A Liquid Ring Pump uses an off center set of rotating vanes contained in a cylindrical chamber. The pump typically operates with a large gas bubble at the pump core.
Advantages:
Excellent suction performance.
Application:
Evacuation of dry and wet gases.
PumpLinx: Solve Flows, Pressures, Cavitation, and Loads:
Discriminators:
Models cavitation
Able to handle large vapor/liquid ratios
Superior treatment of rotating-stationary interfaces
Ease-of-use
Fast turn-around
Design Issues/Benefits:
Vane design
Port design
Optimize core bubble dynamics and efficiency
Reduce Noise
EXAMPLE: Demonstration Liquid Ring Pump
Demonstration of PumpLinx capability to model the recompression of vapor to liquid for a high vapor to liquid fluid in a liquid ring pump.
