Pumps – Successive stages – Stages driven by relatively movable motor working members
Patent
1974-04-08
1976-09-21
Hausar, C.J.
Pumps
Successive stages
Stages driven by relatively movable motor working members
415 68, 415147, 417424, F04D 1312
Patent
active
039816281
ABSTRACT:
Submersible electric motor driven inducer equipped centrifugal pump units, especially suitable for the pumping of cryogenic fluids or fluids at their boiling point, and capable of maintaining full flow under low submergence conditions are provided by disconnecting the inducers from co-rotation with the main impeller shaft while still retaining the main shaft for support and are powered by a source in the unit such as a slip coupling, a hydraulic turbine driven by pumpage from the pump impeller, or a separate electric motor. These power sources drive the inducer at speeds slower than the pump impeller to develop the desired suction head for the impeller without drawing excessive power or producing undesirable thrusts and reduce pump-out time for the last few feet of cargo. A hydraulic or magnetic clutch coupling with the main electric motor drive may be used in combination with the turbine power source for the inducer to start the pumping action. The inducers preferably have two spiral blades and are preferably driven at about one-half to two-thirds the speed of the main impeller.
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