CA1042719A - Centrifugal pump for viscous media - Google Patents
Centrifugal pump for viscous mediaInfo
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- CA1042719A CA1042719A CA267,213A CA267213A CA1042719A CA 1042719 A CA1042719 A CA 1042719A CA 267213 A CA267213 A CA 267213A CA 1042719 A CA1042719 A CA 1042719A
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
CENTRIFUGAL PUMP FOR VISCOUS MEDIA
The present invention is directed to a centrifugal pump of the type including an essentially conical rotor having a helical vane increasing in diameter from its entrance end to its discharge end; the peripheral edge of the vane confronting the wall of the pump housing and forming with the pump housing a discharge or pressure chamber and an intake or suction chamber, the peripheral edge of the vane diverging from the wall of the pump housing from the discharge chamber toward the intake chamber, and having minimal clearance with respect to the wall of the discharge side of the vane.
CENTRIFUGAL PUMP FOR VISCOUS MEDIA
The present invention is directed to a centrifugal pump of the type including an essentially conical rotor having a helical vane increasing in diameter from its entrance end to its discharge end; the peripheral edge of the vane confronting the wall of the pump housing and forming with the pump housing a discharge or pressure chamber and an intake or suction chamber, the peripheral edge of the vane diverging from the wall of the pump housing from the discharge chamber toward the intake chamber, and having minimal clearance with respect to the wall of the discharge side of the vane.
Description
Centrifugal pumps Eor viscous fluid, particularly those containing solids, have be~n used which include sn essentially conlcal rotor having a helical vane increasing diameter from its entrance end to its discharge end, the vane confronting a wall of the pump housing to form with the pump housing an intake or suction chamber, and a discharge or pressure chamber. The peripheral surface of the vane is fitted as close to the pump housing as possible to minimize backflow between the discharge chamber and the intake chamber.
Shearing forces develop in the gap between the peripheral surface of the vane and the pump housing wall, such shearing forces increase with viscosity and also with decrease in the diminsions of the gap and increase in the area of the peripheral surface of the vane. If the viscous material is contaminated with solid particles, such particles tend to accumulate between the peripheral surface of the vane and the confronting wall surface to the extent that rotation may be blocked.
The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the problem inherent with centrifugal pumps of the type noted; more particularly, the surface of the vane confronting the wall of the pump housing is so arranged as to diverge from the wall in a direction away from the discharge chamber and toward the intake chamber so that only a thin margin of the peripheral vane surface remains in close proximity to the wall. As a result, solid particles cannot collect between the vane surface and wall, but instead, are forced from the discharge chamber back into the intake chamber.
According to the invention a centrifugal pump for a viscous conveyance medium containing solid particles comprises: a. a housing defining a pump chamber having an internal wall defining an intake end and a discharge end; b. a rotor journalled in the pump chamber and including at least one helical vane having a peripheral surface in confronting 3~ relation to the wall of the pump chamber dividing the pump chamber and, at the opposite side of the vane, a discharge pressure chamber; c. the m~jor portion of the peripheral surface of the vane diverging from the wall '~
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of the housing toward the intake chamber; and d. the remaining mlnor portion of the peripheral aurface of the vane adJacent the side thereof exposed to the discharge pressure cnamber, being ln close proximity to the wall of the housing, and the area ot said minor portion being such as to minimize the quantity of solid particles capable of being received between said minor portion and the confronting wall, the solid particles on passing said minor portion being transported away from the vane by the conveyance medium entering between said major portion and confronting wall.
Figure 1 is a side view of the centrifugal pump - la -~'~
7 ~13 with the pump housing in section and the rotor in elevation.
Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the rotor showing particularly the rotor vane and the conronting portion of the pump housing wall.
The pump includes a pump housing 1 having an axially directed inlet 2 forming a pump chamber having diverging walls 3 and a tangental outlet 4.
Fitted within the pump housing is a rotor 5 having one or more vanes 6. The rotor is mounted on a shaft suitably supported by a bearing enclosed in a bearing housing 7.
The construction so far described may be considered as conventional.
The vane 6 divides the pump housing into a discharye or pressure chamber 8 downstream of the vane and an intake or suction chamber 9 upstream of the vane. The thickness 10 of the vane determines a peripheral surface confronting the wall 6 of the housing which includes a major portion 11 diverging toward the intake chamber 9 and a narrow marginal portion 12 spaced from the pump housing wall a minimal distance 13. The diverging portion 11 forms with the pump housing wall an angle within the range between 15 and 40.
While the marginal portion 12 is shown as parallel to the wall surface, the width may be reduced to line; that is, essentially the entire width of the radially outer edge surface of the vane may be tapered.
Operation of the centrifugal pump is as follows:
The marginal portion 12 being narrow minimizes the quantity of solid particles capable of being received between the marginal portion 12 and the confronting wall, and, hence, minimizes the breaking effect produced by the 7 1~
particles ?resented to the marginal portion 12. Because of the narrow dimension of the marginal portion 12, the effective time a particle is presented thereto is minimized.
That is, the particles quickly pass the marginal portion 12 and are carried away by the conveyance media enteriny between the diversing surfaces of the marginal portion 12 and housing wall.
Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the details herein set forth, but that my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims.
Shearing forces develop in the gap between the peripheral surface of the vane and the pump housing wall, such shearing forces increase with viscosity and also with decrease in the diminsions of the gap and increase in the area of the peripheral surface of the vane. If the viscous material is contaminated with solid particles, such particles tend to accumulate between the peripheral surface of the vane and the confronting wall surface to the extent that rotation may be blocked.
