EP4179212A1 - Impellereinheit, pumpe, raketentriebwerk und verfahren zur herstellung einer impellereinheit - Google Patents
Impellereinheit, pumpe, raketentriebwerk und verfahren zur herstellung einer impellereinheitInfo
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- EP4179212A1 EP4179212A1 EP21743076.8A EP21743076A EP4179212A1 EP 4179212 A1 EP4179212 A1 EP 4179212A1 EP 21743076 A EP21743076 A EP 21743076A EP 4179212 A1 EP4179212 A1 EP 4179212A1
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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
- F04D29/02—Selection of particular materials
- F04D29/026—Selection of particular materials especially 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
- F04D29/2277—Rotors specially for centrifugal pumps with special measures for increasing NPSH or dealing with liquids near boiling-point
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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
- F05D2230/00—Manufacture
- F05D2230/30—Manufacture with deposition of material
- F05D2230/31—Layer deposition
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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
- F05D2230/00—Manufacture
- F05D2230/50—Building or constructing in particular ways
- F05D2230/53—Building or constructing in particular ways by integrally manufacturing a component, e.g. by milling from a billet or one piece construction
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- the invention relates to an impeller unit for a pump and a pump with an impeller unit.
- the invention further relates to a rocket engine with a pump and a method for producing an impeller unit for a pump.
- Entry duck leads to a more efficient use of z. B. in a tanker available tank volume.
- a low pump inlet pressure i.e. a low tank pressure
- a low pump inlet pressure i.e. a low tank pressure
- radial pumps with one or more stages are used.
- an axial stage, the so-called inducer, also called inducer is connected upstream of these radial stages, which consist of a rotor enclosed by a collector, also known as an impeller. Intense runners as well
- the aim of using an inducer is to increase the pump inlet pressure by around 10% before the fluid hits the downstream radial stage. This is to ensure that no cavitation occurs in the radial stage.
- cavitation at the inducer inlet is expected in most cases and incorporated into the design of this component.
- Cavitation zones form from the blade tips, both in the inducer and in the radial stage. They grow e.g. B. with falling inlet pressure or increasing speed. As the cavitation zones spread, more and more of the space between two consecutive blades is blocked, which is reflected in a falling head and efficiency of the pump.
- cavitation is a dynamic phenomenon. Cavitation zones can occur on different blades, jump between adjacent blades in and against the direction of rotation of the impeller, and detach with variable frequencies. This in turn leads to more dynamic
- the object of the invention is to create an impeller unit for a pump which has improved cavitation properties.
- a further object is to create a pump with an impeller unit which has improved cavitation properties.
- a further object is to provide a rocket engine with a pump which has improved cavitation properties.
- a further object is to specify a cost-effective method for producing such an impeller unit for a pump.
- An impeller unit for a pump with an inlet and an outlet for a fluid flow, comprising an impeller section arranged in the axial direction and an inducer section arranged coaxially in the axial direction upstream of the impeller section.
- the inducer section has vanes to direct fluid flow in the axial direction onto vanes of the
- the impeller section has blades arranged on a base plate in order to guide the fluid flow coming from the inducer section into the outlet, which is arranged radially on the outside, for example.
- the impeller section and the inducer section are designed to be integrated as one component, which is encased in a closed manner from the inlet to the outlet.
- the blades of the inducer section can be passed directly into the blades of the impeller section.
- the inlet of the impeller unit can be arranged, for example, in the axial direction, while the outlet can be formed, for example, circumferentially radially on the outside.
- radial inlet impeller units and pump assemblies are also possible.
- a major problem with conventionally manufactured open inducers is the occurrence of crevice flow through the gap between the blade tip and the pump housing. This gap is necessary to avoid contact between the rotating parts and the housing, as the concentricity and rigidity of the rotating parts are limited. Another increase in
- the wake turbulence caused by the gap flow leads to the interaction between the successive blades, which can favor the dynamic loads.
