EP2607703B1 - Pompe centrifuge - Google Patents

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EP2607703B1
EP2607703B1 EP11195186.9A EP11195186A EP2607703B1 EP 2607703 B1 EP2607703 B1 EP 2607703B1 EP 11195186 A EP11195186 A EP 11195186A EP 2607703 B1 EP2607703 B1 EP 2607703B1
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Mikkelsen Steen
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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
    • F04D29/60—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling
    • F04D29/62—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling of radial or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/628—Mounting; Assembling; Disassembling of radial or helico-centrifugal pumps especially adapted for liquid pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D1/00—Radial-flow pumps, e.g. centrifugal pumps; Helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D1/00—Radial-flow pumps, e.g. centrifugal pumps; Helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D1/06—Multi-stage pumps
    • F04D1/063—Multi-stage pumps of the vertically split casing type
    • F04D1/066—Multi-stage pumps of the vertically split casing type the casing consisting of a plurality of annuli bolted together
    • 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
    • F04D29/42—Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/426—Casings; Connections of working fluid for radial or helico-centrifugal pumps especially adapted for liquid pumps
    • F04D29/4293—Details of fluid inlet or outlet

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  • the invention relates to a centrifugal pump according to the preamble of claim 1, which JP 58 144689 A is known.
  • Centrifugal pumps with one or more stages are known in the art and are widely used because of their simple and robust design.
  • the invention has the object, a generic centrifugal pump, in particular a multi-stage centrifugal pump in such a way that different connection variants can be constructed with as many common parts.
  • the centrifugal pump according to the invention has at least one pump stage and has a multi-part housing, with a first housing part, which has a suction port, with a second housing part, which has a pressure port and at least one intermediate housing part, which leading to the pressure side of the at least one pump stage channel at least partially limited, and with a third housing part, wherein the second housing part and the at least one intermediate housing part between the first and the third housing part are arranged, wherein the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part for arrangement in at least two different positions with respect to the first and third housing part are formed.
  • the degree of freedom for the positioning of the second housing part, which has the pressure connection is increased. In this way, in particular, the pressure port can be arranged in different positions, without changing the components constructively.
  • the basic idea of the present invention is to design the existing housing parts, in particular the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part, so that they can be arranged together or individually in different positions with respect to the first and third housing part, so that the pressure connection in FIG Its arrangement can be changed without having to change the components.
  • this can be realized in that at least the second housing part is arranged to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis so as to be able to vary the angle between the suction connection and the pressure connection.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part are designed for arrangement in at least two different longitudinal positions relative to the rotary axis of the pump.
  • a variable positioning of the pressure port is made possible, in particular in the axial and optionally also in the radial direction of the centrifugal pump. Due to the increased degrees of freedom in the positioning of the pressure port to the suction port, the centrifugal pump is more flexible, and it can be a better adaptation to different installation situations realized.
  • Expensive deflectors and lines can be saved because the pressure connection having the second housing part and the intermediate housing part can be arranged in any order, which means in particular means that by means of this configuration, the pressure connection with respect to the centrifugal pump above or below and regardless of the stages Centrifugal pump can be arranged.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part has a substantially hollow cylindrical shape and limits the channel formed between the pressure side of the at least one pump stage and the pressure port, which is formed in this area as an annular channel, on the outside.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part and / or the second housing part having the pressure connection can be fastened in different rotational positions relative to the gyro axis.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part having the pressure connection are at least one side, which adjoins another housing part, formed connection same.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part having the pressure connection are formed on two sides, which in each case connect to a further housing part, with the same connection. This allows any arrangement of the individual components to each other.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part having the pressure connection are of modular design.
  • the at least one intermediate housing part and the second housing part having the pressure connection are clamped between the first and the third housing part.
  • two housing parts are connected by incorporation of a sealing ring, preferably an O-ring.
  • connections between adjacent housing parts are formed such that the housing outer walls are aligned with one another and the front end of a housing part engages in a form-fitting manner in a contrast expanded end face of the adjoining housing part.
  • FIG. 1 shows a section through a centrifugal pump 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the centrifugal pump 1 is formed here in multiple stages with ten pump stages 2, which will not be described in detail here. Alternatively, the centrifugal pump 1 but also with z. B. twelve pump stages 2 or any other number of pump stages 2 may be formed.
  • the centrifugal pump 1 a first housing part 3, which is provided with a suction nozzle 4 having a suction port 5, through which a fluid to be conveyed enters the centrifugal pump 1, on.
  • a pressure port 7 is provided with a pressure port 8 through which exits the fluid to be delivered from the centrifugal pump. Both the suction port 5 and the pressure port 6 is provided with respective connecting flanges 9.
  • a hollow cylindrical formed intermediate housing part 10 is arranged between the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 6, a hollow cylindrical formed intermediate housing part 10 is arranged.
  • the intermediate housing part 10 delimits a channel 11 formed by the pump stages 2 and the pressure connection 7, which channel is designed as an annular channel in this area, on the outside.
  • the intermediate housing part 10 and the second housing part 6, which has the pressure connection 7, are of identical connection on two sides, which each connect to a further housing part, ie they are designed to be connectable to one another in one unit.
  • the first housing part 3 with a lower end 12 of the Intermediate housing part 10 is connected, and the second housing part 6 is connected to an upper end 13 of the intermediate housing part 10.
  • the connections between the respectively adjacent housing parts are designed such that the housing outer wall 15 of the first housing part 3, the housing wall 16 of the intermediate housing part 10 and the housing outer wall 17 of the second housing part 6 are aligned with each other. Furthermore engages the front end lower end 12 of the intermediate housing part 10 in a contrast expanded end 18 of the first housing part 3 a form-fitting, and the frontal upper end 13 of the intermediate housing part 10 engages in a contrast expanded end 19 of the second housing part 6 a form fit.
  • each sealing rings 14 which are designed here as O-rings, are provided at the respective connecting portions.
  • the centrifugal pump 1 further comprises a third housing part 20, which forms the lid of the centrifugal pump 1 and for connecting the centrifugal pump 1 to a motor (not shown here) is formed.
  • the third housing part 20 is connected to the upper front end 21 of the second housing part 6, wherein here too the connecting portion is sealed by means of a sealing ring 14.
  • Fig. 2A, 2B, 2C show respective schematic representations of differently configured centrifugal pumps 1 according to embodiments of the invention to illustrate the variable axial spacing of the first housing part 3 containing the suction port 5 to the second housing part 6 containing the pressure port 7, which by the inventive configuration of the centrifugal pump 1 and its modular Construction is feasible.
  • the channel 11 as an annular channel, as in connection with Fig. 1 has been described, also a variable positioning of the provided on the second housing part 6 pressure port 7 in the radial direction possible.
  • the position of the pressure port 7, regardless of the geometry and the height of the pump stages 2 are flexibly adapted to the respective installation conditions.
  • the centrifugal pump 1 As in Fig. 2A is shown, the centrifugal pump 1 according to this embodiment, a first housing part 3 with a suction port 5, which is connected to the lower end 12 of an intermediate housing part 10. At the upper end 13 of the intermediate housing part 10, in turn, the second housing part 6, which has the pressure port 7, is arranged. A third housing part 20 is arranged between the second housing part 6 and a motor 24. The suction port 5 and the pressure port 7 are spaced apart at a first distance h 1 .
  • the intermediate housing part 10 is formed with a greater length, so that the suction port 5 is spaced at a second distance h 2 of the pressure port 7. Another difference is that in the in Fig.
  • Fig. 2B illustrated embodiment the motor 24 is connected directly to the second housing part 6 without a third housing part 20, as in Fig. 2A represented, in between.
  • Fig. 2C illustrated embodiment of the previously in FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrated embodiments in that here instead of a single pressure port 7 to the second housing part 6, two pressure ports 7, 7 'are provided and beyond two intermediate housing parts 10 between the first housing part 3 and the second housing part 6 are arranged. This results in a third distance h 3 for the first pressure port 7 and a fourth distance h 4 for the second pressure port 7 '.
  • Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a centrifugal pump 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the centrifugal pump 1 comprises a first housing part 3 with suction connection 5, an intermediate housing part 10, a second housing part 6 with pressure connection 7 and a third housing part 20, to which a motor 24 is connected. All housing parts are connected to each other by means of several tie rods, z. B. clamping screws fixed. In addition, the housing parts are clamped in a built-in module 25. By means of the built-in module 25, the centrifugal pump 1 can be fixed in a desired position by means of screws, which can be passed through the holes 26, 26 ', 26 ", 26"', 26 “". Due to the modularity of the housing of the centrifugal pump 1 and the resulting flexibility in terms of the position of the pressure port 7, the centrifugal pump 1 can be adapted to almost any installation situation.

