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Helical type EM induction pump with permanently magnetized rotor for high pressure heads

  • University of Latvia
  • Institute for Plasma Research

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Abstract

In the framework of the collaboration between the Institute of Physics of University of Latvia (IPUL) and the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR, India) a helical-type electromagnetic induction pump with rotating permanent magnets for high output discharge pressure heads up to 13.0 bars and flow rates of lead/lithium eutectic alloy up to 3.0 L/s with the operating temperature 350 °C has been developed. Results of the pump tests demonstrate a very good agreement between the theoretically calculated pump pressure-flow rate characteristics and the actually measured pump characteristics. This pump will be used at IPR for the liquid metal loop in liquid metal MHD experiments and in other R&D experiments, including studies of thermo-fluid MHD phenomena with the lead/lithium eutectic alloy as the process fluid in a strong transverse magnetic field. That is why the high pump output discharge pressure was specified as the main pump parameter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-428
Number of pages6
JournalMagnetohydrodynamics
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

OECD Field of Science

  • 1.3 Physical Sciences

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