UNIVERSAL SUBMERGED PUMP AND AGITATOR

Abstract: A submerged pump (1) and an agitator (3), which are arranged spaced in relation to one another in the fluid to be pumped. The essence of the invention lies in that the agitator (3) performs periodical homogenization of the fluid (6) to be pumped; a further advantageous feature lies in that pump (1) and agitator (3) are provided with separate hydraulic motors.

Description: Universal submerged pump and agitator Technical Field The invention relates to a hydraulically driven universal plunger pump and agitator which can be driven and operated from any optional energy source and which is well suitable for forwarding liquids of different density also containing solid Cdry vegetable) substances. Due to the structural design danger of obturation can be reduced¯to the minimum, it can be easily moved and arranged in the fluid to be pumped, furtheron, hydraulic drive can be connected to the energy source without any diffi culty. The equipment forming the object of the in vention can be most advantageously used in agricul ture for lifting and delivering sewage of increased density, slurries, sludges or manure. Owing to the hydraulic drive the plunger pump can be actuated from any energy source having been constructed with a hydraulic system, while its agitator homogenized the fluid to be pumped. Background art Several plunger constructions are knona which are used for fulfilling the aforementionei task. So-called sewage pumps with a vertically arranged pump shaft are frequently used. According to present technical level, the pump of the Swedish company BLYGD and the type produced by the West- -German company WILO are similar to the technical solution of the hydraulically driven universal plunger pump-according to the invention. These types of pumps used to be driven with an electromotor which is built into the pumping head dipped in the water. The drawback of these solutions lies in that their use is bound to the existence of a current source, a properly built mains is required. Investments costs are high. Plunger pumps of the type VTSZ-200 and ASZ-300 are also known. Their disadvantageous feature lies in that they cannot be operated from a universal energy source, at the same time their scope of operation is restricted by the density of the fluid to be pumped, practically they can be used only for the delivery of high-liquid media, obturation often occurs, resulting in technical difficulties. The aim of our invention is to eliminate said deficiencies and to develop an improved plunger pump, which is operating with a far better efficiency, than the known solutions. A further task of the invention lies in to develop the drive of the plunger pump as well as to achieve improved operation in the fluid to be pumped. Disclosure of the Invention The invention is based on the recognition, in so far as, the task set can be solved, if the drive of the plunger pump is rendered independent of the mains and simultaneously the inhomogenous fluid of changing density to be pumped is homogenized. The aim set has been achieved in accordance with the invention by means of the plunger pump described in the preamble in such a manner that there is an agitator periodically homogenizing the fluid to be pumped, simultaneously the pump and the agitator are provided with hydraulic motors 2. With a preferred embodiment of the invention pumping head is provided with distance pieces attached to a flange 8, with a whirl-chamber 10 fixed to the distance pieces 9 and thereto a bearing block 11 is connected in a releasable manner. In the bearing block - supported on bearings - there is the shaft 12, led rotatably, arranged; to one end of said shaft a co-axially arranged, a pump blade disc 13 is releaseably fixed, while to the other end of said shaft, co-axially therewith, a finned sleeve 14 is fixed realizing the connection with a hydraulic motor. In order to achieve'increased output, at least two pumping heads of the plunger pump are fixed to a common flange 8, and in the confining pumping heads pump blade discs connected to a common whirl chamber 10 and driven with hydraulic motors 2 with opposite sense of rotation are arranged. In the majority of the plunger pumps being in compliance with prior art an electromotor is installed, however, only expensive electromotors with a complicated design are able to overcome adverse operational circumstances. By using a hydraulic driving motor problems of said nature could be eliminated, at the same time the plunger pump can be operated from any type of energy source which has a hydraulic system. With known solutions fluid to be pumped with a changing density and being expressively inhomogeneons, obturation in the pump often occurs. The equipment according to the invention contains a plunger pump and an agitator and by means of the latter one the fluid to be pumped is periodically homogenized. Similarly to the pump the agita- tor is