Action of a Centrifugal Pump

Action of a Centrifugal Pump Briefly, the action of a centrifugal pump may be shown by Fig. 10-37. Power from an outside source is applied to shaft A, rotating the impeller B within the stationary casing C. The blades of the impeller in revolving produce a reduction in... 

In the second major class of pumps the mechanical energy of the liquid is increased by centrifugal action. A simple, but very common, example of a centrifugal pump is shown in Fig. 8.8 a. The liquid enters through a suction connection concentric... 

Data from an existing collection system were analyzed for failure modes and distribution. The results of Pareto analyses indicate the principal causes of failure. A few values of mean times to maintenance action (MTBM) are given for ethylene plant pumps (85 electric driven centrifugal pumps over a 19-month period), and ethylbenzene-styrene monomer plant equipment from 10 months data 4 gas compressors, 3 screw conveyors, 121 pumps, and 235 other items... 

Positive displacement pumps are self-priming by their normal operating action and are designed to cope with mnning dry. Centrifugal pumps are not inherently selfpriming, and need to be provided with assistance in the form of ejectors, as in Figure 32.56 or dry vacuum pump systems. In these systems, a dry vacuum pump allows air to be drawn out and where an automatic valve prevents... 

The rotor of the vane pump is mounted off centre in a cylindrical casing (Figure 8.9). It carries rectangular vanes in a series of slots arranged at intervals round the curved surface of the rotor. The vanes are thrown outwards by centrifugal action and the fluid is carried in the spaces bounded by adjacent vanes, the rotor, and the casing. Most of the wear is on the vanes and these can readily be replaced. 

In this type of pump (Figure 8.19), the fluid is fed to the centre of a rotating impeller and is thrown outward by centrifugal action. As a result of the high speed of rotation the... 

A few other examples in which models may be used include ships in towing tanks airplanes in wind tunnels hydraulic turbines, centrifugal pumps, dam spillways, and river channels and the study of such phenomena as the action of waves and tides on beaches, soil erosion, and the transportation of sediment. It must be emphasized that the model may not necessarily be different in size from its prototype. In fact, it may be the same device, the variables in the case being the velocity and the physical properties of the fluid. 

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