Rotodynamic fluid pumps
US3976391A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/6022
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A centrifugal fluid pump includes a casing housing an impeller having a suction eye, an axial fluid inlet to the impeller eye, a fluid discharge, and a recirculation line for recycling leakage liquid from the casing to the fluid inlet to minimise the risk of cavitation occurring at the impeller eye. A heat exchanger is located in the recirculation line for cooling the recycled leakage liquid and has control means associated therewith. The recycled liquid is introduced by a duct into the fluid inlet close to the impeller eye with an axial component of flow so that disturbance to flow in the inlet is reduced. In particular, the recirculation line may discharge into an annular velocity stabilising chamber at the fluid inlet, and a frusto-conical passage delivers the liquid from the chamber to the fluid inlet.
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