsequent collapse or implosion of vapor bubbles in a pump. It occurs when the absolute pressure on the liquid falls below the liquid’s vapor pressure. This paper describes the validation of cavitation inception on a radial flow pump which develops 21m of head at 26lps of discharge at its best efficiency point (BEP) of discharge while operating at a speed o...

Traditional commercial centrifugal pump designs have specific speeds (Ns) greater than 500 because low values of Ns are usually associated with low efficiency, pulsation, and a drooping head characteristic. In this instance, acceptable hydraulic performance is achieved with a unique impeller design coupled with direct current (DC) motor characteristics. When the specific speed of a centrifugal ...

In recent years, researchers have put a considerable effort to increase the eff iciency in a centrifugal pump .The current scenariointhe impeller design interest has considerably increased in recent years in various publication, statingthe pump eff iciency, pump performance, impeller design, modif ication the vane angle through CFD analysis has consideration to elaborate the conceptual frame wo...

Major surgery, trauma, and infection induce a proinflammatory mediator response which, if excessive, may cause tissue injury. The response was measured during elective coronary bypass surgery when a centrifugal pump or a roller pump, differing in their basic working principles, was used for extracorporeal circulation (ECC). Eight patients were perfused with a centrifugal pump and eight patients...

Centrifugal pumps will not pass gross quantities of gaseous emboli due to the nonocclusive nature of the pump. However, retrograde flow can occur under circumstances that include: product malfunctions, low flows, and human errors. Negative pressure created by falling arterial perfusate can draw air into the cannula. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) records about centrifugal pump malfunctions ...

We present a method to pump liquids in a centrifugal microfluidic spinning disk from a radial outward position to a radial inward position. Centrifugal forces are applied to compress air in a cavity, this way storing pneumatic energy. The cavity is connected to an outlet channel having a lower hydraulic resistance compared to the inlet channel. The stored pneumatic energy is quickly released by...