Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11031314
Keywords
multistage centrifugal pump; double-suction impeller; twin volute; computational fluid dynamics; design feasibility study
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- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) [EE200001, JB210001]
- National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), Republic of Korea [JB210001] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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The proposed multistage centrifugal pump design is suitable for high head and high flow rate requirements in chemical processing industries. The design is analyzed for performance and feasibility, as well as tested for various fluids. Efficiency and head losses are identified and modifications are recommended to improve overall pump performance.
Featured Application The proposed multistage centrifugal pump design can be applied to satisfy the high head and high flow rate requirements in chemical processing industries. A multistage centrifugal pump is designed for pumping low-viscosity, highly volatile and flammable chemicals, including hydrocarbons, for high head requirements. The five-stage centrifugal pump consists of a double-suction impeller at the first stage followed by a twin volute. The impellers for stages two through five are single-suction impellers followed by diffuser vanes and return channel vanes. The analytical performance is calculated initially in the design stage by applying similarity laws to an existing scaled-down pump model designed for low flow rate applications. The proposed pump design is investigated using computational fluid dynamics tools to study its performance in design and off-design conditions for water as the base fluid. The design feasibility of the centrifugal pump is tested for other fluids, such as water at a high temperature and pressure, diesel and debutanized diesel. The pump design is found to be suitable for a variety of fluids and operating ranges. The losses in the pump are analyzed in each stage at the best efficiency point. The losses in efficiency and head are observed to be higher in the second stage than in other stages. The detailed flow behavior at the second stage is studied to identify the root cause of the losses. Design modifications are recommended to diminish the losses and improve the overall performance of the pump.
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