Centrifugal Pumps Presentation
Centrifugal Pumps Presentation
Centrifugal Pumps Presentation
M Fayek
Impellers
Multistage impellers
Q
H
34
n s 51,55 n q
Affinity laws
Q1 n1
Q2 n 2
H1 u 1
H2 u 2
n1
n2
P1 n1
P2 n 2
Assumptions:
Geometrical similarity
Velocity triangles are the same
Exercise
Find the flow rate, head and power
for a centrifugal pump that has
increased its speed
Given data:
h = 80 %
n1 = 1000 rpm
m
n2 = 1100 rpm
P1 = 123 kW
H1 = 100
Q1 = 1 m3/s
n2
1100
3
Q2
Q1
1 1,1 m s
n1
1000
2
n2
1100
H1
H 2
100 121 m
1000
n1
3
n2
1100
P1
P2
123 164 kW
1000
n1
Exercise
Find the flow rate, head and power
for a centrifugal pump impeller that
has reduced its diameter
Given data:
h = 80 %
D1 = 0,5 m
P1 = 123 kW
H1 = 100 m
D2 = 0,45 m
Q1 = 1 m3/s
Q1 D1 B1 c m1 D1 n1
Q 2 D 2 B2 c m 2 D 2 n 2
D2
0,45
Q2
Q1
1 0,9 m 3 s
D1
0,5
2
D2
0,45
H1
H 2
100 81 m
0,5
D1
3
D2
0,45
P1
P2
123 90 kW
0,5
D1
Velocity triangles
Reduced cu2
Slip angle
Friction loss
Slip angle
Impulse loss
Slip
Power
P M
Where:
M = torque [Nm]
= angular velocity [rad/s]
P Q r2 c 2 cos 2 r1 c1 cos 1
Q u 2 c u 2 u 1 c u1
Q g Ht
u 2 c u 2 u 1 c u1
Ht
g
u 22 u12 c 22 c12 w 22 w 12
Ht
2g
2g
2g
2g
2g
2g
u 22 u12
Pressure head due to change of
peripheral velocity
2g
c 22 c12
Pressure head due to change of
absolute velocity
2g
w 22 w 12 Pressure head due to change of
relative velocity
2g
Rothalpy
Using the Bernoullis equation upstream and
downstream a pump one can express the
theoretical head:
p
c2
c2
H t
z
g 2g
2 g 2g
u 22 u12 c 22 c12 w 22 w 12
Ht
2g
2g
2g
Setting these two expression for the theoretical
head together we can rewrite the equation:
p2
w 22
u 22
p1
w 12
u12
g 2g 2g g 2g 2g
Rothalpy
The rothalpy can be written as:
r
w
p
I
cons tan t
g 2g
2g
2
Stepanoff
We will show how a centrifugal pump is designed
using Stepanoffs empirical coefficients.
Example:
H = 100 m
Q = 0,5 m3/s
n = 1000 rpm
2 = 22,5 o
Specific speed:
nq n
Q
H
34
0,5
1000
22,4
34
100
n s 51,55 n q 1153
K u 1,0
u2
Ku
2gH
u 2 K u 2 g H 44,3 m s
2 n
104,7 rad s
60
We choose:
D2
u2
2
K m 2 0,11
K m2
cm2
cm2
2g H
c m 2 K m 2 2 g H 4,87 m s
Q
Q
A D2 d2
Q
d2
0,038 m
D2 cm2
w2
u2
cm2
c2
cu2
s2 = 0,005 m
z = 5
s2
0,005
su
0,013 m
o
sin 2 sin 22,5
cm2
Q
Q
A D2 z su d 2
Q
d2
0,039 m
D2 z su cm2
K m1 0,145
c m1
K m1
2gH
c m1 K m1 2 g H 6,4 m s
w1
u1
c1= cm1
Dhub
D1
0,405
D2
D1
0,405 D1 0,405 D 2 0,34 m
D2
We choose:
D1m
D12 D 2hub
0,27 m
2
Q
Q
c m1
A1 D1m d1
Q
d1
0,09 m
D1m c m1
Without thickness
s u1
s1
0,005
0,015 m
o
sin 1 sin 19,8
Q
d1
0,10 m
D1m z s u1 c m1
Cm1=6,4 m/s
w2
c2
cm2=4,87m/s
2=22,5o
u2=44,3 m/s
cm2
tan 2
u 2 cu 2
cu 2
cu2
cm2
u2
32,5 m s
tan 2
u 2 c u 2 u1 c u1 44,3 32,5
H
153 m
h g
0,96 9,81
w2
c2
cm2=4,87m/s
u2=44,3 m/s
H
u 2 cu 2
h g
cu2
cu2
H h g 100 0,96 9,81
21,3 m s
u2
44,3
cm2
4,87
' 2 a tan
a tan
11,9 o
u 2 cu 2
44,3 21,3