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    61582537 Centrifugal Pump Test Rig

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    TECHNICAL MANUAL

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    CENTRIFUGAL PUMP TEST RIG

    Centrifugal pump is a roto dynamic machine which develops dynamic

    pressure of liquid by virtue of rotation for pumping of liquid to a higher height. In

    centrifugal pump, liquid in the impeller of a pump is made to rotate by external

    force, so that it is thrown away from the center of rotation. As constant supply of

    liquid is made available at the center, liquid can be pumped to higher level.

    The ‘DYNAMIC ‘ unit consist of a centrifugal pump driven by a A.C. motor.

    Input to motor is measured on energymeter. A measuring tank is provided to

    measure the discharge. Suction vacuum and discharge pressure is measured by

    gauges. A gate valve on discharge pipe varies the head. Thus, performance of

    pump can be estimated at various speed and heads.

    SPECIFICATIONS : -

    1) Centrifugal pump - 25 x 25 mm. size, base mounted, max. head 10 mtr.,


    max. discharge 100 lpm. at 2700 rpm.
    2) Motor :- A.C. 0.75 kw. 3ph. Induction motor.
    3) Measuring tank 400 x 400 x 450mm. height, fitted with gauge tube and drain
    valve.
    4) Sump tank - 600 x 900 x 600 mm. height.
    5) Gate valve to control the head.
    6) Pressure gauge to measure discharge pressure.
    7) Vacuum gauge to measure suction vacuum.
    8) Energymeter to measure input the motor.
    EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE :

    1) Fill up sufficient water in the sump tank.


    2) Open the priming cock ( fitted on the delivery pipe ) and fill up water upto the
    funnel. Close the cock properly.
    3) Shut off the discharge valve.
    4) Start the pump. As discharge valve is closed, no discharge will be observed,
    but discharge pressure will be indicated. This is called ‘ Shut off head’ of the
    pump.
    5) Slowly open the discharge valve, so that small discharge is observed.
    6) Note down discharge head, suction vacuum, time required for 10 ltr. water
    collection in measuring tank and 10 revolutions of energymeter disc.
    7) Note down the observations at different valve openings.
    OBSERVATIONS:
    Sr. Pump Discharge Suction Time for10 lit. Time for 10 rev.
    No. speed Pr. Vacuum water collection, of Energymeter
    rpm (Kg/cm2) mm of Hg Sec. Sec

    ( Note : Pump speed is to be noted from laboratory tachometer which is not supplied
    along with the equipment )

    CALCULATIONS:

    1) Discharge Pressure, Pd = Kg/cm2


    For water, 10 m height corresponds to 1 kg/cm 2
     Discharge head hd = Pd x 10 m of water.
    2) Suction Head -

    Suction vacuum, Ps = mm of Hg.

    P S 13.6
     suction head, hS = ______
    x _____

    1000 1

    Where,
    Sp. gravity of hg = 13.6
    Sp. gravity of water = 1
    3) Total Head,
    ht = h d + hS + hf
    Where, hf = 2 mtr. is the assumed head loss due to friction.
    4) Discharge -
    Let time for 10 lits.water collection be t w sec.
    then, 0.01
    ________________
    Discharge, Q = m3 / sec.
    tw
    5) Output power ( or water power )
    W. Q. ht
    ____________
    WP = kw
    1000
    Where ,
    W = Specific weight of water = 9810 N / m 3
    Q = discharge m3 / sec.
    ht = total head, mtrs.

    6) Electrical Input -

    Let time required for 10 rev. of energymeter disc be t e - Sec.

    5 3600
    ____ _________
    Electrical input power, I P = x kw.
    te 500

    Taking motor efficiency as 75% we have input shaft power

     S P = I P x 0.75

    7) Over all efficiency of the pump -

    WP
     o = _______
    X 100 %
    SP

    8) Graphs -
    i) Operating characteristics - Plot the graph of discharge vs. total head, overall

    efficiency, input power and water power, at rated speed.

    PRECAUTIONS:

    1 ) Priming is must before starting the pump. Pump should never be run empty.

    2) Use clean water in the sump tank.

    3) Use all the controls and switches carefully.

    4) Do not disturb the pressure gauge connections.

    5) Drain all the water after the complition of experiments.

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