Abstract
The hydraulic characteristics of a variable speed liquid helium centrifugal pump in He I near saturated conditions (4.2 K and ∼100 kPa) are presented. Three different housings are tested, a simple impeller housing and two housings with an impeller with an associated screw inducer, to investigate the effect of the inducer and the effect of the diffuser throat diameter dimension on the performance of the pump. The three housings have been tested in an open loop without discharge line. The pressure difference across the pumps and the mass flow rates have been recorded for different pump speeds. We compare the pump performances with predicted values. For different inlet tube length, cavitation effects, that might occur near saturated conditions, were also investigated.
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