MHD Pump with Rotating Permanent Magnets: Inlet Pressure Influence on P-Q Curves

Magnetohydrodynamics 2022
Artūrs Brēķis, Leonīds Buligins, Imants Bucenieks, Kalvis Kravalis, Artūrs Lācis, Oskars Mikanovskis

The research is aimed at investigating the influence of the cavitation process on the performance of the electromagnetic induction pump with rotating permanent magnets operating in the circulation loop, where low pump inlet pressure values are maintained. Data on the inlet pressure influence on pressure-flow rate curves were obtained by an experimental approach using a disc-type pump with SmCo permanent magnets in experiments. The pump was placed in the test loop operating with liquid sodium, and measurements of the pump characteristics were made. The inlet pressure variation from 0.1 to 3.0 bar influences the maximum flow rate, thus varying it from 2 to 12 l/s.

Keywords
Electromagnetic pump, liquid sodium, MHD, magnetohydrodynamics, cavitation
DOI
10.22364/mhd.58.4.11
Hyperlink
http://mhd.sal.lv/Download/mydownload.php?ed=rn&vol=58&nr=4&an=11&p1=475&p2=475

Brēķis, A., Buligins, L., Bucenieks, I., Kravalis, K., Lācis, A., Mikanovskis, O. MHD Pump with Rotating Permanent Magnets: Inlet Pressure Influence on P-Q Curves. Magnetohydrodynamics, 2022, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp.475-482. ISSN 0024-998X. e-ISSN 1574-0579. Available from: doi:10.22364/mhd.58.4.11

Publication language
English (en)