Research Article

Influence of the Volute Tongue Shape on Cavitation Performance in Aviation Fuel Centrifugal Pump

Table 1

Parameters of aviation fuel medium.

Physical propertyLiquid phaseGas phase

Molar mass (kg/m3)167.31
Isobaric specific heat capacity (J/(kg·K))20902571
Density (kg/m3)7807.1
Dynamic viscosity (kg/(m2·s))0.0024
Surface tension coefficient (N/m)0.00263257
Saturated vapor pressure (Pa)22000