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Fluid Mechanics Laboratory: ' 'University of Nizwa
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory: ' 'University of Nizwa
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory: ' 'University of Nizwa
`University of Nizwa
College of Engineering
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Objective
Measurement of pump head, discharge and power characteristics of a
single centrifugal pump.
Study the operation and performance of two similar centrifugal pumps
connected on parallel.
Equipment Required :
Hydraulic bench, centrifugal pump, stopwatch
Summary
This experiment will investigate the measurement of pump head, discharge and
power characteristics of a single centrifugal pump. Also it will discuss on the
performance of two similar centrifugal pumps connected on parallel.
When two or more pumps are arranged in parallel their resulting performance curve is
obtained by adding their flowrates at the same head as indicated in the figure below.
Figure 1
Centrifugal pumps in parallel are used to overcome larger volume flows than one
pump can handle alone. For two identical pumps in parallel the flowrate will double
(moving from 1 to 2) compared to a single pump if head is kept constant. In practice
the combined head and volume flow moves along the system curve as indicated from
1 to 3.
If one of the pumps in parallel or series stops, the operation point moves along the
system resistance curve from point 3 to point 1 - the head and flow rate are decreased
[1].
Apparatus
Outlet gage
Centrifugal
pump
Inlet gage
Figure 2.
Procedure
Data and Computation for single Pump
Motor Discharge Volume Time to Inlet head Outlet Pump Flow rate Total Pump Efficiency
speed control of water collect h1(m head ho(m power Qt (l/s) Head power µ%
valve V (m3) water) water) input V/t H(m output
Hz water) Wo (watts)
Wi (KW)
H=ho-h1 Wo=H*Qt*ρ µ =Wo/ Wi
50 1 0
2 0.005 57 -1 13.5 0.53 8.771E-5 14.5 1.27 0.239
3 0.005 21 -1.3 11.5 0.54 2.380E-4 12.8 3.04 0.562
4 0.005 8 -2 8.5 0.56 6.25E-4 10.5 6.56 1.7
5 0.005 7 -2.6 8 0.57 7.142E-4 10.6 7.57 1.328
40 1 0.005 0 0 9 0.33 0 9 0 0
2 0.005 35 -1 0.85 0.34 1.4285E-4 1.85 0.26 0.076
3 0.005 24 -1 0.8 0.36 2.0833E-4 1.8 0.374 0.103
4 0.005 16 -1 0.7 0.35 3.125E-4 1.7 0.5312 0.151
5 0 12 -1 0.6 0.36 0 1.6 0 0
30 1 0.005 0 0 5 0.21 0 5 0 0
2 0.005 25 0 4 0.21 2E-4 4 0.8 0.38
3 0.005 20 0 3.5 0.21 2.5E-4 3.5 0.875 0.416
4 0.005 12 -1 2 0.22 4.166E-4 3 1.24 0.563
5 0 10 -1 1 0.22 0 2 0 0
Data and Computation for parallel pump
Motor Discharg Volume Time Inlet Outlet Out let Datum Pump Flow Total Pump Efficiency
speed e control of to head head head head power rate Head H(m power µ%
valve water V collect h1(m ho(m correction correction input Qt water) output
Hz (m3) water) water) hd (m) Hd (m) (m3/s) Wo (watts)
Wi V/t H=Hd+
(KW) (hm-h) Wo=H*Qi*ρ µ =Wo/
Wi
6.00E-04
5.00E-04
4.00E-04
Flow rate (m3/s)
3.00E-04
2.00E-04
1.00E-04
0.00E+00
10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15
Total Head
Figure 1
Pump input power KW VS volume flow rate
(m3/s)
0.37
0.36
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.34
KW input
0.34
0.33
0.33
0.32
0.32
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
flow rate (m3/s)
Figure 2
Figure 3.
For parallel pump:
20
15
0
0.00E+00 2.00E+02 4.00E+02 6.00E+02 8.00E+02 1.00E+03 1.20E+03
Flow rate (m3/s)
Figure 4.
Discussion :