- This vortex is also the first point at which cavitation can occur in the pump under adverse operating conditions, and eventually from the
- Blade tip can grow towards the hub of the inducer.
- the leading edge in the prior art is usually designed with a sickle, ie in an arc against the direction of rotation from root to tip. This increases the gap flow at the entrance to the inducer. While this reduces the efficiency of the pump, it leads to increased resistance to the occurrence of adverse effects of cavitation, such as abrasion on loaded components. It moves the beginning of the channel formed entirely by two consecutive blades further downstream, away from the blade leading edge. Since cavitation always begins at the front edges, this ensures that the cavitation zone that forms collapses again over a larger operating range before it reaches the fully enclosed channel, where it leads to blockage and the associated drop in pump head.
- the crescent also favors the gap flow. With the higher gap flow, the recirculation zone caused by the gap flow can continue to rise upstream in the inlet, counter to the flow. This also creates the associated wake turbulence further upstream from the inducer inlet and the probability of a
- gap flows can no longer occur. This can have a negative impact on the efficiency of the impeller unit according to the invention
- the size of the arrangement of inducer section and impeller section can be compared to the usual arrangement as a separate
- the design of the inducer section and the impeller section as separate components is associated with increased complexity.
- the components must have precisely manufactured contact surfaces via which they can be connected in a non-positive and/or positive manner.
- the grinding work required for this drives up the costs and production time of the pump.
- the inducer section and the impeller section can be formed in one piece.
- at least the inducer section and the impeller section can be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.
- the one-piece design of the closed, encased impeller unit has the advantage that an additional connection between the inducer and the impeller can be avoided.
- the impeller unit can be made particularly compact in this way.
- the integrated component of a closed, encased impeller unit cannot be manufactured using conventional machining, foundry or powder metallurgy manufacturing methods. Manufacturing studies have advantageously identified a combination of material, additive manufacturing and surface finishing that can produce the integrated component with the quality of a traditionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- alloys based on titanium for example TieAUV
- Components made of pure titanium cannot be produced by casting, while such alloys are particularly suitable for additive manufacturing and components manufactured with it can also advantageously withstand the loads occurring during pump operation.
- the inducer section and the impeller section can have a radially encircling, continuous shroud which extends from the inlet to the outlet.
- the blades of the inducer section can be encased radially on the outside and the blades of the impeller section can be covered upstream.
- the component integrated in this way rotates in a pump housing like a conventional impeller.
- the shroud can ensure a tight seal at the blade tips of the inducer section.
- the blades of the impeller section can be in a favorable
- Embodiment be covered parallel to the base plate.
- the shroud can have a cylindrical sleeve which is arranged on the radially outward-pointing tips of the blades of the auxiliary rotor section.
- the shroud can have a disk which is arranged on tips of the blades of the impeller section pointing away from the base plate.
- Inducer section, impeller section and shroud be integrally formed.
- the one-piece design of the closed, encased impeller unit has the advantage that an additional connection between the inducer, impeller and shroud can be avoided.
- the impeller unit can be made particularly compact in this way.
- the integrated component of a closed jacketed impeller unit cannot be manufactured using foundry technology or powder metallurgy.
- the integrated component can be made using a combination of material, additive manufacturing processes and surface finishing
- Impeller section, inducer section and shroud are advantageously made with the quality of a conventionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- the inducer section, impeller section and shroud can be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.
- the integrated component of a closed, encased impeller unit cannot be manufactured with conventional production methods of machining technology, foundry technology or powder metallurgy.
- the integrated component can advantageously be manufactured with the quality of a conventionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- Materials that are compatible with the high pressures and forces during operation of the impeller unit such as alloys based on titanium, for example TieAUV, are particularly favorable.
- Components made of pure titanium cannot be produced by casting, while such alloys are particularly suitable for additive manufacturing and components manufactured with it can also advantageously withstand the loads occurring during pump operation.
- the combination of material, here a titanium alloy, and the closed casing of the impeller unit is advantageously supported by the additive manufacturing process.