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  1. Pompe centrifuge (1) comprenant au moins un étage de pompe (2), un carter en plusieurs parties, une première partie de carter (3) qui présente une prise d'aspiration (5), une seconde partie de carter (6), qui présente une prise de refoulement (7), et au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) qui délimite, au moins par sections, un canal (11) menant au côté refoulement dudit au moins un étage de pompe (2), et une troisième partie de carter (20), la seconde partie de carter (6) et ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) étant disposées entre la première et la troisième partie de carter (3, 20),
    caractérisée en ce que
    ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et la seconde partie de carter (6) sont conçues pour être placées dans au moins deux positions différentes par rapport à la première et la troisième partie de carter (3, 20).
  2. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et la seconde partie de carter (6) sont conçues pour être placées dans au moins deux positions longitudinales différentes par rapport à l'axe de rotation (23) de la pompe.
  3. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) a une forme sensiblement cylindrique creuse et délimite sur le côté externe le canal (11) formé entre le côté refoulement dudit au moins un étage de pompe (2) et la prise de refoulement (7) et qui, dans cette région, est conçu sous forme de canal annulaire.
  4. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et/ou la seconde partie de carter (6) comportant la prise de refoulement (7) peut être fixée dans différentes positions de rotation par rapport à l'axe de rotation (23).
  5. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et la seconde partie de carter (6) comportant la prise de refoulement (7) présentent des raccords identiques sur au moins un côté qui se raccorde à une autre partie de carter.
  6. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et la seconde partie de carter (6) comportant la prise de refoulement (7) présentent des raccords identiques sur deux côtés qui se raccordent chacun à une autre partie de carter.
  7. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et la seconde partie de carter (6) comportant la prise de refoulement (7) sont de conception modulaire.
  8. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite au moins une partie de carter intermédiaire (10) et la seconde partie de carter (6) comportant la prise de refoulement (7) sont enserrées entre la première et la troisième partie de carter (3, 20).
  9. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que deux parties de carter sont reliées par insertion d'une bague d'étanchéité (14), de préférence un joint torique.
  10. Pompe centrifuge (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les raccords entre des parties de carter (3, 6, 10, 20) adjacentes sont conçus de sorte que les parois extérieures de carter (15, 16, 17) sont alignées entre elles et en ce que l'extrémité frontale d'une partie de carter (3, 6, 10, 20) s'engage par complémentarité de forme dans une extrémité frontale évasée par rapport à celle-ci de la partie de carter (3, 6, 10, 20) qui s'y raccorde.
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US13/721,243 US10247202B2 (en) 2011-12-22 2012-12-20 Centrifugal pump
RU2012155868/06A RU2556948C2 (ru) 2011-12-22 2012-12-21 Центробежный насос
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