Activity – Fluid Machinery

1. A swimming pool of 11 m x 26 m x 2 m dimension is to be filled with water by a

pump operating with a total dynamic of 55 m. If the overall motor efficiency is 60%
and the energy cost is P0.40/kW-hr, calculate the total cost of energy to fill up the
swimming pool.
2. The specific speed of a pump is 45 and 610 rpm when delivering a 0.015 m3/s of
water, Determine the head developed by the pump.
3. A pump with an impeller diameter of 155 mm develops a power of 60 kW at a
speed of 350 rpm with a fluid specific gravity of 1.03. If the speed increases to 660
rpm, and impeller is decreased to 120 mm and specific gravity changed to 0.8, what
is the new power.
4. A 360 mm x 400 mm reciprocating pump is running at 380 rpm. If the percent slip
is taken to be 12%, determine the volumetric efficiency of the pump.
5. If the developed power of a pump is 30 kW, determine the percent decrease in
power of a pump if the speed is decreased by 45%.
6. The head of a pump is 25 m at 400 rpm, what is the increase in head developed if
the speed is increased to 1100 rpm.
7. The suction diameter of a pump is 65 mm and reads 2.3 psi vacuum, and the
discharge diameter is 53 mm and reads 260 kPag. The suction water level is 6 m
above the water pump centerline and discharge water level is 28 m above the
pump centerline. The total head loss is 2.3 m. If the discharge required is 0.02 m3/s,
calculate the horsepower needed to pump water when the pump efficiency is 78%.
8. A pump has a suction condition of 55 mm Hg vacuum pressure at 110 mm diameter
pipe and discharge condition of 260 kPa at 95 mm diameter. The discharge tank is
55 m elevation and the suction is 8 m below the pump center line. If the discharge
is 0.25 m3/s, find the pump efficiency for 270 kW brake power.
9. The suction of a pump has a diameter of 55 mm and reads 2.5 psi vacuum, while
the discharge has a diameter of 45 mm and pressure reading of 210 kPag. The
suction water level and discharge level are 4.5 m and 35 m, respectively above the
water pump centerline. If the total head loss is 3.5 m and the discharge is 0.025
m3/s, determine the horsepower needed to pump the water for 80% pump
efficiency.
10. A pump delivers water at a rate of 5 m*/min from 120 kPa to 320 kPa. The inlet
and outlet diameter of pipe are 18 cm and 12 cm, respectively. The inlet and outlet
temperatures are both 260C with a mass density of 998 kg/m3. If both of the pipes
of the pump are on the same level, compute for the pump work, in kW.