Modelling Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps with the Laplace Transform
Wei Sarker
Corresponding
Georgia Institute of Technology
Kenji Liu
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Ahmed Saha
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Jian Banerjee
National University of Singapore
Abstract
Persistent operational problems in biogas plants can in many cases be traced to the inadequate treatment of cavitation in centrifugal pumps. In this study the Laplace transform is employed to analyse the problem under a range of representative operating conditions. The model accounted for 49% of the scatter present in the field data. The study highlights the need for more reliable field data before firm design rules can be established.
Keywords:
cavitation in centrifugal pumpsthe Laplace transformbiogassteel structureswelding
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