- the impeller unit can be designed as a built component.
- the shroud in one of the production of the integrated component from the impeller section and
- the impeller unit can be designed to be made of several parts.
- the hub with blades is manufactured separately from the shroud.
- the shroud is subsequently attached to the blade tips and covers the blades in such a way that the inducer section and the impeller section are covered with a closed casing.
- the impeller section and the inducer section can be arranged on a common hub.
- the hub can be designed in one piece with the impeller section and the inducer section. This results in favorable precise running behavior of the impeller section and the inducer section in the housing of the pump with small gap dimensions.
- the one-piece design results in a favorable connection and alignment of the various sections to one another.
- Front edges of the blades of the inducer section can advantageously be arranged in a radial direction.
- leading edges can be designed to be radially directed in a manner that is simpler in terms of production technology.
- the inlet can have a closing profile that is convexly rounded in the radial direction against an inflow direction of the fluid.
- the front edge of the impeller unit In order to ensure optimal guidance of the fluid flow, the front edge of the
- Shroud representing the inlet of the inducer section can be radiused. A reduction of possible turbulences can thus be advantageously achieved.
- Vanes of the inducer section may be blended from the inlet into the vanes of the impeller section to the outlet.
- the blades of the inducer section run through the entire impeller unit from the inlet to the outlet.
- the flow guidance of the incoming fluid stream can thus be advantageously influenced.
- Flow resistance and the size of the impeller unit can be reduced as a result.
- additional partial blades can be arranged between the blades of the impeller section on the base plate. Additional splitter blades, or splitter blades, can be added to the radial portion of the impeller section to optimize flow direction through the blades
- a pump comprising a housing with an impeller unit and with a suction-side inlet and a pressure-side outlet for a fluid flow, the inlet of the housing being connected to an inlet of the impeller unit and an outlet of the impeller unit being connected to the outlet of the
- the impeller unit comprises an impeller section arranged in an axial direction, and an inducer arranged coaxially in the axial direction upstream of the impeller section.
- the inducer section has vanes for axial flow of fluid
- the impeller section has blades arranged on a base plate in order to guide the fluid flow coming from the inducer section, for example into the outlet arranged radially on the outside.
- the impeller section and the inducer section are designed to be integrated as one component, which is encased in a closed manner from the inlet to the outlet.
- This shroud can be advantageous over the tips of the blades of inducer section and
- Run impeller section The component integrated in this way rotates in a pump housing like a conventional impeller.
- the shroud ensures a tight seal at the blade tips of the inducer section
- Carrier systems is of great importance.
- the size of the arrangement of the inducer section and the impeller section can thus be reduced compared to the usual arrangement as separate components.
- a minimum distance between the inducer section and the impeller section must be maintained to achieve optimal fluid flow. This is no longer necessary with the solution according to the invention.
- a further advantage of using the pump arrangement described above in rocketry is that, in contrast to stationary refueling and defuelling, pumps with the impeller unit described here can be operated over a wider operating range than would be possible with traditional designs. This is particularly desirable for applications where extremely variable thrust rates are required, e.g. landing maneuvers of reusable rocket stages or landing approaches of different land vehicles.
- Inducer section and the impeller section can be integrally formed.
- at least the inducer section and the impeller section can be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.
- the one-piece design of the closed, encased impeller unit has the advantage that an additional connection between the inducer and the impeller can be avoided.
- the impeller unit can be made particularly compact in this way.
- the integrated component of a closed, encased impeller unit cannot be manufactured using conventional machining, foundry or powder metallurgy manufacturing methods. Manufacturing studies have advantageously identified a combination of material, additive manufacturing and surface finishing that can produce the integrated component with the quality of a traditionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- alloys based on titanium for example TieAUV
- Components made of pure titanium cannot be produced by casting, while such alloys are particularly suitable for additive manufacturing and components manufactured with it can also advantageously withstand the loads occurring during pump operation.