driven by its own hydraulic motor. By the periodical use of the agitator obturation problems connected to the inhomogeneous fluid to be pumped can be well eliminated. Hydraulic motors of the plunger pump and agitator can be operated from the same energy source. In the period of homogenization the agitator is put into operation by means of the reversing switch having been built into the hydraulic circle, in such a manner obturation of the pump can be avoided. As the hydraulically driven universal plunger pump and the agitator are actuated from the energy source of a hydraulic system, formation of stable or mobile machine unit becomes possible. The hydraulic pipes between the driving hydraulic partial unit and the plunger pump provide for connection; overbridging of distances of 30 to 40 m becomes also possible. Automatized embodiment of the drive between the driving hydraulic unit and the plunger pump-agita- tor is properly protecting the rotating parts of the construction. So e.g. if a solid body which cannot be homogenized arrives at the pump head, at a pre-determined overload rotary motion of the pump blade disc arranged in the pump heads can be stopped by means of a relieving valve. The hydraulic partial unit can be driven from any type of energy source. The Brief Description of the Drawings The invention will now be discussed more particularly with reference to the attached drawings. Figure 1 is showing the schematic arrangement of the plunger pump and the-agitator with the hyd raulic part and the energy source; Figure 2 is the front view of the plunger pump accord ing to the invention, partly in section; Figure 3a and 3b the front and top view of the plunger pump according to the invention; Figure 4 a further preferred embodiment of the plun ger pump according to the invention, showing the front view of the pump blade disc, part ly in section; Figure 5 schematic front and side view of the agita tor according to the invention; Figure 6 schematic arrangement and electric connec tions with a preferred embodiment of the plun ger pump and agitator according to the in vention. Best Zones for Carrying out the Invention In figure 1 the spaced arrangement of the plunge pump 1 and the agitator 3 in the fluid 6 to be pumped is tobe seen, both the plunger pump 1 and the agitator 3 are driven by the hydraulic motors 2, tis latter ones are operated from the hydraulic partial ur,it 4, which again is driven from the energy source 5. Within the hydraulic system stream between the hydraulic partial unit 4 and hydraulic motors 2 is established via the hydraulic pipes 7. Figure 2 illustrates the front view of the plunger pump 1 according to the invention, partly in section. Suction head of the plunger pump 1 is provided with the distance pieces 9 fixed onto the flange 8 and with a whirl space 10 fixed onto the distance pieces 9; thereto a bearing block 11 is connected in a releasable manner Ca screwed connection). In the bearing block, supported on radial deep-groove ball bearings and bevel roller bearings, a rotatably led shaft is arranged, wherein to one end of said shaft a co-axially arranged pump blade disc is fixed with a releasable bond Ca keyed Åaoint), while to the other end of said shaft, co-axially therewith, a finned sleeve 14 is fixed establishing connection with the hydraulic motor 2. A patent arc 21 is connected to the whirl chamber 10 ensuring tangential and flexible connection. With a preferred embodiment of the invention at least two suction heads are fixed onto a common flange 8 and in the confining suction heads there are the pump blade discs 13 connected with the whirl chamber 10 and driven by the hydraulic motors 2 with an opposite sense of rotation arranged. In dependence of the consistency of the medium 6 to be pumped the pump blade disc 13 is operated within the range of number of revolutions between rpm 250 and rpm 3000. In figure 4 the front view of the pump blade disc 13 of the plunger pump 1 according to the invention is to be seen, partly in a sectional view. By means of the pump blades bent upstream in relation to the sense of rotation progress of different vegetable dry substances, e.g. rough fodder through the pump can be avoided. In figure 5 a schematic view of the agita- tor according to the invention is given, showing the front and sideview, partly in section. The agitator consists of the bearing block 31, of the shaft having been arranged co-axially with the symmetry axis, of the screw blade 16 having been fixed with a releasable bond Ckey Åa joints to one end of the shaft, of the labyrinth sealing 17 between the screw blade 16 and the bearing block l1, of the finned sleeve 32 connecting the other end of the shaft to the hydraulic motor 2, of the tire 18 arranged centrally around the symmetry axis of the screw blade, as well as of the radially arranged rods 19 interconnecting the rim 18 and the bearing block. In relation to the horizontal, angular position