The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the problem inherent with centrifugal pumps of the type noted; more particularly, the surface of the vane confronting the wall of the pump housing is so arranged as to diverge from the wall in a direction away from the discharge chamber and toward the intake chamber so that only a thin margin of the peripheral vane surface remains in close proximity to the wall. As a result, solid particles cannot collect between the vane surface and wall, but instead, are forced from the discharge chamber back into the intake chamber.
According to the invention a centrifugal pump for a viscous conveyance medium containing solid particles comprises: a. a housing defining a pump chamber having an internal wall defining an intake end and a discharge end; b. a rotor journalled in the pump chamber and including at least one helical vane having a peripheral surface in confronting 3~ relation to the wall of the pump chamber dividing the pump chamber and, at the opposite side of the vane, a discharge pressure chamber; c. the m~jor portion of the peripheral surface of the vane diverging from the wall '~
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of the housing toward the intake chamber; and d. the remaining mlnor portion of the peripheral aurface of the vane adJacent the side thereof exposed to the discharge pressure cnamber, being ln close proximity to the wall of the housing, and the area ot said minor portion being such as to minimize the quantity of solid particles capable of being received between said minor portion and the confronting wall, the solid particles on passing said minor portion being transported away from the vane by the conveyance medium entering between said major portion and confronting wall.
Figure 1 is a side view of the centrifugal pump - la -~'~
7 ~13 with the pump housing in section and the rotor in elevation.
Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the rotor showing particularly the rotor vane and the conronting portion of the pump housing wall.
The pump includes a pump housing 1 having an axially directed inlet 2 forming a pump chamber having diverging walls 3 and a tangental outlet 4.
Fitted within the pump housing is a rotor 5 having one or more vanes 6. The rotor is mounted on a shaft suitably supported by a bearing enclosed in a bearing housing 7.
The construction so far described may be considered as conventional.
The vane 6 divides the pump housing into a discharye or pressure chamber 8 downstream of the vane and an intake or suction chamber 9 upstream of the vane. The thickness 10 of the vane determines a peripheral surface confronting the wall 6 of the housing which includes a major portion 11 diverging toward the intake chamber 9 and a narrow marginal portion 12 spaced from the pump housing wall a minimal distance 13. The diverging portion 11 forms with the pump housing wall an angle within the range between 15 and 40.
While the marginal portion 12 is shown as parallel to the wall surface, the width may be reduced to line; that is, essentially the entire width of the radially outer edge surface of the vane may be tapered.
Operation of the centrifugal pump is as follows:
The marginal portion 12 being narrow minimizes the quantity of solid particles capable of being received between the marginal portion 12 and the confronting wall, and, hence, minimizes the breaking effect produced by the 7 1~
particles ?resented to the marginal portion 12. Because of the narrow dimension of the marginal portion 12, the effective time a particle is presented thereto is minimized.
That is, the particles quickly pass the marginal portion 12 and are carried away by the conveyance media enteriny between the diversing surfaces of the marginal portion 12 and housing wall.
Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the details herein set forth, but that my invention is of the full scope of the appended claims.
Claims (3)
1. A centrifugal pump for a viscous conveyance medium containing solid particles comprising:
a. a housing defining a pump chamber having an internal wall defining an intake end and a discharge end;
b. a rotor journalled in the pump chamber and including at least one helical vane having a peripheral surface in confronting relation to the wall of the pump chamber dividing the pump chamber and, at the opposite side of the vane, a discharge pressure chamber;
c. the major portion of the peripheral surface of the vane diverging from the wall of the housing toward the intake chamber; and d. the remaining minor portion of the peripheral surface of the vane adjacent the side thereof exposed to the discharge pressure chamber, being in close proximity to the wall of the housing, and the area of said minor portion being such as to minimize the quantity of solid particles capable of being received between said minor portion and the con-fronting wall, the solid particles on passing said minor portion being transported away from the vane by the convey-ance medium entering between said major portion and con-fronting wall.
a. a housing defining a pump chamber having an internal wall defining an intake end and a discharge end;
b. a rotor journalled in the pump chamber and including at least one helical vane having a peripheral surface in confronting relation to the wall of the pump chamber dividing the pump chamber and, at the opposite side of the vane, a discharge pressure chamber;
c. the major portion of the peripheral surface of the vane diverging from the wall of the housing toward the intake chamber; and d. the remaining minor portion of the peripheral surface of the vane adjacent the side thereof exposed to the discharge pressure chamber, being in close proximity to the wall of the housing, and the area of said minor portion being such as to minimize the quantity of solid particles capable of being received between said minor portion and the con-fronting wall, the solid particles on passing said minor portion being transported away from the vane by the convey-ance medium entering between said major portion and con-fronting wall.
2. A centrifugal pump as defined in Claim 1, wherein:
a. the diverging major surface occupies essen-tially the entire width of the vane, reducing the minor portion essentially to a peripheral line.
a. the diverging major surface occupies essen-tially the entire width of the vane, reducing the minor portion essentially to a peripheral line.
3. A centrifugal pump as defined in Claim 1, whereas:
a. the diverging angle between the major portion of the peripheral surface of the vane and the confronting wall is between 15° and 40°.
a. the diverging angle between the major portion of the peripheral surface of the vane and the confronting wall is between 15° and 40°.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA267,213A CA1042719A (en) | 1976-12-06 | 1976-12-06 | Centrifugal pump for viscous media |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA267,213A CA1042719A (en) | 1976-12-06 | 1976-12-06 | Centrifugal pump for viscous media |
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| CA1042719A true CA1042719A (en) | 1978-11-21 |
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| CA267,213A Expired CA1042719A (en) | 1976-12-06 | 1976-12-06 | Centrifugal pump for viscous media |
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| CA (1) | CA1042719A (en) |
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1976
- 1976-12-06 CA CA267,213A patent/CA1042719A/en not_active Expired
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