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Selecting one IS 150-125-250 centrifugal pump as reference model, impeller with 3D blades has been designed using two-dimensional theory. Numerical simulations using Reynolds averaged N-S equations with a RNG k -ε two-equation turbulence model and log-law wall function are used to estimate the hydraulic performance of pump and obtain BVF distributions on impeller blade pressure surfaces and suction surfaces. The results show that, compared with IS150-125-250 pump, the designed one shows better performance in a wide operation range with the maximal efficiency 2.8% increase. With the help of boundary vorticity flux diagnostic, further improvement is realized. Local defect areas on blade surfaces are identified and inlet blade angle distribution modification and wrapping angle change of designed impeller are carried out on local defect areas. The vortices that exist in designed impeller disappear after modification and it flows more smoothly in the modified impeller with slight hydraulic performance improvement than in the original designed one. BVF diagnostic can be further embedded in optimal design method to perform an automatic optimal design without manual trial-and-error procedures.