EP0512190B1 - Clog resistant pump - Google Patents
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- EP0512190B1 EP0512190B1 EP91850116A EP91850116A EP0512190B1 EP 0512190 B1 EP0512190 B1 EP 0512190B1 EP 91850116 A EP91850116 A EP 91850116A EP 91850116 A EP91850116 A EP 91850116A EP 0512190 B1 EP0512190 B1 EP 0512190B1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
- F04D29/40—Casings; Connections of working fluid
- F04D29/52—Casings; Connections of working fluid for axial pumps
- F04D29/54—Fluid-guiding means, e.g. diffusers
- F04D29/548—Specially adapted for liquid pumps
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
- F04D29/18—Rotors
- F04D29/22—Rotors specially for centrifugal pumps
- F04D29/2261—Rotors specially for centrifugal pumps with special measures
- F04D29/2288—Rotors specially for centrifugal pumps with special measures for comminuting, mixing or separating
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D7/00—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D7/00—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
- F04D7/02—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts of centrifugal type
- F04D7/04—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts of centrifugal type the fluids being viscous or non-homogenous
- F04D7/045—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts of centrifugal type the fluids being viscous or non-homogenous with means for comminuting, mixing stirring or otherwise treating
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05D—INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F05D2240/00—Components
- F05D2240/10—Stators
- F05D2240/12—Fluid guiding means, e.g. vanes
- F05D2240/121—Fluid guiding means, e.g. vanes related to the leading edge of a stator vane
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- This invention concerns a rotodynamic pump comprising an impeller rotating in a pump housing according to the preamble of Claim 1 and as known from EP-A-0 298 693.
- Such pumps may roughly be categorized as centrifugal pumps and axial pumps.
- the centrifugal pump comprises an impeller consisting of a hub, at least one cover disc on said hub and a number of vanes, a so-called open impeller.
- a closed impeller is provided with two cover discs and intermediate vanes. Common for the two types is that the liquid is sucked into the centre of the impeller in an axial direction and leaves it tangentially at the periphery.
- the axial flow pump differs from the centrifugal pump in that the liquid leaves the pump in a substantially axial direction.
- This linking of the fluid is taken care of by a number of vanes in the pump housing after the impeller. These vanes also normally serve as supporting elements in the housing construction.
- the purpose of this invention is to solve the clogging problems mentioned above in a totally new and different way.
- BE-A-535864 shows a pump which, in additional to conventional impeller vanes, is provided with additional fixed vanes which deviate the flow after the impeller and thus have no influence on the clogging.
- EP-A-0298 693 shows a pump for viscous liquids comprising two axially displaced sets of impeller vanes on a common hub, where the first set feeds the fluid into the second for better efficiency.
- the pump is thus suitable for viscous liquids, but elongated fibres will easily be wound up around the first set of vanes.
- Fig 1 shows a conventional impeller for a centrifugal pump.
- Fig 2 shows a corresponding impeller according to the invention, while
- Fig 3 shows a housing for an axial flow pump having vanes designed according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 stands for the hub of an impeller, 2 and 3 cover discs, 4 and 5 inlet and outlet respectively and 6 regular impeller vanes with front edges 7.
- 8 stands for additional impeller vanes with front edges 9
- 10 stands for a slot between the vane 8 and the cover plate 2.
- 11 stands for regular vanes with front edges 12, 13 additional vanes with front edges 14 and 15 finally a slot at the end of the vane 13.
- a conventional impeller comprises a hub 1 with upper and lower cover discs 2 and 3 respectively, inlet and outlet 4 and 5 respectively and vanes 6. On the front edges 7 of the latter, fibres etc often get stuck.
- a number of additional vanes 8 are arranged in the gaps between the regular vanes 6.
- the additional vanes are attached to one of the cover plates 3 and extend with strongly backwards swept front edges 9 towards the other cover plate 2, however, without making contact with the latter.
