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Design of Monoblock Centrifugal Pump Impeller

Authors
Mr. Chetan Kallappa Tambake1, Prof. P. V. Salunke2
1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Walchand Institute of Technology, Ashok Chowk,
Solapur-413006, Maharashtra, India
Email: chetantambake@gmail.com, Contact No: +918237150240
2
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Walchand Institute of Technology,
Ashok Chowk, Solapur-413006, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT
This paper deals with design of monoblock centrifugal pump. The different parameters of pump impeller
are impeller inlet and outlet diameter, blade angles and blade numbers but one of the most critical
parameter is Impeller blade angles. In the present work, the conventional design of pump is carried out
using empirical equations and then the model of closed impeller was generated using CATIA V5 software.
The project work consists of to design and fabricate different impellers with keeping inlet angle constant
and varying outlet blade angles and blade numbers too.
Keywords- impeller design, CATIA V5, vane profile

1. INTRODUCTION
A pump is a hydraulic machine which converts
mechanical energy into hydraulic energy Or
pressure energy. If the mechanical energy is
converted into pressure energy by means of
centrifugal forces acting on the fluid then the
hydraulic machine is called as centrifugal pump.
The centrifugal pump was developed in Europe in
the late 1600s and was seen in the United States in
the early 1800s. Centrifugal pumps are widely used
in variety of applications such as water supply,
irrigation, stream power plants, sewage, oil
refineries, chemical plants, hydraulic power service
Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of centrifugal
etc. It is also used for transportation of solids and
pump with parts. Impeller is the main rotating part
liquids over short to medium distance through the
that provides the centrifugal acceleration to the
pipelines. Mostly, centrifugal pumps are designed to
fluids; it is attached to drive shaft and driven by a
handle liquids normally single stage. The design of
motor. The material used for impeller is bronze,
centrifugal pump involves large number of
polycarbonate, cast iron, stainless steel.
interdependent variables. The main components of
Casing houses the whole assembly and protects
centrifugal pump are Impeller and Casing.
from harm. It directs the water of the impeller. It is

