Cavitation Breakdown of a Pump Operating in Water Having a Dilute Polymer Concentration.

Abstract

An experimental program comparing the performance of a single stage axial flow pump operating in both water and a 30 ppm solution of Polyox 301 is discussed in this report. Definitive results demonstrate that higher suction specific speeds at pump breakdown are obtained when pumping a dilute polymer solution. Photographs of pump breakdown are shown for both water and dilute polymer solution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1975
Accession Number
ADA009825

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Billet
  • W. S. Gearhart

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Flow
  • Blades
  • Bodies
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cavitation
  • Coefficients
  • Control Systems
  • Drives
  • Efficiency
  • Flow
  • Friction
  • Hydrofoil Craft
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Water Tunnels

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Polymer Science and Technology