- the inducer and the impeller section can have a radially encircling, continuous shroud which extends from the inlet to the outlet.
- the blades of the inducer can be encased radially on the outside and the blades of the impeller section can be covered upstream.
- the component integrated in this way rotates in a pump housing like a conventional impeller.
- the shroud can ensure a tight seal at the blade tips of the inducer section.
- the shroud can have a cylindrical sleeve, which is arranged on the radially outward-pointing tips of the blades of the inducer. Furthermore, the shroud can have a disk, which is arranged on tips of the blades of the impeller section pointing away from the base plate.
- the disk can be circular, for example, but other geometric shapes are also possible if required. This geometric design of the shroud results in a very stable arrangement of the casing of the impeller unit, so that overall a compact design of the pump can be implemented.
- the inducer, impeller section and shroud can be designed in one piece.
- the inducer section, impeller section and shroud can be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.
- the integrated component of a fully encased impeller unit cannot be manufactured with conventional production methods of machining technology, foundry technology or powder metallurgy.
- the integrated component can be made using a combination of material, additive manufacturing processes and surface finishing
- Impeller section, inducer section and shroud are advantageously made with the quality of a conventionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- Materials that are compatible with the high pressures and forces during operation of the impeller unit such as alloys based on titanium, for example TieAUV, are particularly favorable.
- Components made of pure titanium cannot be produced by casting, while such alloys are particularly suitable for additive manufacturing and components manufactured with it can also advantageously withstand the loads occurring during pump operation.
- a flow channel can be formed in the housing, surrounding the impeller unit radially on the outside, which is delimited by gaps between the impeller unit and the housing, with a leakage mass flow being fed back from the outlet of the impeller unit to the inlet of the impeller unit via the flow channel.
- a leakage mass flow continues to run from the outlet to the inlet of the impeller unit, since non-contact seals must also be used in the design presented here.
- the leakage mass flow flowing to the inlet is partially closed and returned to the main mass flow of the fluid flow via a gap between the housing and the impeller unit.
- devices for influencing a swirl of the fluid flow entering the pump by means of re-entering leakage mass flow can be provided in the area of an intake port of the pump or at the transition of the flow channel to the inlet of the impeller unit.
- Gap between housing and impeller unit or tangentially attached openings re-enter the main mass flow. Due to the small gap height, advantageously approx. 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm, preferably 0.05 to 0.25 mm, the majority of the leakage mass flow flows through the openings, which have a suitable
- the individual openings can advantageously be designed in such a way that the leakage mass flow is introduced in the direction of rotation.
- the exchange of momentum between the leakage mass flow introduced in this way and the axial flow in the inlet leads to the generation of co-rotation. Due to the limited amount of leakage mass flow, the entire inflow cannot be rotated. Therefore, the openings can be arranged so that their symmetry axes are perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the axial direction of the impeller unit. This allows the relative speed at which the fluid with the
- the system is completely passive. With a pump operated at a constant inlet pressure and working against a fixed flow resistance, the
- the solution according to the invention for using the leakage mass flow that occurs anyway represents an increase. Frequent load changes are to be expected, particularly in the area of fuel pumps in rocket technology. Reducing the relative speed at high load points suppresses the formation of cavitation zones at the blade tips and thus contributes to safer pump operation. In current efforts to land boosters, this suppression of temporary cavitation during periods of high thrust, such as the final phase of landing, can prevent blade fatigue and increase maintenance intervals.
- the devices for influencing the swirl of the returned leakage mass flow can be designed as tangentially arranged openings in the housing, with the openings being fluidically connected to the inlet of the impeller unit, and via which openings the leakage mass flow from the flow channel flows tangentially in the direction of rotation of the Impeller unit is introduced into the inlet of the impeller unit.
- the fluid can advantageously re-enter the main mass flow through tangentially attached openings.
- the individual openings can advantageously be designed in such a way that the leakage mass flow is introduced in the direction of rotation.
- the exchange of momentum between the leakage mass flow introduced in this way and the axial flow in the inlet leads to the generation of co-rotation. Due to the limited amount of leakage mass flow, the entire inflow cannot be rotated. Therefore, the openings can be made tangential to the diameter of the blade tips of the impeller section. In this way, the relative speed at which the fluid comes into contact with the blade tips can be reduced.
- the flow channel can be fluidically connected to the inlet of the impeller unit via the gap between a closing profile of the inlet of the impeller unit and the housing.
- the leakage mass flow can be introduced from the flow channel into the inlet of the impeller unit via the gap.
- the fluid can re-enter the main mass flow through the gap between the housing and the impeller unit.
- the exchange of momentum between the leakage mass flow introduced in this way and the axial flow in the inlet leads to the generation of co-rotation. Due to the limited amount of leakage mass flow, not the entire
- Inflow are set in rotation. Therefore, the openings can be made tangential to the diameter of the blade tips of the impeller section. In this way, the relative speed at which the fluid comes into contact with the blade tips can be reduced
- a rocket engine comprising at least one engine housing, in which at least one pump as described above is arranged.
- the pump can be operated with higher efficiency at lower inlet pressure compared to a conventionally manufactured variant, while the resistance to cavitation is increased. It is thus possible to use lighter tanks that
- a method for producing an impeller unit for a pump is proposed, the impeller unit having at least one impeller section and one inducer section.
- the impeller section and the inducer section are integrated as one component, in particular in one piece, which is encased in a closed manner from the inlet to the outlet.
- At least the impeller section and the inducer section are manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.
- the integrated component of a closed, encased impeller unit cannot be manufactured with conventional production methods of machining technology, foundry technology or powder metallurgy. Using a combination of material, additive manufacturing process and surface finishing, the integrated component can advantageously be manufactured with the quality of a conventionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- the inducer section and the impeller section can have a continuous shroud, which extends from an inlet to an outlet.
- the blades of the inducer section are encased radially on the outside and blades of the
- the impeller section, inducer section and shroud are integrated as one component, in particular designed in one piece.
- the impeller unit can be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process
- the integrated component of a fully encased impeller unit cannot be manufactured with conventional production methods of machining technology, foundry technology or powder metallurgy.
- the integrated component can be made using a combination of material, additive manufacturing processes and surface finishing
- Impeller section, inducer section and shroud are advantageously made with the quality of a conventionally manufactured inducer or impeller.
- Materials that are compatible with the high pressures and forces during operation of the impeller unit such as alloys based on titanium, for example TieAUV, are particularly favorable for the impeller unit.
- Components made of pure titanium cannot be produced by casting, while such alloys are particularly suitable for additive manufacturing and components manufactured with it can also advantageously withstand the loads occurring during pump operation.
- FIG. 1 shows an impeller unit for a pump according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention in an isometric view
- FIG. 2 shows the impeller unit according to FIG. 1 in a partially sectioned isometric view
- FIG. 3 shows the impeller unit according to FIG. 1 in a longitudinal section
- FIG. 5 shows a plan view of the integrated component according to FIG. 4;
- FIG. 6 shows a pump according to an embodiment of the invention with an impeller unit according to FIG. 1 in a longitudinal section;
- FIG. 7 shows a detail of the longitudinal section of the pump according to FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 shows a detailed view of the inlet of the pump according to FIG. 6 in an isometric representation;
- FIG. 9 is a schematic representation of a rocket engine with a pump according to an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows an impeller unit 100 for a pump 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention in an isometric view
- FIG. 2 shows impeller unit 100 in a partially sectioned isometric view
- FIG. 3 shows it in a longitudinal section.
- FIG. 4 shows an isometric view of an integrated component 80 made up of impeller section 10 and inducer section 20 of impeller unit 100, but without shroud 30, while FIG. 5 shows a plan view of integrated component 80.
- the impeller unit 100 has an inlet 102 arranged in the axial direction 70 and a radially encircling outlet 104 for a fluid flow 50 .
