JP2021046821A - Canned motor slurry pump - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a slurry pump which is simple in a structure, can reduce a manufacturing cost, is small in the number of members which are worn, and can reduce costs imposed on maintenance.SOLUTION: A slurry pump (1) comprises a canned motor (2). The slurry pump (1) is constituted of: a rotating shaft (7) extending frontward from the canned motor (2) by a prescribed length; an impeller (11) arranged at a tip of the rotating shaft (7); an expeller (12) arranged at a rear side of the impeller; a pump casing (14) for accommodating the impeller (11); and an expeller casing (15) for accommodating the expeller (12). The pump casing (14) has a slurry suction port (17) and a discharge port (18), and communicates with the expeller casing (15). The expeller casing (15) has two pieces of more flow passages (20, 21) communicating with the inside of the canned motor (2) from a rear side of the expeller (12).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a slurry pump, and more particularly to a slurry pump including a canned motor in which the stator and rotor of the motor are each sealed in a can shape and liquidtightly protected.

Slurry pumps that transport fluids containing fine solids, that is, slurries, are used in various fields such as chemical manufacturing factories, food processing factories, sludge treatment facilities, and the like. There are various types of slurry pumps. For example, a slurry pump in which a predetermined shaft sealing device is provided on a rotating shaft for rotating a pump blade, that is, an impeller to prevent liquid from entering the motor is well known. If the shaft sealing device is operated for a long time due to wear or the like, liquid leakage may occur, and such a slurry pump needs to deal with the liquid leakage. On the other hand, as described in Patent Documents 1, 2, etc., the stator and rotor of the motor are sealed in a can-like shape to be liquidtightly protected, and the liquid is allowed to enter the motor to be cooled. A so-called canned motor is adopted, and a canned motor pump capable of transporting a slurry is also well known. In such a slurry pump, the pump casing and the motor casing can be configured substantially integrally, and there is an advantage that the configuration can be made compact and there is little concern about liquid leakage.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-64693 Jikken Sho 58-63399

The slurry pump composed of the can motor pump is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the can motor pump 50 is composed of a pump unit 51 and a motor unit 52, and the pump casing 54 and the motor casing 55 are integrally fixed. A common shaft, that is, a rotating shaft 56, is provided between the pump unit 51 and the motor unit 52. A pump blade, that is, an impeller 57 is provided at the tip of the rotating shaft 56, and when the impeller 57 is rotated by the rotating shaft 56, the slurry is sucked from the suction port 59 formed in the motor casing 54 and discharged from the discharge port 60. become. The motor portion 52 includes a stator 61 provided in the motor casing 55 and a rotor 62 provided in the rotating shaft 56, and both the stator 61 and the rotor 62 are liquidtightly sealed by predetermined metal plates. ing. In other words, it is liquidtightly protected. The rotating shaft 56 is provided with a mechanical seal 67 at the boundary between the pump portion 51 and the motor portion 52. The mechanical seal 67 prevents the slurry from entering the motor section 52, but the liquid excluding the solid matter in the slurry leaks slightly to the motor section 52 side. This liquid becomes a cooling liquid that cools the motor unit 52. The rotating shaft 56 is loosely bearing in the motor unit 52 by the first and second sleeves 64 and 65. Therefore, a slight gap is formed between the rotating shaft 56 and the first and second sleeves 64 and 65, and the coolant enters the motor section 51 through this gap and is discharged from the motor section 52. become. The can motor pump 50 is provided with pipelines for circulating the cooling liquid in front of and behind the motor casing 55, respectively, and is connected to a predetermined heat exchanger 69. Further, an auxiliary blade 70 is provided on the rotating shaft 56 behind the motor casing. Since the canned motor pump 50 is configured in this way, when the motor unit 51 is driven to rotate the impeller 57 to transport the slurry, the coolant is supplied to the motor unit 52 and the heat exchanger 69 by the auxiliary blades 70. Is circulated so that the motor can be properly lubricated and cooled.

The slurry pump composed of the can motor pump 50 does not require a shaft sealing device having a complicated structure and does not need to worry about liquid leakage, and further, the pump casing 54 and the motor casing 55 are integrally formed for comparison. It is excellent because it is compact. However, there are some issues that need to be resolved. In the conventional slurry pump composed of the can motor pump 50, the coolant uses the liquid exuding from the mechanical seal 67, so that the coolant stays in the motor section 52. Then, the temperature of the coolant becomes high, and the cooling action and the lubricating action are reduced. Therefore, in such a can motor pump 50, it is necessary to forcibly circulate and cool the coolant, and the auxiliary blade 70, the pipeline for providing the motor casing 55, and the heat exchanger 69 are indispensable. Become. Therefore, there is a problem that the structure of the pump becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases. Further, in the can motor pump 50, a mechanical seal 67 having a predetermined structure is required to prevent solid matter from entering the coolant. Since the mechanical seal 67 deteriorates with long-term use, there is also a problem that the maintenance cost increases.

