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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2013.37.6.599

Effect of Fluid Viscosity on Centrifugal Pump Performance  

Kim, Noh-Hyeong (GS Caltex Corporation, Republic of Korea)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.37, no.6, 2013 , pp. 599-605 More about this Journal
Abstract
The characteristics of centrifugal pump performance according to fluid viscosity change were studied experimentally. A small volute pump with low specific speed was tested by changing the viscosity of an aqueous solution of sugar and glycerin, which is considered a Newtonian fluid. After finishing the test, the total head, shaft horsepower, and pump efficiency were compared with those of a water pump. The results are summarized as follows: (1) when the fluid viscosity is increased, the shut-off head shows very little change but the total head decreases gradually as the flow increases, and this makes the H-Q curve leaning rapidly, and (2) when the fluid viscosity is increased, the shaft horsepower shows very little change at the shutoff condition; however, the shaft horsepower increases more rapidly with an increase in the flow and viscosity.
Keywords
Centrifugal Pump; Pump Performances; Viscosity;
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