- the front edges 9 of the additional vanes 8 are so arranged that they are located in front of the front edges 7 of the regular vanes as seen in the direction of the flow. This means that elongated objects in the liquid are caught by said edges 9, the objects then sliding along the edge in the direction of the cover disc 2 and finally through the slot 10 between the vane and the cover disc.
- the number of regular vanes of the impeller is adapted to the operating conditions of the impeller and the number of additional vanes depends thereof as these vanes are located between the regular ones.
- the distance between the front edges of the regular and additional vanes may also depend on the actual operating conditions. According to the invention, however, the front edge of the additional vane must always be swept backwards to such extent, that its free end is always located behind the front edge of the regular vane as seen in the direction of the flow.
- a flow pump is shown.
- Such a pump is thus characterized by the pumped liquid being linked in such a way that it leaves the pump in an essentially axial direction.
- the linking is obtained by help of vanes 11 arranged downstream of the impeller, the vanes at the same time serving as supporting elements of the driving unit.
- vanes 13 are arranged between the original ones.
- the vanes 13 are only attached at one end as they do not need to serve as supporting elements and their front edges 14 are strongly swept backwards.
- the vanes 13 are so arranged that their front edges 14 are located in front of the front edges 12 of the regular vanes 11, thus making sure that the pollutions are caught by the former. Thanks to the design with the front edge swept backwards in the direction of the slot 15 where the vane is free, the pollutions go easily through. Here, the pollution have also passed the front edges of the regular vanes and will therefore not stick to those.
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Description
- This invention concerns a rotodynamic pump comprising an impeller rotating in a pump housing according to the preamble of
Claim 1 and as known from EP-A-0 298 693. Such pumps may roughly be categorized as centrifugal pumps and axial pumps. - The centrifugal pump comprises an impeller consisting of a hub, at least one cover disc on said hub and a number of vanes, a so-called open impeller. A closed impeller is provided with two cover discs and intermediate vanes. Common for the two types is that the liquid is sucked into the centre of the impeller in an axial direction and leaves it tangentially at the periphery.
- The axial flow pump differs from the centrifugal pump in that the liquid leaves the pump in a substantially axial direction. This linking of the fluid is taken care of by a number of vanes in the pump housing after the impeller. These vanes also normally serve as supporting elements in the housing construction.
- When pumping sewage water and certain types of process water containing elongated fibres, the pumping may be disturbed by rags, fibres etc getting stuck to the front edges of the vanes on the impeller and in the pump housing. Such build-ups can initially create vibrations in the pump, consequently the efficiency decreases and finally the pump might get totally clogged. One way to make the objects leave the vanes is to let the pump rotate backwards at certain intervals, but this is of course not an acceptable solution. Another way to diminish the clogging risk is to provide the pump with cutting means which divide the pollutions into pieces before they are sucked into the impeller. An example of such a solution is shown in the Swedish Pat No 820 5774-6 & EP-A-0 120 178. A disadvantage with this solution is that the cutting means may be quickly worn-out which might cause the clogging problem to become even worse.
- The purpose of this invention is to solve the clogging problems mentioned above in a totally new and different way. The solution obtained by providing the impeller and possibly the housing with additional vanes which take care of the pollutions.
- BE-A-535864 shows a pump which, in additional to conventional impeller vanes, is provided with additional fixed vanes which deviate the flow after the impeller and thus have no influence on the clogging.
- EP-A-0298 693 shows a pump for viscous liquids comprising two axially displaced sets of impeller vanes on a common hub, where the first set feeds the fluid into the second for better efficiency. The pump is thus suitable for viscous liquids, but elongated fibres will easily be wound up around the first set of vanes.
- The invention is described more closely below with reference to the enclosed drawings.
- Fig 1 shows a conventional impeller for a centrifugal pump. Fig 2 shows a corresponding impeller according to the invention, while Fig 3 shows a housing for an axial flow pump having vanes designed according to the invention.