An object of the present invention is to provide a slurry pump composed of a canned motor pump that solves the above-mentioned problems. Specifically, the structure is simple, the manufacturing cost is low, the number of worn members is small, and maintenance is required. An object of the present invention is to provide a slurry pump whose cost can be reduced.

The present invention is configured as a slurry pump equipped with a can motor in order to achieve the above object. The slurry pump houses a rotary shaft extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor, an impeller provided at the tip of the rotary shaft, an expeller provided on the rotary shaft behind the rotary shaft, and an impeller. It is composed of a pump casing and an impeller casing for accommodating the expeller. The pump casing is provided with a slurry suction port and a discharge port, and communicates with the expeller casing. The expeller casing is provided with two or more flow paths that communicate from the rear of the expeller into the can motor.

Thus, in the invention according to claim 1, in order to achieve the above object, a canned motor in which a stator and a rotor are liquidtightly sealed by a metal plate, respectively, and a canned motor extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor. The rotating shaft, the impeller provided at the tip of the rotating shaft, the expeller provided on the rotating shaft behind the impeller, and the suction port and the discharge port of the slurry containing the impeller. It is composed of a pump casing provided and an expeller casing that communicates with the pump casing and houses the expeller, and communicates with the expeller casing from behind the expeller into the canned motor 2 It is configured as a slurry pump characterized by being provided with more than one flow path.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the slurry pump according to the first aspect, the flow path is composed of the first and second flow paths, and the first flow path and the second flow path are on a rotating shaft. On the other hand, it is configured as a slurry pump characterized in that its shape or its position is asymmetrical.

As described above, according to the present invention, a canned motor in which a stator and a rotor are liquidtightly sealed by a metal plate, a rotating shaft extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor, and a tip of the rotating shaft. The impeller provided in, the expeller provided on the rotating shaft behind the impeller, the pump casing that houses the impeller and has the suction port and the discharge port of the slurry, and communicates with the pump casing. It is configured as a slurry pump consisting of an expeller casing that houses the expeller as well as an expeller. Therefore, when the can motor is driven to rotate the rotating shaft, the impeller rotates and the slurry is sucked from the suction port and transported from the discharge port. Further, a part of the slurry enters the inside of the expeller casing, but the slurry is returned to the pump casing by the rotation of the expeller. According to the present invention, the expeller casing is provided with two or more flow paths that communicate from the rear of the expeller into the can motor. Then, a part of the slurry that has entered the expeller casing enters the can motor through the flow path. By the way, when the expeller rotates, the solid matter stays in the expeller casing due to the centrifugal force, so that the slurry entering the canned motor is substantially centered on the liquid. The canned motor will then be properly cooled by this liquid and the required lubrication will be obtained. Since it is not necessary to provide a conduit or a heat exchanger on the outside of the can motor in order to obtain cooling and lubrication, the manufacturing cost of the slurry pump can be suppressed. According to another invention, the flow path is composed of the first and second flow paths, and the shape or the position of the first flow path and the second flow path is asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis. Due to the asymmetry of shape or position with respect to the axis of rotation, there is a pressure difference between the pressure of the liquid in the first flow path and the pressure of the liquid in the second flow path. Then, the liquid flows into the can motor from the flow path having the higher pressure, and the liquid flows out from the flow path having the lower pressure, so that the liquid circulates appropriately. As a result, the cooling effect of the can motor is further enhanced.

It is a front sectional view which shows the slurry pump which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention provided with a can motor. It is a front sectional view which shows the slurry pump which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention provided with a can motor. It is a front sectional view which shows the conventional slurry pump.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the slurry pump 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is driven by a motor 2 having a predetermined structure. The motor 2 is composed of a stator 4 housed in a motor casing 3 and a rotor 5, and both the stator 4 and the rotor 5 are liquidally sealed and protected by a metal plate. That is, the motor 2 is composed of a so-called canned motor 2. That is, the slurry pump 1 according to the present embodiment is driven by the can motor 2.

The rotating shaft 7 of the can motor 2 is loosely bearing by predetermined sleeves 8 and 9, but the rotating shaft 7 protrudes forward beyond the motor casing 3 by a predetermined length. At the tip of the protruding rotating shaft 7, a first impeller, that is, an impeller 11 is fixedly provided. A second impeller, that is, an expeller 12, is fixedly provided on the rotating shaft 7 on the rear side of the impeller 11. Such an impeller 11 and an expeller 12 are housed in a pump casing 14 and an expeller casing 15, respectively. The expeller casing 15 is liquid-tight in the motor casing 3 and the pump casing 14 is liquid-tight in the expeller casing 15 by bolts or the like. Is fixed. The pump casing 14 is formed with a suction port 17 for sucking the slurry and a discharge port 18 for discharging the slurry.

The impeller 11 is provided with relatively large blades on the front side thereof and relatively small blades on the back side thereof. Therefore, when the rotating shaft 7 rotates, a large centrifugal force acts on the slurry on the front side of the impeller 11, and the pressure increases outward in the radial direction. As a result, the slurry is sucked from the suction port 17 and discharged to the discharge port 18. The slurry also enters the back side of the impeller 11, but since a predetermined centrifugal force also acts on the slurry on the back side, it gently flows to the discharge port 18 side.

The pump casing 14 and the expeller casing 15 communicate with each other through a predetermined gap. Therefore, the slurry also penetrates into the expeller casing 15. However, the boundary portion between the pump casing 14 and the expeller casing 15 is formed with a constricted portion 16 having a reduced diameter on the inner wall surface corresponding to the intermediate portion between the impeller 11 and the expeller 12. Therefore, the slurry penetrates into the expeller casing 15 from the pump casing 14 through the narrow gap between the constricted portion 16 and the rotating shaft 7, and the penetration is relatively suppressed. Since the expeller 12 is provided with blades on the back surface side, when the expeller 12 rotates, a centrifugal force acts on the slurry near the back surface side. Then, the slurry in the expeller casing 15 is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the expeller casing 15 and is gradually pushed out toward the pump casing 14.

The slurry pump 1 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the expeller casing 15 is provided with two flow paths, that is, the first and second flow paths 20 and 21. The first and second flow paths 20 and 21 communicate with the inside of the can motor 2 from the back surface side of the expeller 12. When the slurry pump 1 according to the present embodiment is driven, it operates as follows. When the rotating shaft 7 rotates by driving the can motor 2, the impeller 11 and the expeller 12 rotate as described above. Then, the slurry is sucked from the suction port 17 and discharged from the discharge port 18, and the slurry in the expeller casing 15 is also gently pushed forward. At this time, in the slurry in the expeller casing 15, the solid content having a large specific gravity gathers on the outside in the radial direction and the liquid content having a small specific gravity gathers on the inside due to the action of centrifugal force due to the rotation of the expeller 12. Since the solid content collected on the outer side in the radial direction has a large specific gravity, it is easily affected by the expeller 12, and is gently pushed out into the pump casing 14 beyond the constricted portion 16. On the other hand, a part of the liquid collected inward in the radial direction flows beyond the constriction 16 into the pump casing 14, but the other part flows in the pump casing 14, but the other part is the first as shown by the arrow Y1. It gently flows into the casing motor 2 through the flow path 20. The liquid component flowing into the can motor 2 cools and lubricates the can motor 2. The liquid content that has flowed into the can motor 2 gently returns to the inside of the expeller casing 15 via the second flow path 21 as shown by the arrow Y2. The returned liquid component is extruded into the pump casing 14 together with other slurries, and is eventually discharged from the discharge port 18. The liquid component of the slurry does not always enter the can motor 2 from the first flow path 20 and is not always discharged from the second flow path 21. Since the pressure difference between the first and second flow paths 20 and 21 is substantially the same, the liquid component gently penetrates into the canned motor 2 from the second flow path 21 and from the first flow path 20. This is because it may be discharged.

The slurry pump 1 according to the first embodiment of the present embodiment can be variously modified. FIG. 2 shows the slurry pump 1'according to the second embodiment of the present embodiment, but in this embodiment, the first and second flow paths 20 and 21'have different shapes. That is, the expeller 12 side of the second flow path 21'is larger. As a result, the shapes of the first and second flow paths 20 and 21'are asymmetrical with respect to the rotation shaft 7. When the expeller 12 rotates, a pressure difference is generated in the expeller casing 15 in the radial direction, but since the shapes of the first and second flow paths 20 and 21'are different, the first and second flow paths 20 , 21'There is a clear pressure difference in the liquid content. As a result, the liquid component circulates in the can motor 2 as indicated by arrows Y1, Y2, and Y3. Since the liquid component circulates quickly, the cooling effect and lubrication effect are high.

Other variants are possible. For example, in the slurry pump 1'according to the second embodiment, the first and second flow paths 20 and 21'are different in shape from each other, whereby the inside of these flow paths 20 and 21'. Although the pressure difference is made to occur in the liquid content of the above, the pressure difference can be generated if the positions of the first and second flow paths 20 and 21 are different even if the shapes are the same. For example, the first flow path 20 is brought closer to the rotating shaft 7, and the second flow path 21 is provided at a position away from the rotating shaft 7. That is, the first and second flow paths 20 and 21 are provided at positions asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis 7. Then, a pressure difference is generated in the liquid components in the flow paths 20 and 21, so that the liquid components are efficiently circulated in the can motor 2. Other modifications are possible, and three or more flow paths that communicate with the expeller casing 15 and the inside of the can motor 2 may be provided.

