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Experimental Study of the Influence of the Geometrical Parameters of the Radial Labyrinth Pump on the Pump’s Operating Parameters and Performance

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  • Przemysław Szulc

    (Department of Energy Conversion Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Janusz Skrzypacz

    (Department of Energy Conversion Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland)

  • Witold Lorenz

    (Department of Research and Development, Hydro-Vacuum S.A., 86-303 Grudziądz, Poland)

Abstract

Centrifugal pumps are the most common machines responsible for the increase in hydraulic energy in a piping system. Their proper design, operation, and maintenance have a strong influence on the performance of technological processes carried out in many industrial units. For the ultra-low specific speed (n q < 10) application, there is no economical reason for these pumps to be used. This is caused by an increase in internal losses in the pump. The article concerns the problem of the hydraulic operation of a new type of labyrinth pump—the radial labyrinth pump (RLP), which is a developed axial unit. The main research method involves the experimental research of hydraulic sets consisting of passive and active discs. The analyses were preceded by dimensional analysis and experimental planning. The study investigates the influence of a chosen structural parameter of both discs on the process of energy conversion obtained in the pump. The influence of parameters such as number, depth and width of the grooves, as well as inlet angle and diameter on the properties of the pump was studied and discussed in detail. The essential novelty of the article is the recognition of the hydraulic performance of the RLP with grooved discs. To extend the scope of the conducted research for the chosen hydraulic sets, a comparison of the mutual cooperation of an active disc with a smooth and grooved passive one was conducted. It was identified that not every geometric relationship of the parameters of the active and passive discs results in an increase in head with respect to cooperation with a smooth passive disc (motionless). The highest head and high efficiencies were obtained for sets with short channels with large inlet diameters—zk12 and zk13—ratios for zk12 d 1ap /d 2ap = 0.78, and for zk13 zk12 d 1ap /d 2ap = 0.81. Based on the obtained results, preliminary recommendations for the construction were made.

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  • Przemysław Szulc & Janusz Skrzypacz & Witold Lorenz, 2023. "Experimental Study of the Influence of the Geometrical Parameters of the Radial Labyrinth Pump on the Pump’s Operating Parameters and Performance," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:13:p:5158-:d:1186795
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