Abstract
Centrifugal pumps are known to show a surging behavior at certain conditions of free gas and liquid flow rate at the intake. In the surging region on a pump characteristic curve, the head generated is significantly lower than if the pump was handling gas-liquid bubbly mixture. The surging happens due to the existence of an elongated bubble; at the inlet region of the pump impeller. The existence of this elongated bubble at the rotor entrance has dramatic effects on the energy transfer process to the gas-liquid mixture and shall not be overshadowed. Therefore, to map and correlate the pump performance curve in terms of the two-phase flow parameters one has to disclose and set a model that encompasses the mechanisms that form this elongated bubble. The one-dimensional Two-Fluid Model was used to accomplish this.
Author:
Estevam, V., Franca, F. A., and Alhanati, F. J. S.
Publisher:
BHR Group International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology
Year Published:
2005
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