Experimental comparison and selection application of axial-flow pump devices with same specific speed
In order to study the adaptability of axial-flow pumps with the same specific speed in engi-neering applications,supported by the design parameters of the Songchao Station of the Huaihe River Estuary Waterway Phase Ⅱ Project,the preliminary pump selection method of equal flow rate and head increase was adopted to carry out the device model test based on the axial-flow pumps(TJ04-ZL-11,ZM60A)with the same specific speed,respectively.The performance of the pumping device in terms of energy,cavitation,and runaway was compared and analyzed.The results show that when the blade placement angle of the TJ04-ZL-11 hydraulic model is 0° and the pumping device head is 4.61 m,the efficiency of the pumping device is 73.04%.When the maximum head is 8.42 m,the effi-ciency of the pumping device is 66.17%.When the blade placement angle of the ZM60A hydraulic model is 0° and the pumping device head is 4.61 m,the efficiency of the pumping device is 73.96%,and when the maximum head is 8.42 m,the efficiency of the pumping device is 71.14%.Cavitation test results show that the ZM60A hydraulic model cavitation performance is better than the TJ04-ZL-11 hydraulic model cavitation performance.There is little difference in the runaway performance of the ZM60A hydraulic model and the TJ04-ZL-11 hydraulic model.Axial-flow pumps with the same speci-fic speed still have differences in performance,so it is important to consider various aspects of perfor-mance such as cavitation and runaway when selecting axial-flow pumps for engineering applications.This research has certain reference value for water pump selection in similar projects.