Design and Simulation of Centrifugal Pump Using Composite Materials

Abstract

Centrifugal pumps are used to transport liquids/fluids by the conversion of the rotational kinetic energy to the hydro dynamics energy of the liquid flow. The rotational energy typically comes from an engine or electric motor or turbine. In the typical simple case, the fluid enters the pump impeller along or near to the rotating axis and is accelerated by the impeller, flowing radially outward into a diffuser or volute chamber (casing), from where it exits. The Contemporary impellers blades in Centrifugal pumps are used in industrial applications are made up of Aluminium or Steel. It is proposed to design a centrifugal pump using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software with various metal alloys and NonMetallic composite materials, analyze its strength and deformation using simulation software. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of Metal Alloys and NonMetallic composites. The present work aim is to change the material and performing the different analysis like Static, Dynamic, Analysis to find the best material to decrease the weight and increase its efficiency by using the software SOLID WORKS (2014 Premium Version). This also involves the method of manufacturing process to realize the Blower using Non-Metallic composite material.