Detritus removal from a pumping-plant intake chamber with hydrajet pumps

Abstract

Issues of excessive sedimentation of sediment in the pre-chambers of reclamation pumping stations are important in ensuring their reliable operation. Examinations have established that excessive detritus deposition in the intake part of the chamber complicates the water intake by pumps, increases energy consumption. For the timely cleaning of the intake chamber from detritus, a new device, equipped with a hydrajet pump fed from the pressure pipe of the main pump of the station is proposed. An equation for the pressure-flow characteristics of a water-jet pump used to drain the hydraulic mixture (water + solid mass) based on the of E.A. Sokolov and N.M. Singer methodology and the parameters of the hydrajet pump at given pressure values and the planned value of the flow rate of the solid mass have been obtained. The optimal values of the relative head h = 0.19 and the relative flow q = 0.6. At these values, the efficiency of the installation will be maximum. The results of the experiments carried out according to the estimation design have shown their satisfactory convergence with the calculated data and made possible to determine the optimal pressure and flow parameters of the hydrajet pump from the maximum efficiency.