Activity 2 - Pumps - Me 423 - No Ans

ME 423 6.
A motor is used to d rive a pump having an efficiency of 85%

INDUSTRIAL PLANT ENGINEERING and 70 % respectively. What is the combined efficiency of
pump and motor?
Name: ______________________________ A. 59.50%
Date Submitted: ___________ B. 61.50%
C. 62.50%
ACTIVITY 2: PUMPS D. 65.50%
INSTRUCTION: Solve each problem and show the necessary 7. In a boiler feed pump, the enthalpy at the entrance is 765
solution. KJ/kg. If pump has a head of 900 m, what is the exit enthalpy
of the pump.
1. A double suction centrifugal pumps delivers 70 ft3/sec of A. 897 kJ/kg
water at a head of 12 m and running at 1,250 rpm. What is B. 465 kJ/kg
the specific speed of the pump? C. 774 kJ/kg
A. 5,014 rpm D. 864 kJ/kg
B. 5,453 rpm
C. 2,345 rpm 8. A submersible pump delivers 350 gpm of water to a height
D. 9,968 rpm of 5 ft from the ground. The pump was installed 120 ft below
the ground level and a drawdown of 8 ft during the operation.
2. The pump centerline of a centrifugal pump is located 2.5 m If water level is 25 ft above the pump, determine the pump
above from the high tide level. The sea water varies two power.
meters from high tide to low tide level. If friction loss at the A. 7.13 kW
suction is 0.8 m, determine the total suction head. B. 4.86 kW
A. 5.30 m C. 7.24 kW
B. 2.30 m D. 864 kW
C. 6.30 m
D. 8.23 m 9. Determine the number of stages needed for a centrifugal
pump if it is used to deliver 400 gal/min of water and pump
3. A centrifugal pump requires 40 ft head to deliver water from power of 15 Hp. Each impeller develops a head of 38 ft.
low level to higher level. If pump speed is 1,600 rpm, A. 6
determine the impeller diameter of the centrifugal pump. B. 4
A. 185 mm C. 8
B. 160 mm D. 7
C. 154 mm
D. 176 mm 10. A boiler feed pump receives 50 li/sec of water with specific
volume of 0.00112 m3/kg at ahead of 750 m. What is the
4. The suction pressure of a pump reads 2 in. of mercury power output of driving motor if pump efficiency is 65%?
vacuum and discharge pressure reads 130 psi is used to A. 505.32 kW
deliver 100 gpm of water with specific volume of 0.0163 ft3/lb. B. 643.54 kW
Determine the pump work. C. 785.56 kW
A. 4.6 kW D. 356.45 kW
B. 5.7 kW
C. 7.4 kW 11. What power can a boiler feed pump can deliver a mass of 35
D. 9.4 kW kg/s water at a head of 500 m?
A. 356.56 kW
5. A pump is to deliver 150 gpm of water at ahead of 120 m. If B. 354.54 kW
pump efficiency is 70%, what is the horsepower rating of C. 456.64 kW
motor required to drive the pump? D. 171.67 kW
A. 40.44 Hp
B. 25.66 Hp 12. A pump running at 100 rpm delivers water against a head of
C. 38.44 Hp 30 m. IF pump speed will increase to 120 rpm, what is the
D. 21.33 Hp increase in head?
A. 43.2 m
B. 13.2 m
C. 34.6 m C. 14.17 kW
D. 56.3 m D. 45.35 kW
13. A pump is used to deliver 50 li/sec of sea water at a speed of 19. The elevation of suction reservoir is 5 m above the pump
120 rpm. If speed will increase to 135 rpm, determine the centerline and delivers to 85 m elevation tank which
increase in pump capacity. maintains 150 kPa. If 1.5 m3/sec of water is used to deliver a
A. 56.25 li/sec total head of 3 m, determine the power needed by the pump.
B. 34.56 li/sec A. 1,446 kW
C. 87.54li/sec B. 2,546 kW
D. 6.260 li/sec C. 4,675 kW
D. 3,456 kW
14. A 15 kW motor running at 350 rpm is used to drive a pump.
If speed will be changed to 370 rpm, what is the increase in 20. Water from a reservoir is pumped over a hill through a pipe
power? 900 mm in diameter and a pressure of one kg/cm2 is
A. 2.72 kW maintained at the pipe discharge where the pipe is 85 m from
B. 17.72 kW the pump centerline. The pump has a positive suction head
C. 56.45 kW of 5 m. Pumping rate of the pump at 1,000 rpm is 1.5 m3/sec.
D. 5.67 kW Friction losses is equivalent to 3 m of head loss. What amount
of energy must be furnished by the pump in kW?
15. A certain pump is used to deliver 150 gpm of water having a A. 1,372 kW
density of 61.2 lb/ft3. The suction and discharge gage reads B. 1,523 kW
4 in Hg vacuum and 25 psi, respectively. The discharge gage C. 1,234 kW
is 2 ft above the suction gage. What is the brake power of the D. 1,723 kW
motor if pump efficiency is 75%?
A. 3.24 Hp
B. 2.67 Hp
C. 5.45 Hp
D. 6.89 Hp
16. The discharge pipe of a pump is 400 mm in diameter delivers

0.5 m3/sec of water to a building which maintains a pressure
of 100 kPa at a height of 30 m above the reservoir. If
equivalent head is 2 m, what power must be furnished by the
pump?
A. 211 kW
B. 480 kW
C. 340 kW
D. 240 kW
17. A centrifugal pump is designed for 1,800 rpm and head of 61

m. Determine the speed of impeller if diameter is reducing
from 305 mm to 254 mm.
A. 1,000 rpm
B. 1,250 rpm
C. 1,500 rpm
D. 1,600 rpm
18. Water from a reservoir A 10 m elevation is drawn by a motor

driven pump to an upper reservoir B at 72 m elevation.
Suction and discharge head loss are 0.15 m, respectively. For
discharge rate of 15 li/sec, find the power input to the motor
if overall efficiency is 65%.
A. 12.65 kW
B. 23.54 kW

Activity 2 - Pumps - Me 423 - No Ans

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Activity 2 - Pumps - Me 423 - No Ans

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Activity 2 - Pumps - Me 423 - No Ans

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

ME 423 6.

A motor is used to d rive a pump having an efficiency of 85%

16. The discharge pipe of a pump is 400 mm in diameter delivers

17. A centrifugal pump is designed for 1,800 rpm and head of 61

18. Water from a reservoir A 10 m elevation is drawn by a motor

You might also like