Regenerative liquid ring pumps review and advances on design and performance

ND Karlsen-Davies, GA Aggidis - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The regenerative liquid ring (RLR) pump is a type of rotodynamic machine which has the
ability to develop high heads at relatively low flow rates in only one impeller stage. Although …

Effects of the geometrical conditions on the performance of a side channel pump: A review

D Appiah, F Zhang, S Yuan… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The side channel pump, which is a common energy conversion equipment, has undergone
high developmental trends and has become very popular in recent times because of its wide …

Effect of URANS and hybrid RANS-large eddy simulation turbulence models on unsteady turbulent flows inside a side channel pump

Y Wang, F Zhang, S Yuan… - Journal of Fluids …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this work, the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) and three hybrid
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes-large eddy simulation (RANS-LES) models are …

Transient flow characterization in energy conversion of a side channel pump under different blade suction angles

F Zhang, D Appiah, J Zhang, S Yuan, MK Osman… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The flow in a side channel pump exhibits complex, three-dimensional and unsteady
features. The present study investigates the transient flow interaction between the moving …

Performance prediction based on effects of wrapping angle of a side channel pump

J Pei, F Zhang, D Appiah, B Hu, S Yuan, K Chen… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper seeks to predict the performance of the side channel pump by considering the
influences of different wrapping angles. Firstly, three pump cases 1, 2 and 3 are modeled …

Investigation on the use of a novel regenerative flow turbine in a micro-scale Organic Rankine Cycle unit

R Moradi, E Habib, E Bocci, L Cioccolanti - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Reliable and low-cost expanders are fundamental for the competitiveness of small-scale
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plants using low-temperature heat sources. Regenerative …

A systematical study of the influence of blade length, blade width, and side channel height on the performance of a side channel pump

A Fleder, M Böhle - Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Two modular side channel pump models have been investigated both numerically and
experimentally. For both modular designs, different side channels and impellers could be …

Comparison between 3D and 1D simulations of a regenerative blower for fuel cell applications

M Badami, M Mura - Energy Conversion and Management, 2012 - Elsevier
A 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis has been carried out to better
understand the internal fluid dynamics of a regenerative blower used for hydrogen …

Regenerative flow pumps, blowers and compressors–A review

M Sreekanth, R Sivakumar… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents a detailed and objective review of regenerative flow turbomachines,
namely pumps, blowers and compressors. Several aspects of turbomachines like design …

Effect of suction side blade profile on the performance of a side channel pump

F Zhang, A Fleder, M Böhle… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to the centrifugal effect of the radial impeller, side channel pumps are a kind of
regenerative pumps that provide high head at low flow rate. The geometry of the impeller …