Design, Operation, and Evaluation of the NUWC Transient Impeller Test Facility

Abstract

A new facility, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center's Impeller Test Facility, has been designed and built for the purpose of conducting research and development into the hydrodynamics and hydroacoustics of transient operation of pumps. The facility's capabilities include steady-state operation and user-defined transient operation through simultaneous control of pump rotational speed and flowrate. Transient operation of 1/3 scale submarine weapon ejection pumps can be accurately modelled for investigations of hydrodynamic performance, cavitation, hydroacoustic noise sources, and details of the flow field. Design and operational procedures are provided in detail in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 02, 1992
Accession Number
ADA634296

Entities

People

  • Mark Rodrigues
  • Paul J. Lefebvre
  • Robert G. Gregory
  • William P. Barker

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Dc Motors
  • Flow Fields
  • Laser Beams
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Programming Languages
  • Steady State
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Undersea Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies