Does upthrust point change.ppt

Does the operating point below the pump curve (pump derated) change the up thrust operating point? thrust the thrust of the impeller is determined by the summation of the forces acting on i, that if the forces from below (PB F) exceed the forces from above - the stage will move into upthrust. The picture above is from a radial stage - but the math is the same for a mixed flow stage. Up thrust The up thrust point is calculated using water in the lab to determine the point in which the thrust on the impeller is negative and the pump impellor lifts off of the down thrust pad. Do the upthrust and downthrust points change as fluid properties change? 1 of 2 If we assume the multi phase fluid is more or less homogenous, the location of the zero thrust point remains stationary as the density changes. For variable speeds the zero thrust point will follow the affinity law as verified by Mac Powers, and unaffected by the density. Do the upthrust and downthrust points change as fluid properties change? 2 of 2 The minimum flow is not based solely on thrust. The minimum flow point takes in to account the shape of the curve (rise to shut off), minimum flow past the motor, possible heat creation in the pump and thrust bearing/washer capacity. Determination of down thrust point on the head curve Each pair of color coded curves are for a given rate Example: data for 2500 bfpd(wtr+air) Each pair of color coded curves are for a given rate Each pair of color coded curves are for a given rate Each pair of color coded curves are for a given rate * BPD water Thrust, lbs 0 UPTHRUST % of air into pump When this section of head curve is getting flat, then ESP designer will set the down thrust point before the curve is flat, and delete the flat section of curve, because a flat section of head curve means that there will be multiple rates corresponding to the same head, and as a result the ESP is not running stable and thus uneasy to control % of air into pump % of air into pump Head cu