Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension

<p>A study was made of the erosion wear of the blades of pitched blade impellers in a suspension of silicious sand (C<sub>V</sub>= 5 %, d=0.325 mm, degree of hardness "7.5") in water under a turbulent flow regime of agitated charge when complete homogeneity of the suspens...

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Main Authors: I. Fořt, V. Kreibich, J. Marek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CTU Central Library 2003-01-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/418
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J. Marek
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description <p>A study was made of the erosion wear of the blades of pitched blade impellers in a suspension of silicious sand (C<sub>V</sub>= 5 %, d=0.325 mm, degree of hardness "7.5") in water under a turbulent flow regime of agitated charge when complete homogeneity of the suspension was achieved. Two aims of the study were defined: the dependence of the rate of the erosion process of the impeller blades on impeller frequency of revolution and on the size of the mixing equipment. Experiments were carried out on pilot plant mixing equipment of two sizes (geometrically similar) made of stainless steel (diameters of cylindrical vessels T<sub>1</sub> = 200 mm and T<sub>2</sub> = 300 mm, diameters of impellers D<sub>1</sub> = 100 mm and D<sub>2</sub>= 66. 7 mm, impeller off bottom clearances h<sub>1</sub> = 100 mm and h<sub>2</sub>= 66. 7 mm, respectively) equipped with four radial baffles (width b<sub>1</sub> = 30 mm, b<sub>2</sub> =20 mm, respectively) and an impeller with four inclined plane blades (pitch angle α =30°, 45°, relative blade with W/D = 0.2) made of rolled brass (Brinnel hardness 40-50 BM) always pumping the liquid downwards towards the float vessel bottom. The wear of the impeller was described by an analytical approximation in exponential form with two parameters (the wear rate constant k and the geometrical parameters of the worn blade C) calculated by the least squares method from the experimentally found profile of the worn leading edge of the impeller blades. While the wear rate constant exhibits a monotonous dependence on the pitch angle only, the geometric parameter is dependent both on the pitch angle and in linear form on the impeller tip speed. Thus in the procedure for scaling up the rate of erosion wear of the pitched blade impellers in a suspension of higher solid particle hardness, the decision process parameters are the impeller blade pitch angle and the impeller tip speed.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-a10a25b3ce87400b9ca9ada93d0172592022-12-21T17:58:12ZengCTU Central LibraryActa Polytechnica1210-27091805-23632003-01-01432418Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid SuspensionI. FořtV. KreibichJ. Marek<p>A study was made of the erosion wear of the blades of pitched blade impellers in a suspension of silicious sand (C<sub>V</sub>= 5 %, d=0.325 mm, degree of hardness "7.5") in water under a turbulent flow regime of agitated charge when complete homogeneity of the suspension was achieved. Two aims of the study were defined: the dependence of the rate of the erosion process of the impeller blades on impeller frequency of revolution and on the size of the mixing equipment. Experiments were carried out on pilot plant mixing equipment of two sizes (geometrically similar) made of stainless steel (diameters of cylindrical vessels T<sub>1</sub> = 200 mm and T<sub>2</sub> = 300 mm, diameters of impellers D<sub>1</sub> = 100 mm and D<sub>2</sub>= 66. 7 mm, impeller off bottom clearances h<sub>1</sub> = 100 mm and h<sub>2</sub>= 66. 7 mm, respectively) equipped with four radial baffles (width b<sub>1</sub> = 30 mm, b<sub>2</sub> =20 mm, respectively) and an impeller with four inclined plane blades (pitch angle α =30°, 45°, relative blade with W/D = 0.2) made of rolled brass (Brinnel hardness 40-50 BM) always pumping the liquid downwards towards the float vessel bottom. The wear of the impeller was described by an analytical approximation in exponential form with two parameters (the wear rate constant k and the geometrical parameters of the worn blade C) calculated by the least squares method from the experimentally found profile of the worn leading edge of the impeller blades. While the wear rate constant exhibits a monotonous dependence on the pitch angle only, the geometric parameter is dependent both on the pitch angle and in linear form on the impeller tip speed. Thus in the procedure for scaling up the rate of erosion wear of the pitched blade impellers in a suspension of higher solid particle hardness, the decision process parameters are the impeller blade pitch angle and the impeller tip speed.</p>https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/418pitched blade impellererosion wearsolid-liquid suspensionscaling up procedure
spellingShingle I. Fořt
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J. Marek
Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension
Acta Polytechnica
pitched blade impeller
erosion wear
solid-liquid suspension
scaling up procedure
title Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension
title_full Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension
title_fullStr Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension
title_full_unstemmed Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension
title_short Study of Wear of Pitched Blade Impellers in a Solid-Liquid Suspension
title_sort study of wear of pitched blade impellers in a solid liquid suspension
topic pitched blade impeller
erosion wear
solid-liquid suspension
scaling up procedure
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/418
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