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drawings 1 stands for the hub of an impeller, 2 and 3 cover discs, 4 and 5 inlet and outlet respectively and 6 regular impeller vanes with front edges 7. 8 stands for additional impeller vanes withfront edges 9, while 10 stands for a slot between thevane 8 and thecover plate 2. 11 stands for regular vanes withfront edges front edges vane 13. - Referring now to Fig 1 a conventional impeller comprises a
hub 1 with upper andlower cover discs 2 and 3 respectively, inlet andoutlet vanes 6. On the front edges 7 of the latter, fibres etc often get stuck. - As is shown in Fig 2 a number of
additional vanes 8 are arranged in the gaps between theregular vanes 6. The additional vanes are attached to one of the cover plates 3 and extend with strongly backwardsswept front edges 9 towards theother cover plate 2, however, without making contact with the latter. - The
front edges 9 of theadditional vanes 8 are so arranged that they are located in front of the front edges 7 of the regular vanes as seen in the direction of the flow. This means that elongated objects in the liquid are caught bysaid edges 9, the objects then sliding along the edge in the direction of thecover disc 2 and finally through theslot 10 between the vane and the cover disc. - As the
front edge 9 of theadditional vane 8 is strongly swept backwards, the pollutions will have passed the front edges 7 of theregular vanes 6 when they have reached theslot 10. This means that the pollutions will not attach to the regular vanes but pass in the gaps between them towards the outlet. The risk of clogging has thus been almost eliminated. - The number of regular vanes of the impeller is adapted to the operating conditions of the impeller and the number of additional vanes depends thereof as these vanes are located between the regular ones. The distance between the front edges of the regular and additional vanes may also depend on the actual operating conditions. According to the invention, however, the front edge of the additional vane must always be swept backwards to such extent, that its free end is always located behind the front edge of the regular vane as seen in the direction of the flow.
- In Fig 3 an axial flow pump is shown. Such a pump is thus characterized by the pumped liquid being linked in such a way that it leaves the pump in an essentially axial direction. The linking is obtained by help of
vanes 11 arranged downstream of the impeller, the vanes at the same time serving as supporting elements of the driving unit. - In order to diminish or totally eliminate the risk of elongated objects getting stuck to the
front edges 12 of thevanes 11, a number ofadditional vanes 13 are arranged between the original ones. Thevanes 13 are only attached at one end as they do not need to serve as supporting elements and theirfront edges 14 are strongly swept backwards. As was the case in the impeller described above, also thevanes 13 are so arranged that theirfront edges 14 are located in front of thefront edges 12 of theregular vanes 11, thus making sure that the pollutions are caught by the former. Thanks to the design with the front edge swept backwards in the direction of theslot 15 where the vane is free, the pollutions go easily through. Here, the pollution have also passed the front edges of the regular vanes and will therefore not stick to those. - By help of the invention a device is obtained which essentially diminishes the risk of clogging in pumps working with liquids containing elongated fibres, rags and the like. A big advantage with subject invention as compared with known solutions is its simplicity which gives good results even if different types of pollutions occur or if the pump is worn.
Claims (1)
- A pump comprising a rotating impeller and a surrounding housing, the impeller or alternatively the impeller as well as the housing being provided with a number of regular vanes (6), (11) characterized in that additional vanes (8), (13) are provided in the gaps between the regular vanes and so arranged that their front edges (9), (14) are positioned in front of the front edges (7), (12) of the regular vanes as seen in the direction of the flow and in that the additional vanes (8), (13) are swept backwards in the direction of the flow and in that the additional vanes (8), (13) are so attached to the impeller or the pump housing that there is always a slot (10), (15) between the vane (8), (13) and the hub (1), alternatively the cover disc (2) or the surrounding pump housing.
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DE1991625364 DE69125364T2 (en) | 1991-05-08 | 1991-05-08 | Less easily clogging pump |
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SE9001193A SE466767B (en) | 1990-04-02 | 1990-04-02 | RETURN-FREE PUMP |
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