Nature-Inspired Modified Bat Algorithm for the High-Efficiency Optimization of a Multistage Centrifugal Pump for a Reverse Osmosis Desalination System

Autor: Xiaobo Gong, Ji Pei, Wenjie Wang, Majeed Koranteng Osman, Wei Jiang, Jiantao Zhao, Qifan Deng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 771 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2077-1312
DOI: 10.3390/jmse9070771
Popis: The high-pressure multistage centrifugal pump is the main piece of energy-consuming equipment in the reverse osmosis desalination process, and it consumes about 35% of the entire system’s operating cost. The optimization process of multi-stage pumps undoubtedly requires the performance comparison of multiple schemes in order to verify the effectiveness of the optimized design and the optimization method. Therefore, based on ANSYS Workbench and an improved bat algorithm, an intelligent optimization scheme was designed and carried out on a three-stage reverse osmosis desalination high-pressure pump for efficiency improvement by optimizing the matching relationship between the impeller and the guide vane. An external characteristic test was carried out in an open test rig system in order to verify the numerical model. After modifying the positive guide vane structure, the efficiency was improved for both the rated design and the non-design flow conditions without obvious separation and backflow. With the improved bat algorithm, there was a 3.98% increase in the design point efficiency after the final optimization. Under the design conditions, all of the large vortices disappeared after the optimization. The study provides a reference for the optimization design of the impeller–guide vane matching effect in a multistage pump using an improved bat algorithm.
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