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    Comparative Assessment of Non-newtonian Single-Phase and Two-Phase Approaches for Numerical Studies of Centrifugal Pumps Handling Emulsion
    (Springer Nature, 2024) Achour, Lila; Specklin, Mathieu; Asuaje, Miguel; Kouidri, Smaine; Belaidi, Idir
    Computational Fluid Dynamics is commonly employed to assess the effect of oil-water emulsions on pump performance, usually using two-phase models. However, these models often neglect the emulsion’s non-Newtonian behavior, despite its known experimental significance in enhancing pump performance. This study attempts to evaluate both single-phase non-Newtonian and two-phase approaches to model emulsion flow within centrifugal pumps. The non-Newtonian single-phase and several two-phase models are evaluated by comparing the predicted pump heads with experimental data of a multistage pump from the literature. The findings show that the non-Newtonian single-phase model generally provides better agreement with experimental measurements, particularly for emulsions with low dispersed phase fractions. Nevertheless, for emulsions with a high dispersed phase fraction (≈ 50%), the difference between the two approaches is insignificant. Thus, due to the lack of a universal multiphase model for emulsion simulation, the non-Newtonian single-phase model can serve as a viable alternative, overcoming the limitations of two-phase approaches in simulating complex multiphase fluid systems.
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    Numerical study of the performance loss of a centrifugal pump carrying emulsion
    (2021) Achour, Lila; Mathieu, Specklin; Belaidi, Idir; Kouidri, Smaine
    The performance and hydrodynamic behavior of cen- trifugal pumps when handling two-phase liquid-liquid flow and emulsion remain relatively unexplored, al- though they are of fundamental importance in optimiz- ing the operating conditions of these pumps. Hence, this study aims at investigating the performance degra- dation of a centrifugal pump under emulsion flow by combined means of analytical and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models. The analytical approach is based on internal energy loss equations while the CFD approach models the emulsion as a continuous and ho- mogeneous single-phase fluid exhibiting shear thinning behavior. The results give a good insight into the per- formance degradation of such a system, especially at the best efficiency point (BEP).