Energy conservation analysis of check valve in circulating water pump

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhai Wang ◽  
Yaping Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Check Valve ◽  
Water Pump ◽  
Conservation Analysis ◽  
Circulating Water

Study on 3-D Flow Field of Concrete Volute Conduit of Circulating Water Pump in Nuclear Power Plant

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 350-353
Author(s):  
Xiao Bing Sun ◽  
Xu Bin Qiao
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power Plant ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Gradual Change ◽  
Water Pump ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Circulating Water ◽  
Operating Modes

As the largest unit capacity of nuclear power plant at present, the flow conduit of circulating water pump in EPR1750 nuclear power plant is a volute conduit, which is a cast-in-situ conceret structure with complexly gradual change cavity. Therefore, the hydraulic efficiency of circulating water pump is not only related with the design of pump leaves, but also closely related to the design of volute and the complicated spatial type of intake and outtake conduits. With the pump leaves and the intake and outtake conduits of conceret volute as the research model, based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD)and the three dimensional Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations, an analytic model suitable for computation is established to simulate the three-dimensional steady flow in the whole pumping system under different operating modes. By use of the commercial fluid-computation softer ANSYS, the distribution of basic physic quantities in the fluid field inside the pump and the conduits is obtained. The analysis and prediction of the performance of pump system are made, and the spatial type design of intake and outtake conduits is evaluated. The calculation results can be referenced to improve the design of pump systems in the similar projects.

scholarly journals Fracture Analysis and Fatigue Strength Calculation of Anchor Bolt Used in Circulating Water Pump in Nuclear Power Plant

Scanning ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Shuai Zu ◽  
Yinhui Che ◽  
Dongxiong Feng ◽  
Yang Li
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Tensile Stress ◽  
Safety Factor ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Fracture Analysis ◽  
Water Pump ◽  
Axial Vibration ◽  
Circulating Water ◽  
Tool Marks

A circulating water pump is a key equipment of cooling systems in nuclear power plants. Several anchor bolts were broken at the inlet rings of the same type of pumps. The bolts were turned by a special material for seawater corrosion protection. There were obvious turning tool marks at the root of the thread, which was considered as the source of the crack. The fatigue crack extended to the depth of the bolt, causing obvious radiation stripes on the fracture surface, which was a typical fatigue fracture. Obvious overtightening characteristics were found at the head of the broken bolt. Fracture and energy spectrum analysis showed that the bolt was not corroded. The axial vibration of the pump was measured. The static tensile stress along the bolt axis caused by the preload, the axial tensile stress caused by the axial vibration, and the torsional stress were calculated, respectively. According to the fatigue strength theory, the composite safety factor of the bolt fatigue strength was 1.37 when overtightening at 1.2 times the design torque, which was less than the allowable safety factor of 1.5-1.8, so the bolt was not safe, which further verified the conclusion of fracture analysis. The reason for the low safety factor was caused by the overtightening force. The improvement method was to control the bolt preload or increasing the bolt diameter.

scholarly journals Failure Analysis of Shaft Circulating Water Pump (CWP) used in Power Plant

2018 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 02027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hamid ◽  
Sri Nugroho ◽  
Gunawan Dwi Haryadi ◽  
Khaeroman
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Failure Analysis ◽  
Fatigue Cracking ◽  
Hardness Test ◽  
Water Pump ◽  
Circulating Water ◽  
Pump Shaft ◽  
Sem Test

Pump shafts are generally exposed to the liquid being pumped either on a continual basis or at certain locations along the length of the shaft. The shaft material is austenitic stainless steel, description ASTM AU 79 TY 316. The purpose of this study is to determine the failure of the water pump shaft used in the power plant. Metallography is the study of structure metal shaft can used as a means for CWP metal pelleting (Circulating Water Pump), for the purpose of damaged or deeply degraded areas. SEM test is used to know the beginning of the crack (crack initiation). EDS test is used to chemical composition and Vikers hardness test is also used to know the hardness material. These three tests to support in analyzing the failure of the pump shaft. The conclusion of this failure analysis is the shaft material has porosity. Fatigue cracking comes from the outer surface area.

Parametric Consideration of a Thermal Water Pump and Application for Agriculture

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirawat Sitranon ◽  
Charoenporn Lertsatitthanakorn ◽  
Pichai Namprakai ◽  
Naris Prathinthong ◽  
Taveewat Suparos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Water ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Check Valve ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Electric Heater ◽  
Feed Water ◽  
Vapor Flow ◽  
Pump Efficiency ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Water Pump

This research studied the effects of suction heads on the efficiency of a thermal water pump with steam. In order to save energy, the authors also studied the appropriate amount of air added to a steam working fluid. Cooling time was attempted to be shorten, direct contact cooling was employed. The system comprised feed water tank (FT), liquid piston tank (LT), heat tank (HT), storage tank (ST), well tank (WT), and check valve (CV). It was directly cooled by cooling water. Thermal energy input was supplied by an electric heater as a substitute of heat sources such as firewood. An operation of the pump consisted of five stages: heating, pumping, vapor-flow, cooling, and suction. In conclusion, increasing the suction head raised the pumping efficiency until the maximum was achieved. Using air in conjunction with the steam working fluid could lower the working temperature suitable for solar application. In addition, the simulation of a thermal pump with steam was merely presented. A good agreement between the test and the model was found. The larger pump size was selected to be constructed and tested in order to increase the pump efficiency. Agricultural application of the larger pump could obtain energy source from waste of firewood at no cost.

scholarly journals The design of a circulating water pump for a power plant based on CFD

2020 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 03026
Author(s):  
Wanbo Chen
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Guide Vane ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Water Pump ◽  
Mixed Flow ◽  
High Discharge ◽  
Circulating Water ◽  
Cfd Method ◽  
Flow Pump

Because of the head and efficiency of the circulating water pump in a power plant could not satisfy application requirement, the guide vane and impeller were optimized according to the CFD method. The optimization of the mixed-flow pump effectively improves the flow state at the design and high discharge conditions. Finally, the CFD results show that the head is improved by 3.49m and the efficiency is improved by 3.16% after the optimization, which has met the use requirements.

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