Model Study of New Madrid Pumping Station

by James R. Leech, US Army Corps of Engineers, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Hydraulic Engineering

Abstract:

The proposed pumping station on the New Madrid Floodway consisted of a draft tube type sump design (referred to as a formed suction inlet) to eliminate swirl and provide a more uniform flow distribution to the pump impeller. The formed suction inlet (FSI) has an advantage over conventional rectangular sumps by having a constantly decreasing cross-sectional area, which causes the flow to accelerate, eliminating vortices caused by geometry.

Subject Headings: Pumping stations | Hydraulic models | Suction | Pumping tests | Inlets (waterway) | Spillways | Flow distribution | Madrid | Spain | Europe

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