Adjustment of centrifugal pump and energy consumption analysis

Centrifugal pumps are a versatile fluid machinery widely used in chemical industrial systems. It has a wide range of performance to adapt to (including flow, pressure head and the nature of the transport medium adaptability), small size, simple structure, easy operation, low operating costs and many other advantages. Usually, the selected centrifugal pump flow, head pressure may be inconsistent with the requirements of the pipeline, or due to production tasks, process requirements change, this time require the pump flow control, in essence, to change the operating point of the centrifugal pump. Centrifugal pump operating point is determined by the pump characteristic curve and piping system characteristic curve, therefore, to change any of the characteristic curve can achieve the purpose of flow adjustment. At present, the centrifugal pump flow control methods are the main control valve, variable speed control and the pump and the series adjustment. Due to the different principles of various adjustment methods, in addition to their own advantages and disadvantages, the resulting energy loss is not the same, in order to find the best, minimum energy consumption, the most energy-efficient flow regulation, you must fully understand the centrifugal pump flow adjustment The relationship between mode and energy consumption. A main way to adjust the pump flow 1.1 to change the pipeline characteristic curve The most simple way to change the centrifugal pump flow is to use the pump outlet valve opening to control, its essence is to change the position of the pipeline characteristic curve to change the pump operating point. 1.2 Change the centrifugal pump characteristic curve According to the law of proportion and cutting law, changing the pump speed, changing the pump structure (such as cutting impeller diameter method, etc.) can change the centrifugal pump characteristics of the two curves, so as to adjust the flow (while changing the pressure Head) of purpose. However, it is inconvenient to change the structure of the pump when it is already in operation, and the versatility of the pump is reduced by changing the structure of the pump, although it is economically convenient at some times to regulate the flow [1] Less used. Here only analyze the change of centrifugal pump speed regulation method. Analysis from Figure 1, when the pump speed to adjust the flow rate change from Q1 down to Q2, the pump speed (or motor speed) decreased from n1 to n2, the speed of n2 pump characteristics under the curve QH and the pipeline characteristic curve He = H0 + G1Qe2 (no change in line characteristic curve) to point A3 (Q2, H3), point A3 is the new operating point after adjusting the flow rate by speed regulation. The adjustment method has the advantages of obvious adjustment effect, quickness, safety and reliability, prolonging the service life of the pump and saving electric energy, and additionally reducing the running speed of the centrifugal pump can effectively reduce the NPSHr of the centrifugal pump and keep the pump away from the cavitation zone and reduce the centrifugal pump The possibility of cavitation occurs [2]. The disadvantage is the need to change the pump speed through the variable frequency technology to change the prime mover (usually the motor) speed, the principle of complex, large investment, and the flow adjustment range. 1.3 pump string, and even adjust the way When a single centrifugal pump can not meet the delivery tasks, you can use the centrifugal pump in parallel or series operation. In parallel with two centrifugal pumps of the same type, although the pressure head changes little, but increases the total delivery flow, the total efficiency of the parallel pump is the same with the efficiency of a single pump; when the centrifugal pump is connected in series, the total pressure head increases, Little change in flow, the total efficiency of tandem pumps with a single pump the same efficiency. 2 different regulation mode pump energy analysis In the different regulation mode of energy analysis, the article only for the current widely used valve regulation and pump variable speed regulation of two adjustment methods to be analyzed. As the centrifugal pump and the tandem operation aims to improve the pressure head or flow in the chemical industry is not much use of its energy consumption can be combined with Figure 2 analysis, the method is basically the same.

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