Disk Friction Loss in Centrifugal and Mixed Flow Pumps

Mahmoud Mounir Mohamed Sayed , Dr S M Aklidows , Dr M G Khalafalla ,

Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Master (Msc) Thesis , 2001

Abstract

The present work introduces a new approach to deduce a new formula for evaluating disk friction loss in pumps taking into consideration the effect of speed and capacity. The used approach relies upon using
the available well known dimensionless, experimental data for the best known pumps at their design point as function of specific speed. A comparison between all the available data was conducted in order to select
the most common and consistent data for use in the calculations. Using these data, a procedure was set to evaluate other types of loss, mainly hydraulic and volumetric losses as function of specific speed and capacity,
and hence disk friction loss is evaluated. The adopted procedure was essential in order to select the most appropriate values of some parameters, such as blade outlet angle, which have a great effect on getting
reasonable and consistent values of the different types of loss. On the other hand, the surface roughness of impeller shrouds and the axial gap between the impeller and casing have a well-known effect on disk friction
loss. Moreover, an experimental study was carried out to evaluate whether the external shape of the shrouds has any effect on disk friction or not.

Keywords

Rotating disks , Disk friction ,