EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF CENTRIFUGAL PUMP THROUGH CFD WHILE MODIFYING THE SUCTION SIDE FOR EASTING DISCHARGE

Vibha P.Pode, Shylesha Channapattanna

Abstract: For operating the pump there are many factor affect pump working which include their speed, suction head, exhaust head, properties of liquid, and physical arrangement etc. cavitations, vibration, reduced efficiency, and lowered capacity could cause serious trouble like Suction Head available, Excessive suction lift, shallow inlet submergence. Category of connection and arrangement are the suction conditions.The conventional suction geometry is not efficient for higher capacity of pump and thus reduced discharge on the delivery side. Intake manifold is being designed for this work. The previous configuration would be studied using CFD techniques while pursuing the objective of arriving at the most efficient geometry for the given application.

Keywords: centrifugal pump, discharge, CFD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0301097