Collaborative improvement of efficiency and noise of bionic vane centrifugal pump based on multi-objective optimization

• Published in: Advances in mechanical engineering Vol. 13; no. 2
• Main Authors: Liu, Houlin, Cheng, Zhiming, Ge, Zhipeng, dong, liang, dai, cui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2021; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Acoustics; Bionics; Centrifugal pumps; Collaboration; Efficiency; Hydraulic structures; Hydraulics; Multiple objective analysis; Noise; Noise levels; Noise reduction; Optimization; Parameters; Regression models; Response surface methodology; Sound pressure; Synergistic effect; Bionic vane; response surface model; collaborative optimization; widening high efficiency area; total sound pressure level
• ISSN: 1687-8132; 1687-8140
• DOI: 10.1177/1687814021994976

The hydraulic and acoustic performance of centrifugal pump is closely related to hydraulic structure parameters, and they are contradictory. In order to solve this contradiction, this paper introduces the pit bionic structure, and proposes an optimization method based on multi-objective test design and response surface to improve the hydraulic and acoustic performance. Taking the bionic vane pit diameter, axial spacing and radial spacing as design variables. Taking the maximum hydraulic efficiency and total sound pressure level reduction of centrifugal pump as the corresponding objectives. The multiple regression response surface model was constructed to determine the optimal parameter combination of hydraulic performance and noise collaborative optimization. The optimization results were verified by numerical simulation and experimental test. The results show that the response surface multi-objective optimization method has high prediction accuracy, has obvious synergistic effect on the hydraulic and acoustic performance. The highest point of the efficiency curve after optimization is shifted to the direction of large flow, which widens the high efficiency working area of centrifugal pump. Under the rated condition, the hydraulic efficiency is increased by 3.03%, the efficiency increase rate is 4.21%, the total sound pressure level is reduced by 4.96 dB, and the noise reduction rate is 3.01%.