Reversible Pump Design:

A reversible pump can effectively pump fluid in forward or backward directions simply by rotating the pump blades in opposite directions.

Advantages:

Ability to pump large volumes of fluid for low head bidirectional pumping station .

Application:

Fluid transfer.

PumpLinx: Solve Flows, Pressures, Cavitation, and Loads:

Discriminators:

• Models cavitation
• Accurate tip leakage
• Superior treatment of rotating-stationary interfaces
• Ease-of-use
• Fast turn-around

Design Issues/Benefits:

• Stator and rotor design
• Inlet/exit duct design
• Tip/seal leakage analysis
• Optimize performance
• Reduce blade loads
• Reduce cavitation effects on efficiency and pump life