A H M 531 Axial flow pump By: Mumen Al-Otoom

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Objective
To study the performance of an axial flow pump.

Apparatus
An axial flow pump has a high specific speed and is usually compact
in construction; it has three sets of blades.
1. A set of inlet guide blades ( omitted in the present apparatus but
approaching flow is axial).
2. The rotating propeller or rotor blades containing a limited number of
blades.
3. A set of outlet guide blades.

The flow rate is measured by a flow meter. Pressure at various points

may be measured by pressure gauges.
A digital tachometer reads the rotation in r.p.m.
Theory
The purpose of the inlet blades is to guide the incoming flow axially
so that it enters without velocity of whirl and hence recover the head
equivalence of this velocity thus increasing the head down-stream of the
pump. In the apparatus the total head H is measured by:
P= r.g.H = P7-P1……………..(in bar)
The power input from the dynamometer is given by:
Shaft power=input power=torque*angular velocity
=2π N T/ 60
Where N: revolutions per minute
T:0.178*F…………..(Newton)
The total power output of the pump is equal to the product of the pump total
pressure and the volumetric flow rate.
P=r.g.Q.H=DP.Q

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The net efficiency=Total output/Total input

Procedure
1. The controls are set as follows:
a. Control cabinet-“Motor Generator” switched to “Motor”
b. Control valves-all open.
c. Control cabinet switch on.
2. Control knob is turned to required speed (2000 rpm ).
3. Outlet blade is set at angle 0°.
4. Totter blade is set at angle 30°
5. The lowest left-hand valve is adjusted for changing the discharge
pressure.
6. Pressures flow rate, and torque are recorded for various discharge
pressures for the given speed.
7. The control knob is turned to 2500 rpm.
8. Steps to 6 are repeated.
9. The control knob is turned to 3000 rpm.
10. Steps to 5 are repeated.

Calculation :

N = 2000 RPM
P1 P7 Q F H Pin Pout ξ %
0 0.15 13 14 1.52905199 522.133333 195 37.34678
0.01 0.18 10 14 1.73292559 522.133333 170 32.55873
0.03 0.21 8 14.5 1.83486239 540.780952 144 26.62816
0.06 0.25 6 14.5 1.93679918 540.780952 114 21.08062
0.09 0.28 4 15.5 1.93679918 578.07619 76 13.14706
0.017 0.32 0 17.5 3.08868502 652.666667 0 0

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N = 2500 RPM
P1 P7 Q F H Pin Pout ξ %
-0.02 0.18 16 20 2.03873598 932.380952 320 34.32074
-0.01 0.2 15 19.5 2.14067278 909.071429 315 34.65074
-0.01 0.28 10 20 2.95616718 932.380952 290 31.10317
0.05 0.3 8 20.5 2.54841998 955.690476 200 20.92728
0.1 0.35 6 22 2.54841998 1025.61905 150 14.62531
0.12 0.37 4 22.5 2.54841998 1048.92857 100 9.533538
0.2 0.43 0 25.5 2.03873598 932.380952 320 34.32074

N = 3000 RPm
P1 P7 Q F H Pin Pout ξ %
-0.1 0.2 20 28.5 3.05810398 1594.37143 600 37.6323854
-0.01 0.28 15 27 2.95616718 1510.45714 435 28.7992282
0.01 0.39 10 28.5 3.87359837 1594.37143 380 23.8338441
0.09 0.41 8 29.5 3.26197757 1650.31429 256 15.5121968
0.11 0.45 6 30 3.46585117 1678.28571 204 12.1552605
0.18 0.5 4 32 3.26197757 1790.17143 128 7.15015322
0.25 0.55 0 34.5 3.05810398 1930.02857 0 0

Conclusions
Pumps are one of the most important hydraulic applications in real
life. It is used to move liquids from low elevations to ones by giving the
liquid head enough. So it is important to know the characteristics of these
pumps compared to the one in lab.

Here we find head added, power input and output. Later we assume
this pump as a model of an original one with large dimensions by finding the
ratio between them, we could find our questions in field.

The errors are mainly personal errors in reading the number of

revolutions, the force (F), or the pressure readers.
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The Graphic :

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4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5

H
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
25 20 15 10 5 0
Q

700

600

500

400

Pout
300

200

100

0
25 20 15 10 5 0
Q

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40

35
30

25

Efficiancy
20
15

10
5

0
25 20 15 10 5 0
Q

40

35
30

25

Efficiancy
20
15

10
5

0
0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.001 0
Q/N

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0.00000003

0.000000025

0.00000002

Pout / N3
0.000000015

0.00000001

0.000000005

0
0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.001 0
Q/N

0.0000009
0.0000008
0.0000007
0.0000006
0.0000005

H/N2
0.0000004
0.0000003
0.0000002
0.0000001
0
0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.001 0
Q/N

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