- the impeller unit 100 comprises an impeller section 10 arranged in the axial direction 70, and an inducer section 20 arranged coaxially in the axial direction 70 upstream of the impeller section 10.
- the inducer section 20 has blades 22 in order to direct the fluid flow 50 in the axial direction 70 onto blades 16 of the impeller section 10 to direct.
- the impeller section 10 has blades 16 arranged on a base plate 14 in order to guide the fluid flow 50 coming from the inducer section 20 radially outwards to the outlet 104 .
- the impeller section 10 and the inducer section 20 are designed to be integrated as one component 80 .
- the component 80 is in the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3 from the inlet 102 to
- the inducer section 20 and the impeller section 10 have a radially encircling, continuous shroud 30 which extends from the axial inlet 102 to the radial outlet 104 .
- the blades 22 of the inducer section 20 are encased radially on the outside and the blades 16 of the impeller section 10 are covered upstream parallel to the base plate 14 .
- the shroud 30 has a cylindrical flange 32 which is arranged on the radially outwardly pointing tips 24 of the blades 22 of the inducer section 20 .
- the shroud 30 has a disk 34 which is circular in this exemplary embodiment and which is arranged on tips 18 of the blades 16 of the impeller section 10 pointing away from the base plate 14 .
- impeller section 20 and shroud 30 are formed in one piece and can be manufactured, for example, by means of an additive manufacturing process.
- the impeller unit 100 can also be designed as a built-up component.
- the shroud 30 can be mounted in a process step following the production of the integrated component 80 from the impeller section 10 and the inducer section 20 .
- at least the inducer portion 20 and the impeller portion 10 may be integrally formed.
- at least the inducer section 20 and the impeller section 10 can be manufactured by means of an additive manufacturing process. Materials are particularly favorable, which with the high pressures and
- Impeller section 10 and inducer section 20 are arranged on a common hub 12 .
- the hub is integral with the hub
- Impeller section 10 and the inducer section 20 is formed.
- the part of the hub 12 facing away from the inducer section 20 has a receptacle 40 for connection to a drive of the impeller unit 100 (not shown).
- the axial inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 is convex in the radial direction against an inflow direction of the fluid 50 rounded termination profile 42 for improved initiation of fluid flow 50 into inducer section 20.
- the entire impeller unit 100 is shown in FIGS.
- the fluid stream 50 (seen in Figure 3) is directed into the inlet 102 of the inducer section 20 and discharged through the radially arranged outlets 104 to a collector 218 located in a pump housing 206 (shown in Figure 6).
- the combination of the inducer section 20 at the inlet 102 and the impeller section 10 is manufactured as one piece and completely covered by the shroud 30 .
- the leading edge profile at the inlet 102 is also shown.
- the integrated shroud 30 allows the use of radially extending blade leading edges 28 which are easier to manufacture. Sickled blades can also optionally be used.
- the inlet 102 is also provided with a rounding as a front edge profile 42 in order to introduce the leakage mass flow 52 occurring over the circumference (shown in FIGS. 7 and 8) into the inlet 102 as optimally as possible.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show that the inducer section 20 and the impeller section 10 are designed as one component 80 . No soldering, welding or other joining process is required to manufacture this component. Also shown is the shaft-hub connection through which power is transmitted to the impeller section 10 .
- the component 80 has a hub 12 like a conventional inducer. This improves both the flow guidance and the strength of the component 80 compared to a hubless inducer.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show the impeller unit 100 without the shroud 30 in order to clarify the shape of the blades.
- the axial inducer section 20 is three Executed blades 22, which merge from the axial inlet 102 in blades of the impeller section 10 and are carried out to the radial outlet 104. Additional partial blades 26, so-called splitter blades, are inserted on the base plate 14 of the impeller section 10 in order to improve the flow guidance.
