Module 2: Activity No.

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Experiment No. 2:

Name:PASCUA, PAUL DANIELLE S.

Student No.20121162832
Problem No. 3:

A double acting, single phase, centrifugal pump delivers 900 cu.7m per hour of sea
water (SG=1.03) from a source where the water level varies 2 m from high tide to low
tide level. The pump centerline is located 2.6 m above the surface of water at high tide.
The pump discharges into a surface condenser, 3 m above the pump centerline. Head
loss due to friction is the suction pipe is 0.8 m and that in the discharge side is 3 m.
Pump is directly coupled to a 1750 rpm, 460 volts, 3 phase and 60 hertz motor.
Calculate the total head. Ans. 37.4 ft

Given:
3 3
m m
Q=900 =0.25 ; SG=1.03 ; Z a=2.6+2=4.6 m ;Z b=3 m ; H Ls =3 m; H Ld =3 m; N =1750 rpm
hr s

Required:

Net Positive Suction Head =?

Solution:

For Net Positive Suction Head, the elevation difference is positive if the pump is located

above the tank, therefore:

H T =( Z a+ Z b ) + H LS + H LD

H T =(4.6 m+ 3 m)+0.8 m+ 3 m

H T =11.4 m ( 3.281
1m )
ft

H T =37.40 ft
Problem No. 4:
Refer to Problem No. 3, determine the specific speed. Ans: 5151 rpm

Solution:
For double suction, the capacity should be divided into two, therefore:

√
3
m
.25

Ns=
51.655 N
0.75
(HT )
√ Q
2
=
51.655(1750 rpm)

( 11.4 m )
0.75
2
s

N s =5151.42rpm