Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology

The Korean Society of Marine Engineering (한국마린엔지니어링학회)
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Experimental Investigation of the Development of a Rotor Type Slurry Pump

로터형 슬러리 펌프 개발을 위한 실험적 연구

  • Received : 2015.03.16
  • Accepted : 2015.05.21
  • Published : 2015.05.31
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop an advanced pump technology using tornado and axial pumping principles without priming water. The developed rotor type slurry pump consisted of an electric motor, driving shaft and coupling, a rotor, an impeller, suction and discharge pipes. For the clean water test, the experimental results are presented for the discharge flowrate, electric power input and vacuum pressure with the rotor design parameters as a function of the motor rpm. The slurry discharge characteristics with the solid concentration of the cement slurry was performed. As the rotor diameter and height increase, the discharge flowrate and electric power input increase while the vacuum pressure in the suction pipe decreases. The rotor thickness had no significant effect on the discharge flowrate and electric power input. Slurries with more than 18 % solid concentration, which is the development factor, can be pumped.

본 연구는 토네이도와 축류펌프의 원리를 적용하여 마중물 없이 슬러리를 송출할 수 있는 새로운 펌프기술 개발을 목적으로 한다. 개발한 로터형 슬러리 펌프는 전동모터, 구동축 및 커플링, 로터, 임펠러 그리고 흡입 및 송출관으로 구성된다. 청수를 이용한 성능실험에서는 로터의 설계조건에 따른 송출량, 소비 전력량 그리고 흡입관 부압특성에 대해 모터의 회전수를 변수로 검증하였으며, 시멘트를 이용하여 제조한 슬러리의 고형물 농도에 따른 송출량 특성에 대한 검증연구를 수행하였다. 로터의 직경과 높이가 커지면 송출량과 소비되는 전력량은 증가하지만 흡입관 부압은 감소하였으며, 송출량과 부압에 미치는 로터 두께의 영향은 거의 나타나지 않았다. 개발지표로 제시하였던 18 % 이상의 고형물 농도에서도 슬러리의 송출이 가능함을 확인하였다.

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