of the locking clamp 20 surrounding the bearing block 11 can be adjusted for homogenizing periodically the fluid to be pumped Chomogenization lasting 10 to 15 minutes, performed in 4 hours intervals is to be considered as advantageous). The hydraulically driven universal plunger pump and the agitator can be used in clear water or in dense liquids with a high dry substance content C8 to 12 xó)s as well as for the delivery of slurries, manure, biogas basic materials, paper-pulp, different concentrates in canneries, intermediate products in the chemical industry etc. tith arrangements with twin-suction heads or with more, than two suction heads lifting height can be increased; by using the usual dimensions for the partial units, an output of 500 to 1000 lite/minute can be achieved. The plunger pump 1 and the agitator 3 can be positioned by means of a chain or any other known lifting means serving for this purpose. sEhen treating slurries being more viscous, than usually, it seems to be advantageous to take the ratio of the inflow cross-section of the suction head and the whirl chamber 10 to 1:1.4. In figure 6 a preferred embodiment of the aforementioned apparatuses, i.e. fixed, portable or automatic version thereof, is to be seen, showing the schematic arrangement and electrical connections. From the recipient 22 for hydraulic oil with the hydraulic partial unit 4, hydraulic oil is supplied through the magnet-filter 23 at a pressure of 100 to 160 bar into the hydraulic cycle via an inserted stream regulating valve 24. Hydraulic oil is passing through the relieving electromagnetic valve 25 and arrives at the hydraulic oil distributor 26. Therefrom hydraulic oil is fed to three hydraulic motors 2, out of which, two are driving the plunger pump and one the agitator. Start of the hydraulic motors is controlled by means of the magnetic valves 28 built -in into the forwarding branch 27. Hydraulic oil from the hydraulic motors 2 is led into the oil collector 29 and therefrom into the sump 30. The system can be started manually or in a fully automatized manner. A further advantage of the solution according to the invention lies in that structural elements of both of the suction head and the agitator 3, as well as coating of the hydraulic motors 2 can be made of a synthetic material, accordingly operation in an acidic or basic medium becomes also possible.

Claims: Claims 1. Plunger pump and agitator, arranged spaced in relation to each other in the fluid tobe pumped, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that it is provided with an agitator periodically homogenizing the fluid. to be pumped, as well as plunger pump and agitator are provided with separate hydraulic motors C2). 2. Plunger pump as claimed in claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that its suction head is formed with distance pieces C9) fixed to a flange C8), to said distance pieces a whirl chamber ClO) is connected, which again is connected to a bearing block C313 in a releasable manner and said bearing block contains a rotatably led shaft (12) supported in bearings, wherein to one end of the shaft co-axially arranged pump blade disc (13) is fixed with a releasable bond, while to the other end of the shaft, co-axially therewith, a finned sleeve 14) is fixed establishing connection with the hydraulic motor. 3. Plunger pump as claimed in claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that at least two suction heads are fixed to a common flange and in the suction heads pump blade discs (13) connected to the common whirl chamber (leo) and driven by the hydraulic motors with an opposite sense of rotation are arranged. 4. Agitator as claimed in claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that it consists of the bearing block (31) of the shaft 12) arranged co-axially with the symmetry axis thereof, of the screw blade (16) fixed to one end of the shaft with a releas able bond, of the labyrinth sealing 17) arranged between the bearing block (31) and the screw blade t16) and of the finned sleeve (32) interconnecting the other end of the shaft and the hydraulic motor C2), of the rim (18) arranged centrally around the symmetry axis of the screw blade (16), as well as of the rods) (19) radially arranged and interconnecting the rims and the bearing block. 5. Agitator with the screw blade as claimed in claim 4, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that in relation to the horizontal the angular position of the locking clamp C20) surrounding the bearing block (31) can be adjusted. 6. Plunger pump and agitator as claimed in any of the claims 1 to 5, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that it has a manual and/or a fully automatized control.

Inventors: BENCZE JANOS, PUNGUR JANOS, BENCZE, JANOS, PUNGUR, JANOS
Applicants: DEBRECENI AGRARTUDOMANYI, DEBRECENI AGRARTUDOMANYI EGYETEMI TANGAZDASAG
Application year: 1984
Main classification: F04D7
IPC codes: B01F7, F04D7