Closure to “Discussion of ‘Volute Pressure Distribution, Radial Force on the Impeller, and Volute Mixing Losses of a Radial Flow Centrifugal Pump’” (1960, ASME J. Eng. Power, 82, pp. 143–144)

1960 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Iversen ◽  
R. E. Rolling ◽  
J. J. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Radial Flow ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Mixing Losses

Volute Pressure Distribution, Radial Force on the Impeller, and Volute Mixing Losses of a Radial Flow Centrifugal Pump

1960 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Iversen ◽  
R. E. Rolling ◽  
J. J. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Radial Flow ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Hydraulic Conditions ◽  
Pump Head ◽  
Capacity Performance ◽  
Mixing Losses

A standard volute-type, radial-flow, centrifugal pump was instrumented to obtain the pressure distribution in the volute and also the bearing reactions from the pump hydraulic force transmitted to the shaft. The resultant force from the integrated pressure distribution was found to give a reasonable design approximation of the radial force. An analysis of hydraulic conditions within the volute gave pressure distributions and radial-force magnitudes that were comparable to those measured with certain qualitative interpretations about internal recirculations. In addition, the pressure-distribution analysis furnished an interpretation of the effect of the volute on the pump head-capacity performance with corrections to the impeller head. The predicted head-capacity relationship had the form of the measured pump performance.

Pressure Distribution Along the Casing of a Centrifugal Pump and Its Effect on Support Bearing Temperature Distribution

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhupendra K. Gandhi ◽  
Sanjeev Bharani
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Transfer Energy ◽  
Pump Impeller ◽  
Small Eccentricity ◽  
Delivery Pressure ◽  
Centrifugal Pump Impeller ◽  
Made In

In a centrifugal pump, impeller transfer energy to liquids and a part of the transferred kinetic energy converts into the pressure energy in the surrounding casing. Any asymmetric pressure distribution around the impeller gives rise to radial force, which increases temperature at support bearings of the pump. An effort has been made in the present work to relate rise in the bearing temperature with the pressure distribution around the impeller with and without minor change in its position (by 0.5–1.0 mm) relative to the casing. The maximum bearing temperature is found at full open delivery valve (low delivery pressure). It has been observed that the reduction in asymmetric pressure distribution reduces the bearing temperature rise to the order of 10°C. It is seen that a small eccentricity of 1.0 mm in the position of impeller with respect to the volute casing gives less asymmetric pressure distribution at the low delivery pressure where as at high delivery pressures, it results in higher asymmetric pressure distribution compare to the concentric mounting of the impeller.

scholarly journals Influence of Blade Wrap Angle on the Hydrodynamic Radial Force of Single Blade Centrifugal Pump

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9052
Author(s):  
Linwei Tan ◽  
Yongfei Yang ◽  
Weidong Shi ◽  
Cheng Chen ◽  
Zhanshan Xie
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Rate Increase ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Horizontal Component ◽  
Flow Rate Increase ◽  
Wrap Angle ◽  
External Characteristics ◽  
Blade Wrap Angle

To investigate the effect of blade wrap angle on the hydrodynamic radial force of a single blade centrifugal pump, numerical simulation is conducted on the pumps with different blade wrap angles. The effect of the wrap angle on the external characteristics and the radial force of a single blade centrifugal pump was analyzed according to the simulation result. It is found that, with the increase of the blade wrap angle, the head and efficiency of the single blade centrifugal pump are improved, the H-Q curve becomes steeper, and the efficiency also increased gradually, while the high-efficiency area is narrowed. The blade wrap angle has a great effect on the radial force of the single blade centrifugal pump. When the blade wrap angle is less than 360°, the horizontal component of the radial force is negative and the value is reduced with the increase of the wrap angle of the blade. When the wrap angle is larger than 360°, the horizontal component of the radial force is positive and the value increases with the increase of the wrap angle. Under part-loading conditions, the radial force of the single blade pump is significantly reduced with the increase of the blade wrap angle. When the wrap angle is smaller than 360°, the radial force decreases with the flow rate increase. In the condition that the wrap angle is larger than 360°, the radial force increases with the flow rate increase.

Clocking effect in a centrifugal pump with a vaned diffuser

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (26) ◽  
pp. 2050286
Author(s):  
Fen Lai ◽  
Xiangyuan Zhu ◽  
Yongqiang Duan ◽  
Guojun Li
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Loss ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Total Pressure Loss ◽  
Inlet Section ◽  
Centrifugal Pumps ◽  
Installation Angle

The performance and service life of centrifugal pumps can be influenced by the clocking effect. In this study, 3D numerical calculations based on the k-omega shear stress transport model are conducted to investigate the clocking effect in a centrifugal pump. Time-averaged behavior and transient behavior are analyzed. Results show that the optimum diffuser installation angle in the centrifugal pump is [Formula: see text] due to the minimum total pressure loss and radial force acting on the impeller. Total pressure loss, particularly in the volute, is considerably influenced by the clocking effect. The difference in total pressure loss in the volute at different clocking positions is 2.75 m under the design flow rate. The large total pressure loss in the volute is primarily caused by the large total pressure gradient within the vicinity of the volute tongue. The radial force acting on the impeller is also considerably affected by the clocking effect. When the diffuser installation angle is [Formula: see text], flow rate fluctuations in the volute and impeller passage are minimal, and flow rate distribution in the diffuser passage is more uniform than those in other diffuser installation angles. Moreover, static pressure fluctuations in the impeller midsection and the diffuser inlet section are at the minimum value. These phenomena explain the minimum radial force acting on the impeller. The findings of this study can provide a useful reference for the design of centrifugal pumps.

