Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods

Cavitation is a major problem facing centrifugal pumps in industry today. Unable to constantly maintain operating conditions around the best efficiency point, centrifugal pumps are subject to conditions that may lead to vaporisation or flashing in the pipes upstream of the pump. The implosion of t...

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Main Authors: McKee, Kristoffer, Forbes, Gareth, Mazhar, Muhammad Ilyas, Entwistle, Rodney, Hodkiewicz, M., Howard, Ian
Other Authors: WCEAM
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Springer 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3150
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author McKee, Kristoffer
Forbes, Gareth
Mazhar, Muhammad Ilyas
Entwistle, Rodney
Hodkiewicz, M.
Howard, Ian
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Forbes, Gareth
Mazhar, Muhammad Ilyas
Entwistle, Rodney
Hodkiewicz, M.
Howard, Ian
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description Cavitation is a major problem facing centrifugal pumps in industry today. Unable to constantly maintain operating conditions around the best efficiency point, centrifugal pumps are subject to conditions that may lead to vaporisation or flashing in the pipes upstream of the pump. The implosion of these vapour bubbles in the impeller or volute causes damaging effects to the pump. A new method of cavitation detection is proposed in this paper based on spectral methods. Data used to determine parameters were obtained under ideal conditions, while the method was tested using industry acquired data. Results were compared to knowledge known about the state of the pump, and the classification of the pump according to ISO 10816.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-31502020-07-27T03:05:15Z Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods McKee, Kristoffer Forbes, Gareth Mazhar, Muhammad Ilyas Entwistle, Rodney Hodkiewicz, M. Howard, Ian WCEAM Cavitation is a major problem facing centrifugal pumps in industry today. Unable to constantly maintain operating conditions around the best efficiency point, centrifugal pumps are subject to conditions that may lead to vaporisation or flashing in the pipes upstream of the pump. The implosion of these vapour bubbles in the impeller or volute causes damaging effects to the pump. A new method of cavitation detection is proposed in this paper based on spectral methods. Data used to determine parameters were obtained under ideal conditions, while the method was tested using industry acquired data. Results were compared to knowledge known about the state of the pump, and the classification of the pump according to ISO 10816. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3150 10.1007/978-3-319-09507-3_8 Springer restricted
spellingShingle McKee, Kristoffer
Forbes, Gareth
Mazhar, Muhammad Ilyas
Entwistle, Rodney
Hodkiewicz, M.
Howard, Ian
Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
title Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
title_full Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
title_fullStr Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
title_full_unstemmed Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
title_short Cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
title_sort cavitation sensitivity parameter analysis for centrifugal pumps based on spectral methods
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3150