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an air tight chamber surrounding the impeller. The
shape of the casing is designed in such a way that
the kinetic energy of the impeller is gradually
changed to potential energy. This is achieved by
gradually increasing the area of cross section in the
direction of flow.
Nowadays, for flow analysis Computational Fluid
Dynamics tool is being widely used. Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is branch of fluid dynamics,
which uses numerical methods and algorithms to
solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows
and used to simulate various design alternatives,
identify flow problems, develop solutions and
evaluate operating strategies.
2. OBJECTIVES
To perform design, modelling, testing and analysis
of the closed impeller by using software with
modification in inlet and outlet blade angles of the
impeller and optimization of number of vanes of the
impeller to investigate the changes in head as well
as efficiencies.
3. LITERATURE REVIEW
A detailed review of the literature on the
improvement in design of an impeller is presented
as follows. Most of the researchers has kept outlet
angle as constant by varying inlet blade angle for
design and analysis purspose.
Khin Cho Thin et al.4 [2008] explained the design &
performance analysis of centrifugal pump. The
design of centrifugal pump is done by taking input
parameters like head, discharge, power, and speed.
After completion of design, the performance
analysis is carried out. Performance analysis of
centrifugal pump includes shock losses, impeller
friction losses, volute friction losses, disk friction
losses, recirculation losses, actual head and graphs
are drawn for each loss. For determining
characteristic curves of centrifugal pump values of
theoretical head, slip, shock losses, recirculation
losses, etc. are calculated by varying volume flow
rate.
Amit Bhuptani et al.1 [2013] had undergone
performance analysis of centrifugal pump by using
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conventional design method. The important
parameters like impeller inlet and outlet diameter,
inlet and outlet blade angle, inlet width, number of
vanes are calculated by using conventional design
method. The modeling is done by using Solid
Works 2009 software and meshing is done by using
ANSYS 13.0 workbench. The simulation tool used
is Fluid Flow (CFX). For boundary conditions, K-
turbulence model is selected. He examined that,
modified impeller having maximum pressure as
compared to existing impeller which ultimately
increases head then existing impeller.
Ashish J. Patel et al.2 [2014] had undergone design
and analysis of centrifugal pump impeller.
Conventional design method is used for determining
values of different parameters. CFD methodology is
used for analysis purpose and K- turbulence
model is used as turbulence model.
Shardul Sunil Kulkarni6 [2014] explained about
design of a centrifugal pump and performance is
analyzed by Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD).
The design is carried out by the input parameter
provided by customer. Depending upon the
calculated parameters modeling of pump component
is done on PTC Creo 2.0 and meshing is done in
ICEM tool which is used for CFD software and
performance curves are drawn.
Shyam Karanth et al.7 [2014] had undergone design
and analysis of a submersible pump for
improvement in the pump efficiency. The different
parameters are calculated and used for modeling of
submersible pump impeller. The author had done
design in such a way that, the overall efficiency of
new pump model is increased by 7% as compared to
existing model.
4. DESIGN OF MONOBLOCK PUMP
IMPELLER
The selected pump is three horse power motor drive
single stage monoblock centrifugal pumps.
Impeller is designed on the basis of design flow rate,
pump head and pump speed. For design calculations,
the design parameters of Laxmi 3AM60 Pump are
taken as follows:
Flow rate, Q = 650 LPM
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Power = 3 HP Overall Efficiency ( )=( 100
Head, H = 12 m
Overall Efficiency ( ) = 56.92 %
Pump Speed, n = 2880 rpm
Hydraulic Efficiency (Hy):
Gravitational Acceleration, g = 9.81 m/s2
Hy = (2)
Density of water, 1000 kg/m3
Pipe Size = 65 50 mm Hy =
Type of Impeller = Closed Impeller
Hy = 0.7615 = 76.15%
Now,
Eye Diameter of Impeller (D0):
Flow rate, Q = 650 LPM =
D0 = k0 (3)
Flow rate, Q = 0.01083 m3/s
Power = 3 HP Where, K0 = constant parameter which value is
Since, 1 HP = 746 W = 0.746 kw chosen as 4.5
Power = 3 HP = 3 0.746 = 2.238 kw
D0 = 4.5
Power = 3 HP = 2.238 kw
Specific Speed (ns): D0 = 0.06997 m = 69.97 mm
Inlet Diameter of Impeller (D1):
ns = (1)
D1= (1.1~1.15) k0 (4)
ns =
ns = 46.48 RPM D1 =1.14
Table no.1 Selection of Centrifugal Pump
Sr. Specific Type of Centrifugal D1 = 0.07977m = 79.77 mm
No. Speed (rpm) Pump Assumptions for Velocity Diagram of pump
1. 10-30 Slow speed pump with impeller; [5]
radial flow at outlet 1. Liquid enters the impeller eye in radial direction.
2. 30-50 Medium speed pump 2. No energy losses in impeller due to friction and
with radial flow at outlet eddy formation.
3. 50-80 High speed pump with 3. Liquid enters without shock.
radial flow at outlet
4. Uniform velocity distribution in the passage
4. 80-160 High speed pump with
mixed flow at outlet between two adjacent vanes.
5. 160-500 High speed pump with
axial flow at outlet

According to above table no. 1 and value of specific

speed it is found that, the type of pump is Medium
speed pump with radial flow at outlet.
Overall efficiency is calculated as;
Overall Efficiency ( )= 100
Where,
Pump output =