Numerical Research of the Effect of the Outlet Diameter of Diffuser on the Performance and the Radial Force in a Single-Stage Centrifugal Pump

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Wei ◽  
Li Guojun ◽  
Liu Pengfei ◽  
Zhang Lisheng ◽  
Qing Hongyang
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Vaned Diffuser ◽  
Unsteady Numerical Simulation

In this paper, a single-stage pump with diffuser vanes of different outlet diameters has been investigated both numerically and experimentally. The influence of the diffuser vane outlet diameter on pump hydraulic performance and on the radial force of the impeller is explored. Pumps equipped with three different diffusers but with impellers and volutes of the same parameters were simulated by 3D Navier-Stokes solver ANSYS-FLUENT in order to study the effect of the outlet diameter of vaned diffuser on performance of the centrifugal pump. Structured grids of high quality were applied on the whole computational domain. Experimental results were acquired by prototype experiments and were then compared with the numerical results. Both experimental and numerical results show that the performance of a pump with a diffuser of smaller outlet diameter is better than of bigger outlet diameter under all operating conditions. The radial force imposed on the impeller obtained by unsteady numerical simulation was analyzed. The results also indicated that an appropriate decrease in the outlet diameter of the diffuser vane could increase the radial force.

scholarly journals Efficiency improvement and evaluation of a centrifugal pump with vaned diffuser

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 168781401982590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Wang ◽  
Yu-cheng Jing ◽  
Xiang-hui He ◽  
Hou-lin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Axial Force ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Pulsation ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
Vaned Diffuser ◽  
Original Scheme ◽  
Design Flow Rate

In order to enhance the efficiency of centrifugal pump, the structure of a centrifugal pump with vaned diffuser, whose specific speed is 190, was numerically improved by trimming back-blades of impeller and smoothing sharp corner in annular chamber. The energy performance, the internal flow field, the axial force, the radial force, and the pressure pulsation of the pump were analyzed. Results show that efficiency of the improving scheme 1 under the design flow rate is 77.47%, which can balance 69.82% of the axial force, while efficiency of the improving scheme 2 under the design flow rate is the maximum, which could still balance 62.74% of the axial force. The pressure pulsations of the improving scheme 2 at the typical monitoring points are less than that of the improving scheme 1 and the original scheme. The difference of the radial force peak between the improving scheme 1 and the improving scheme 2 is very small. The vector distributions of the radial force of the improving scheme 1 and the improving scheme 2 are more uniform than that of the original scheme. Considering the efficiency, pressure pulsation, and axial force, experiment measurements on the improving scheme 2 were carried out to verify the effectiveness of the improvement result. Results of energy performance experiment show that efficiency of the improving scheme 2 under the design flow rate is 76.48%, which is 5.26 percentage points higher than that of the original scheme.

Numerical study on instantaneous radial force of a centrifugal pump for different working conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 458-480
Author(s):  
Xiaoqi Jia ◽  
Sheng Yuan ◽  
Zuchao Zhu ◽  
Baoling Cui
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Pressure Pulsation ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Leakage Rate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Three Components

Purpose Instantaneous radial force induced from unsteady flow will intensify vibration noise of the centrifugal pump, especially under off-design working conditions, which will affect safety reliability of pump operation in severe cases. This paper aims to conduct unsteady numerical computation on one centrifugal pump; thus, unsteady fluid radial force upon the impeller and volute is obtained, so as to study the evolution law of instantaneous radial force, the internal relationship between radial force and pressure pulsation, the relationship among each composition of radial force that the impeller received and the influence of leakage rate of front and back chamber on radial force. Design/methodology/approach The unsteady numerical simulation with SST k-ω turbulence model was carried out for a low specific-speed centrifugal pump using computational fluid dynamics codes FLUENT. The performance tests and pressure tests were conducted by a closed loop system. The performance curves and the pressure distribution from numerical simulation agree with that of the experiment conducted. The unsteady pressure distributions and the instantaneous radial forces induced from unsteady flow were analyzed under different flow rates. Contribution degrees of three components of the radial force on the impeller and the relation between the radial force and leakage rate were analyzed. Findings Radial force on the volute and pressure pulsation on the volute wall have the same distribution tendency, but in contrast to the distribution trend of the radial force on the impeller. In the component of radial force that the impeller received, radial force on the blade accounts for the main position. With the decrease of flow rate, ratio of the radial force on front and back casings will be increased; under large flow rate, vortex and flow blockage at volute section will enhance the pressure and radial force fluctuation greatly, and the pulsation degree may be much more intense than that of a smaller flow rate. Originality/value This paper revealed the relation of the radial force and the pressure pulsation. Meanwhile, contribution degrees of three components of the radial force on the impeller under different working conditions as well as the relation between the radial force and leakage rate of front and rear chambers were analyzed.

Design and fusion deposit modelling of radial flow centrifugal pump

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 3497-3503
Author(s):  
T. Micha Premkumar ◽  
Vootla Pushpak ◽  
K. Vamsi Krishna ◽  
D. Govardhan Reddy ◽  
Naga Sudheer Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Pump ◽  
Radial Flow
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