Table 3 Mesh independence study
From: Investigation on the Flow Behavior of Side Channel Pumps Based on Vortex Identification
Item (Number of nodes) | Mesh 1 | Mesh 2 | Mesh 3 | Mesh 4 | Mesh 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inlet \(\left(\times {10}^{6}\right)\) | 0.108 | 0.136 | 0.210 | 0.254 | 0.333 |
Impeller \(\left(\times {10}^{6}\right)\) | 0.644 | 1.481 | 2.407 | 3.074 | 4.126 |
Side channel \(\left(\times {10}^{6}\right)\) | 0.181 | 0.359 | 0.516 | 0.619 | 0.786 |
Total \(\left(\times {10}^{6}\right)\) | 0.933 | 1.976 | 3.133 | 3.947 | 5.245 |
Head, H (m) | 11.72 | 10.84 | 10.74 | 10.72 | 10.71 |
Error (%) | ‒ | 7.55 | 0.84 | 0.20 | 0.07 |