=
Pump output = 1.274 kw
Here, Q = 650 lpm
Fig. 2: Velocity Diagram
Pump input = 3 HP = 2.238 kw
From inlet velocity diagram;
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Inlet Tangential Velocity (U1): Outlet diameter of impeller (D2):
U1 = (5) U2 = (11)
U1 = D2 =
U1 = 12.0275 m/s D2 =
Now, Absolute Velocity of liquid at inlet (V1);
D2 = 0.1251 m = 125.1 mm
Mass flow rate,
From outlet velocity triangle,
Q = D12V1/4
Flow coefficient ( ) is given by;
V1 = 4Q/ D12 (6)
=
V1 =
V1 = 2.1675 m/s = Vf1 = (12)
Inlet blade angle of impeller (1): Generally, = 0.1 to 0.2
tan1 = The flow coefficient is taken as 0.175
Flow velocity at outlet (Vf2) is;
tan1 = (7) Vf2 = U2
tan1 = Vf2 = 0.175 18.8767
Vf2 = 3.3034 m/s
tan1= 0.1802
Flow velocity at outlet, Vf2 = 3.3034 m/s
1 = tan1(0.1802)
Velocity of whirl at outlet (Vw2) is;
1 = 10.210
Vr22 = Vf22 + (U2 - Vw2)2 (13)
From right angle triangle,
(12.2212) = (3.3033) + (18.8767 - Vw2)2
2 2
Relative velocity at inlet (Vr1):
149.35 = 10.9117 + (18.8767 - Vw2)2
Vr12 = V12 + U12 (8)
Vw2 = 7.1103 m/s
Vr1 =
Velocity of whirl at outlet, Vw2 = 7.1103 m/s
Vr1 = Absolute velocity of liquid at outlet (V2);
Vr1 = 12.2212 m/s = Vr2 V2 = (14)
Or
V2 =
Relative velocity at inlet,
V2 = 7.8401 m/s
Vr2 = (9)
Outlet blade angle (2) is;
Vr1 = tan2 = (15)
Vr1 = 12.2280 m/s tan2 =
Relative velocity at inlet, Vr1 = 12.2280 m/s
Outlet diameter of impeller (D2): tan2 =
Now, Head coefficient () is given by; tan2 = 0.2807
= 2 = tan-1(0.2807)
2 = 15.670 = 15040
= g H / U22 (10)
Outlet blade angle, 2 = 15.670 = 15040
Generally, = 0.5 to 0.6
Relative velocity at outlet,
The value taken for is 0.58
Vr2 = (16)
U22 =
Vr2 =
U2 =
Vr2 = 12.2300 m/s
U2 = 18.8767 m/s Relative velocity at outlet, Vr2 = 12.2300 m/s
Tangential velocity at outlet, U2 = 18.8767 m/s Radius of the Impeller Eye (R0):

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R0 = (17) 5. Number of vanes, Z=6
6. Inlet vane angle, 1=10.21o
R0 =
7. Outlet vane angle, 2=15.670
R0 = 0.03488m 8. Tangential velocity at inlet, U1=12.0275
R0 = 34.88mm m/s
Blade Number (Z): 9. Tangential velocity at outlet, U2=18.8767

Z= (18) m/s
10. Flow velocity at inlet, Vf1= 2.1675m/s
Z= 11. Flow velocity at outlet, Vf1=2.8550 m/s
12. Relative velocity at inlet, Vr1=12.2212
Z=
m/s
Z= 13. Relative velocity at outlet,
Z = 6.4083 Vr2=12.2212m/s
Blade Number, Z = 6 14. Hydraulic efficiency, Hy=76.15%
Slip Value (): 15. Overall efficiency, overall= 56.96%
= (19)
5. MODELING OF IMPELLER USING CATIA
= Fig. 3 shows the model of closed type impeller is
created using CATIA V5 software. The impeller has
=
six vanes enclosed between two shrouds.
= 0.9854 Fig. 4 shows the vanes of impeller. The impeller
Slip Value, = 0.9854 inlet angle is 10.210 and outlet angle is 15.670.
Pressure Head (Hm): There are total six vanes and thickness of each vane
Hm = (20) is 4 mm. Two holes of diameter 3.2 mm are drawn
at 60 mm.
Hm =
Hm = 13.68 m
Radius of circular arc (R):
R= (21)
Where,
R2 = radius of outlet diameter = 62.55 mm
R1= radius of inlet diameter = 39.88 mm
1= Inlet blade angle
2= outlet blade angle
R=

R=
R = 55.3487 mm

The calculated parameters are as below;

1. Specific Speed, Ns=46.48 RPM Fig.3: Model of Impeller using CATIA
2. Impeller Eye Diameter, D0=69.97mm
3. Impeller inlet Diameter, D1=79.77mm
4. Impeller Outlet Diameter, D2=125.1mm

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Fig. 4 Vanes of Impeller
6. CONCLUSIONS
To design a centrifugal pump impeller a procedure
is proposed. The design and modelling is done by
using theoretical and software method. To make
vanes of impeller, it is important to draw the curves
accurately as per dimensions. In vane profile, if
number of circles increases then curve becomes
smooth in nature.
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