The Effects of Inlet Flow Modification on Cavitating Inducer Performance
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The Effects of Inlet Flow Modification on Cavitating Inducer Performance
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Del Valle, J.
Braisted, D. M. Brennen, C. E. |
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Caltech Library Services
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This paper explores the effect of inlet flow modification on the cavitating and noncavitating performance of two cavitating inducers, one of simple helical design and the other a model of the low-pressure LOX pump in the Space Shuttle Main Engine. The modifications were generated by sections of honeycomb, both uniform and nonuniform. Significant improvement in the performance over a wide range of flow coefficients resulted from the use of either honeycomb section. Measurements of the axial and swirl velocity profiles of the flows entering the inducers were made in order to try to understand the nature of the inlet flow and the manner in which it is modified by the honeycomb sections.
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1992-04
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://authors.library.caltech.edu/95/1/DEL114.pdf
Del Valle, J. and Braisted, D. M. and Brennen, C. E. (1992) The Effects of Inlet Flow Modification on Cavitating Inducer Performance. Journal of Turbomachinery, 114 (2). pp. 360-365. ISSN 0889-504X. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:DELjot92 <http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:DELjot92> |
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http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:DELjot92
http://authors.library.caltech.edu/95/ |
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