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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: Artif Organs. 2009 Oct 12;34(5):402–411. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00875.x

TABLE 1.

CFD predicted efficiency and axial thrust for three different blade tip clearances (flow rate = 2.5 L/min, and pump speed = 3000 rpm)

Blade tip clearance (μm) Efficiency (%) Thrust (N)
50 23.75 11.5
100 23.90 10.5
200 21.80 9.4