Research on the effect of various tongue types on large volute pumps

Abstract

In order to analyze the effect of different tongue type on large volute pump, this paper takes a large volute pump as the research object, and analyzes the calculation results of three different types of volute models. The commercial modeling software UG is used to construct the small tongue angle, partitioned and large tongue angle volute based on the volute of the model pump. The ANSYS CFX is used to complete the numerical calculations. Comparative analysis of the hydraulic performance and pressure pulsation near the tongue of the three large volute pumps with different types of volutes are carried out. The results show that the efficiency of the partitioned volute plan decreases significantly under the over-load condition, and the pressure pulsation near the tongue is melted under the design condition. The small tongue angle plan is more suitable for large volute pumps.