To accurately evaluate the hydraulic performance and biocompatibility of an axial blood pump designed and tested
a k-ε model for viscoelastic fluids is employed to predict the turbulent flow characteristics in the pump. The distributions of static pressure and wall shear stress in the clearance gap between the rotor and the pump shell and in the main flow passage are analyzed. A numerical method for estimating hemolysis level in blood pump is used to calculate the hemolysis indexes of viscoelastic fluids and water. The simulation shows that the static pressure for 0.06%(mass fraction)xanthan gum solution is higher than that for water at same flow rate and same rotating speed
and the static pressure of 39%(mass fraction)glycerin solution is the lowest among them all. The Reynolds shear stress and the viscous shear stress for glycerin solution are higher than those for water and xanthan gum solution. The hemolysis index of viscoelastic fluids is lower than those of water and glycerin solution
and the hemolysis indexes of them all are in the same order of magnitude. This turbulence model can predict the turbulent flow characteristics of viscoelastic fluids in the pump accurately
and the structure of the axial blood pump is expected to be further optimized and improved.
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