- the front edges 28 of the blades 22 of inducer section 20 are arranged directed in the radial direction. Furthermore, for improved flow guidance in the impeller unit 100, the blades 22 of the inducer section 20 are designed to merge into one another from the axial inlet 102 into the blades 16 of the impeller section 10 to the radial outlet 104. Additional part blades 26 are between the blades 16 of the
- Impeller section 10 arranged on the base plate 14.
- FIG. 6 shows, in a longitudinal section, a pump 200 according to an embodiment of the invention with an impeller unit 100 as shown in FIGS.
- the pump 200 includes a housing 206 with the impeller unit 100 and with a suction-side inlet 202 as a suction nozzle 226 of the pump 200 and a pressure-side outlet 204 for a fluid flow 50.
- Impeller unit 100 and the outlet 104 of the impeller unit 100 are each fluidically connected to the outlet 204 of the housing 206 .
- the axial inlet 202 of the pump 200 can be seen at the top.
- the roundings on the housing 206 and inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 are also visible.
- the impeller unit 100 is mounted in the housing 206 via a drive shaft, not shown here, which in turn is seated in a bearing block, also not shown here.
- the bearing 220 and the inlet 202 have additional seals.
- Figure 7 shows a detail of the longitudinal section of the pump 200 of Figure 6, while in Figure 8 is a detailed view of the inlet 202 of
- a flow channel 214 is formed in the housing 206 so as to surround the impeller unit 100 radially on the outside.
- the flow channel 214 is defined by gaps 210, 212 between
- Impeller unit 100 and housing 206 limited.
- a leakage mass flow 52 can be routed back from the outlet 104 of the impeller unit 100 to the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 via the flow channel 214 .
- devices 216 for influencing the swirl of the fluid flow 50 by means of the leakage mass flow 52 routed back via the flow channel 214 into the inlet 202 can be provided as suction nozzles 226 or at the transition from the flow channel 214 to the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100.
- the devices 216 are designed as tangentially arranged openings 208 in the housing 206.
- the openings 208 are in fluid communication with the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 .
- the leakage mass flow 52 can flow out of the flow channel 214 tangentially in via the openings 208
- Direction of rotation 60 of the impeller unit 100 can be introduced into the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 .
- the flow channel 214 is also across the gap 212 between the end profile 42 of the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 and the
- Housing 206 is fluidly connected to the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 .
- the leakage mass flow 52 can be introduced at least to a certain extent from the flow channel 214 into the inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 via the gap 212
- Figures 6, 7 and 8 provide an overview of the entire pump 200 (Figure 6), or detailed views of the inlet 202 of the pump ( Figures 7 and 8) and an explanation of the return of the leakage mass flow 52.
- FIG. 7 shows a detailed view of the inlet 202 of the pump 200.
- the pumped fluid stream 50 enters the rotor seal 224 at gap 210 from the impeller side space 222 in which the impeller section 10 rotates, as is usual for pumps in space applications. After exiting the seal, the fluid 52 flows through a flow channel
- gap 212 is kept to a minimum and, according to the current state of development, can be made to be approximately 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm, preferably 0.05 to 0.25 mm.
- gap 210 is about 0.05 mm while gap 212 is about 0.25 mm. Due to the pressure loss associated with the low altitude, the flow 52 now tends to flow through the openings 208 made here. This is shown in detail in FIG.
- the openings 208 are positioned with an axis of symmetry tangential to the outer diameter of the header section 20 .
- the radial initiation in the direction of rotation 60 reduces the relative speed between blade leading edges 28 of the blades
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic representation of a rocket engine 500 with a pump 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
- the rocket engine 500 includes an engine housing 504 in which a pump 200 is arranged as described in FIGS.
- the pump 200 includes an impeller unit 100 having an integrated component 80 of the inducer section 20 and the impeller section 10.
- a fluid flow 50 enters through an inlet 202 of the pump 200 into an inlet 102 of the impeller unit 100 and becomes an outlet 104 of the impeller unit 100 to an outlet 204 of the pump
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