Computational Approaches in Industrial Centrifugal Pumps

The growing energy demand is expected to be met with increased oil and gas production. Hence, there is a need to design high-performance industrial centrifugal pumps. Recent improvements in CFD are considered as a valuable research tool to investigate the flow inside the pump and its influence on the performance of the centrifugal pump. The scope of the chapter is to emphasize the use of CFD and theoretical analysis for design and to show the prospect of improving the efficiency of a centrifugal pump. The chapter discusses the computational approaches to the CAD modeling and CFD simulation of the industrial centrifugal pumps, and the strategies and methodologies adopted. The chapter would be relevant and useful to both the pump designers, manufacturers, and industrial users.