Research Article

Detection of Inception Cavitation in Centrifugal Pump by Fluid-Borne Noise Diagnostic

Table 1

Main geometry parameters of model pump.

ItemsParametersValues

ImpellerInlet diameter, D1 (mm)90
Outlet diameter, D2 (mm)170
Number of blades, z6
Wrap angle, θ (°)120
Outlet width, b2 (mm)13

VoluteBasic diameter, D3 (mm)180
Inlet width, b3 (mm)32
Discharge diameter, D4 (mm)80