Pump and Pumping System

Pump has covered a wide range of applications in modern industries, as well as its most complicated classification and varied forms of structures. Recent advances of pump have witnessed a leap-forward development toward the most complicated aspects of mechanical engineering. Knowledge and understanding of modern pump have developed new fields for modern pump design, novel structural concept and improvement of classical forms.

This special issue has focused on the following topics:

• Modern pump design

• PIV measurements of flow phenomena within pumps

• Optimization of pumps and pumping systems

• Flow-structural interactions involved in pumps

• Rotor dynamics and pump failure

• Cavitation

• Flow-induced noise

• Transient flow at startup and shut-down

• Gas-liquid, solid-liquid multiphase flow within pumps.

The following is the summary about the topic of the published articles.

(1) The paper titled “On the Flow Instabilities and Turbulent…” by Wen-Tao Su et al.

This paper is focused on the investigation of the transient flow phenomenon in Hyrdoturbines.

(2) The paper titled “Investigation of Transient Flow in a Centrifugal Charging …” by Fan Zhang et al.

This paper is focused on the investigation of transient flow at charging process in pumps.

(3) The paper titled “Numerical Investigation of Periodically Unsteady…” by Ji Pei et al.

This paper is focused on the research of the periodical flow phenomenon in a pump.

(4) The paper titled “Combinatorial Optimization Method for Operation …” by Yi Gong et al.

This paper is focused on the research on the pump station using adjustable blades.

(5) The paper titled “The Dynamic Characteristic Analysis …” by Xiaoyan Ye et al.

This paper is focused on the rotor dynamics of water lubricating system of a pump.

(6) The paper titled “Unsteady Pressure Pulsation…” by Ning Zhang et al.

This paper is focused on the unsteady flow and pressure pulsations in a pump.

(7) The paper titled “Influence of Splitter Blades on …” by Wei Yang et al.

This paper is focused on the Cavitation phenomenon in a pump.

(8) The paper titled “Investigation into Transient Flow…” by Houlin Liu et al.

This paper is focused on the transient flow in a pump with wear ring clearance.

(9) The paper titled “Optimization of a Centrifugal Boiler…” by Zhigang Zuo et al.

This paper is focused on the flow-pump casing structural strength analysis.

(10) The paper titled “Influence of Trash Barriering on Operation of …” by Baoyun Qiu et al.

This paper is focused on the investigation on the operation of pump station with wet pits.

(11) The paper titled “Numerical Analysis of Pressure …” by Ji Pei et al.

This paper is focused on the pressure pulsation intensity of a sewage pump.

(12) The paper titled “Experimental Investigation on the …” by Wentao Su et al.

This paper is focused on the characteristics of hydrodynamics stabilities in a hydroturbine.

(13) The paper titled “Numerical Research about Influence…” by Ailing Yang et al.

This paper is focused on the influence of outlet angle on flow-induced noise and vibration.

(14) The paper titled “Effect of Virtual Mass Force …” by Zhiyi Yu et al.

This paper is focused on the effect of virtual mass force of a multiphase transport pump.

(15) The paper titled “The Unsteady Numerical Simulation…” by Xiaoke He et al.

This paper is focused on the fluid-structure interaction of a desulphurization pump.

(16) The paper titled “Numerical Investigation of Pressure …” by Qiaorui Si et al.

This paper is focused on the numerical study on pressure pulsation in a pump volute.

(17) The paper titled “Distribution of Pressure Fluctuation…” by Yuekun Sun et al.

This paper is focused on the distribution of pressure pulsation in a prototype pump turbine at pump mode.

(18) The paper titled “Numerical Calculation on Cavitation …” by Weidong Shi et al.

This paper is focused on the cavitation phenomenon and pressure pulsation in a pump.

(19) The paper titled “Analysis on Energy Conversion …” by Hui Quan et al.

This paper is focused on the flow phenomenon and pump characteristics of a two phase transport screw pump.

(20) The paper titled “Research on the Energy Consumption …” by Yin Luo et al.

This paper is focused on the energy saving techniques in a pump system based on actual demand.

(21) The paper titled “Numerical Simulation on the Performance…” by Wu Dazhuan et al.

This paper is focused on the pump performance optimization under different pump casing structures.

(22) The paper titled “Adjusting Frequency of Pump Blade…” by Xiaoli Feng et al.

This paper is focused on the optimization of pumping system using adjusting frequency of pump blade angles.

(23) The paper titled “Investigation of the Hydrodynamics of …” by Ran Tao et al.

This paper is focused on the transient flow phenomenon of sweep blade in high speed axial fuel pump impeller.

(24) The paper titled “Numerical Prediction of the …” by Zhigang Zuo et al.

This paper is focused on the cavitation calculations and investigation of the transient flow phenomenon of inter-blade vortex lines.

Weidong ShiWang Zheng-WeiLi Ren-NianLeqin WangShibo Kuang