1 Slurry pump 2 Canned motor 3 Motor casing 4 Stator 5 Rotor 7 Rotating shaft 11 Impeller 12 Expeller 14 Pump casing 15 Expeller casing 17 Suction port 18 Discharge port 20 First flow path 21 Second flow path

The present invention is configured as a slurry pump equipped with a can motor in order to achieve the above object. The slurry pump houses a rotary shaft extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor, an impeller provided at the tip of the rotary shaft, an expeller provided on the rotary shaft behind the rotary shaft, and an impeller. It is composed of a pump casing and an impeller casing for accommodating the expeller. The pump casing is provided with a slurry suction port and a discharge port, and communicates with the expeller casing. The expeller casing is provided with two or more flow paths that communicate from the rear of the expeller into the can motor. All of these flow paths are formed so as to be located inward in the radial direction from the outer peripheral portion of the expeller.

Thus, in the invention according to claim 1, in order to achieve the above object, a canned motor in which a stator and a rotor are liquidtightly sealed by a metal plate, respectively, and a canned motor extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor. The rotating shaft, the impeller provided at the tip of the rotating shaft, the expeller provided on the rotating shaft behind the impeller, and the suction port and the discharge port of the slurry containing the impeller. It is composed of a pump casing provided and an expeller casing that communicates with the pump casing and houses the expeller, and communicates with the expeller casing from behind the expeller into the canned motor 2 A slurry pump is provided in which more than one flow path is provided , and all of the flow paths are formed so as to be located radially inward from the outer peripheral portion of the expeller.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the slurry pump according to the first aspect, the flow path is composed of the first and second flow paths, and the first flow path and the second flow path are on a rotating shaft. On the other hand, it is configured as a slurry pump characterized in that its shape or its position is asymmetrical.

As described above, according to the present invention, a canned motor in which a stator and a rotor are liquidtightly sealed by a metal plate, a rotating shaft extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor, and a tip of the rotating shaft. The impeller provided in, the expeller provided on the rotating shaft behind the impeller, the pump casing that houses the impeller and has the suction port and the discharge port of the slurry, and communicates with the pump casing. It is configured as a slurry pump consisting of an expeller casing that houses the expeller as well as an expeller. Therefore, when the can motor is driven to rotate the rotating shaft, the impeller rotates and the slurry is sucked from the suction port and transported from the discharge port. Further, a part of the slurry enters the inside of the expeller casing, but the slurry is returned to the pump casing by the rotation of the expeller. According to the present invention, the expeller casing is provided with two or more flow paths that communicate from the rear of the expeller into the can motor, and all of the flow paths are located radially inside the outer peripheral portion of the expeller. It is formed . Then, a part of the slurry that has entered the expeller casing enters the can motor through the flow path. By the way, when the expeller rotates, the solid matter stays in the expeller casing due to the centrifugal force, so that the slurry entering the canned motor is substantially centered on the liquid. The canned motor will then be properly cooled by this liquid and the required lubrication will be obtained. Since it is not necessary to provide a conduit or a heat exchanger on the outside of the can motor in order to obtain cooling and lubrication, the manufacturing cost of the slurry pump can be suppressed. According to another invention, the flow path is composed of the first and second flow paths, and the shape or the position of the first flow path and the second flow path is asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis. Due to the asymmetry of shape or position with respect to the axis of rotation, there is a pressure difference between the pressure of the liquid in the first flow path and the pressure of the liquid in the second flow path. Then, the liquid flows into the can motor from the flow path having the higher pressure, and the liquid flows out from the flow path having the lower pressure, so that the liquid circulates appropriately. As a result, the cooling effect of the can motor is further enhanced.

Claims (2)

A canned motor in which the stator and rotor are liquidtightly sealed by a metal plate, a rotating shaft extending forward by a predetermined length from the canned motor, an impeller provided at the tip of the rotating shaft, and the above. An expeller provided on the rotating shaft behind the impeller, a pump casing that houses the impeller and has a suction port and a discharge port for a slurry, and an expeller that communicates with the pump casing and is connected to the pump casing. Consists of an impeller casing that houses the
A slurry pump characterized in that the expeller casing is provided with two or more flow paths communicating from the rear of the expeller into the can motor. In the slurry pump according to claim 1, the flow path is composed of first and second flow paths, and the shape or position of the first flow path and the second flow path is asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis. A slurry pump characterized by being.

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