Accession Number:

ADD014938

Title:

Transient Impeller Test Facility.

Descriptive Note:

Patent application, filed 19 Dec 90,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Lefebvre, Paul

Report Date:

1990-12-19

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

Abstract:

A system is described for testing a pump or a turbine impeller under transient operating conditions in a fluid flow. The system provides simultaneously, as a function of time, user defined impeller speeds, fluid flow rate and rise in fluid pressure so as to simulate real conditions. This information can be used to analyze the performance of existing impellers or for designing new impellers.

Descriptors:

• FLOW RATE
• FLUID FLOW
• FLUIDS
• IMPELLERS
• PRESSURE
• TEST FACILITIES
• TRANSIENTS
• TURBINES
• VELOCITY

Subject Categories:

• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
• Fluid Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE