Cavitation phenomenon is inevitable in pumps with strong transient characteristics. Due to the presence of vapors, the pressure distribution in the impeller changes greatly, resulting in a different radial force distribution from that in non-cavitation condition. In the present article, the cavitation performance of double-suction pumps with different impeller–vane arrangements is studied using the renormalization group k–& turbulence model and the Zwart–Gerber–Belamri cavitation model. The radial force on the two impellers and the whole pump are calculated and compared under critical cavitation conditions. The radial force on different parts of impellers is investigated in detail. A strong influence of the radial force on the blades is detected for different impeller–vane arrangements. Then, the flow characters are analyzed in the mid-span of volute. The results show that axial flows are detected in volute near the outlet of the impellers, which is the main cause of the “two-impeller-interaction”.
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