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C D Bertram1, Y Qian, J A Reizes
1Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. c.bertram@unsw.edu.au
Abstract:
Finite-volume computations are described for laminar flow in the hydrodynamic bearings supporting 2 different versions of the impeller of the VentrAssist rotary pump. Pressure boundary conditions are taken from prior computations of turbulent flow in the whole pump with frictionless sliding of the impeller on the inside of the pump body. By investigating various impeller positions, the true ride height is determined. Net lift and combined drag from all 8 bearings of the 4-bladed impeller are compared with predictions based on 2-D theory. The computations also reveal the extent of net force and moment acting to move the impeller away from its nominal axis of rotation.
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