Centrifugal Pump Design: A 2300 GPM centrifugal pump was to be re-designed for an increased head of 530 ft. The new impeller design had to fit into the existing casing. 

An automated parametric CFD study using CFturbo and STAR-CCM+ was deployed to find the ideal wrap angle to match the performance target. 

  • 31 Designs automatically evaluated in under 24 hours
  • Design Parameter Wrap Angle: varied from 92 -> 122 degrees
  • Evaluate all results "on-the-fly" with STAR-CCM+ Design Manager
  • Best Wrap Angle 103 degrees = 530 ft head
  • Visualize potential cavitation areas

 

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES

MSI In Action

Case Study

Rerate of a Francis Hydro Turbine

MSI was tasked with optimizing a 1920s Francis style hydro-turbine runner.

Case Study

Reconciling Predicted Results to Test Stand

Test stand data vs. predicted performance.

Case Study

Analysis of Multiple Hydro Turbines in a Parallel Array

Modeling and analysis of parallel hydro turbines.