Investigation of the internal flow characteristics of a mixed-flow pump in the hump region

Shihao Gu, Wei Jiang, Qifeng Jia, Renren Xu, Hao Yan, Yuchuan Wang, Diyi Chen, Hongling Deng, Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A, F University, PowerChina Kunming Engineering Corporation Limited, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Published online on December 08, 2025

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 240, Issue 4, Page 487-503, June 2026.
Global energy shortage has increasingly become a major issue of global concern. Since the pump is the largest component in the energy conversion device, it is very important to improve the energy characteristics. The existence of tip clearance leads to ...