Debris Removing Impeller Back Vane

摘要

A pump having an impeller with front and back sides, for rotating on a shaft with the front side nearest an inlet and the back side nearest a motor housing, to provide a main flow of the liquid from the inlet to the outlet and a rear impeller flow of the liquid in an area between the impeller's back side and the motor housing. The back side having a logarithmic spiral-shaped vane to constantly sweep, and expel debris from, the area. The logarithmic spiral-shaped vane defined by an equation:;r=eΘ/tan(β),;where r and theta (Θ) are the radius and azimuthal angle defined using a polar coordinate system having an origin at a center point of the impeller; and beta (β) is an angle perpendicular to which a force acting on the debris will be oriented relative to a line tangent to a circle centered at the center of the impeller and extending out to the point of contact between the vane and the debris.

主权项

1. Apparatus, including a pump, comprising:
an impeller configured as a rotating disk having a front side and a back side, the impeller being arranged to rotate on a shaft with the front side nearest an inlet and the back side nearest a motor housing, so as to provide a main flow of liquid being pumped and a rear impeller flow of the liquid being pumped in an area between the back side of the impeller and the motor housing, the back side comprising a spiral-shaped vane configured to constantly sweep, and expel any debris from, the area between the back side of the impeller and the motor housing, the spiral-shaped vane being formed as a curve that emanates from a central point or axis of the impeller and gets progressively farther away as the curve revolves at least one complete revolution around the central point or axis.