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    A Report On Pumps

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    This document provides an overview of pumps, including: 1) Pumps convert mechanical energy to fluid energy by using a rotating blade system to impart force on the fluid and move it. 2) Pumps can be classified in several ways, most commonly by their operating principle - either rotodynamic pumps which use rotating blades, or positive displacement pumps like reciprocating or screw pumps. 3) Other classifications include head and discharge amount, specific speed based on flow rate and head, and direction of fluid flow in the impeller.

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    This document provides an overview of pumps, including: 1) Pumps convert mechanical energy to fluid energy by using a rotating blade system to impart force on the fluid and move it. 2) Pumps can be classified in several ways, most commonly by their operating principle - either rotodynamic pumps which use rotating blades, or positive displacement pumps like reciprocating or screw pumps. 3) Other classifications include head and discharge amount, specific speed based on flow rate and head, and direction of fluid flow in the impeller.

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    This document provides an overview of pumps, including: 1) Pumps convert mechanical energy to fluid energy by using a rotating blade system to impart force on the fluid and move it. 2) Pumps can be classified in several ways, most commonly by their operating principle - either rotodynamic pumps which use rotating blades, or positive displacement pumps like reciprocating or screw pumps. 3) Other classifications include head and discharge amount, specific speed based on flow rate and head, and direction of fluid flow in the impeller.

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    A Report On Pumps

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    This document provides an overview of pumps, including: 1) Pumps convert mechanical energy to fluid energy by using a rotating blade system to impart force on the fluid and move it. 2) Pumps can be classified in several ways, most commonly by their operating principle - either rotodynamic pumps which use rotating blades, or positive displacement pumps like reciprocating or screw pumps. 3) Other classifications include head and discharge amount, specific speed based on flow rate and head, and direction of fluid flow in the impeller.

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    A Report on pumps- CH 2052

    What is a pump?
    A pump is a machine which converts mechanical energy to fluid energy (potential or kinetic), fluid being
    incompressible. This can be also considered as an action completely opposite that of a turbine.
    In pumps the movement of a blade system or other mechanism moves the fluid which is always in
    contact with blade converting mechanical energy of the mechanism to kinetic energy. For a perfect
    conversion blade need to be in contact with the fluid at al places, simply the blade system should be
    completely immersed in fluid.
    Classification of pumps
    Based on the mechanism and other distinguish characteristics pumps can be classified in many ways
    Based on Operating principle
    According to head and discharge
    According to Head and Discharge
    According to specific speed
    According to direction of flow in impeller
    Operating Principle
    Out of the methods mentioned above this is the most common classification in order for educational
    purposes. So lets classify pumps in this manner more deeply.
    This diagram gives a brief idea on the
    classification.
    In rotodynamic pumps the energy is transferred
    by rotary motion and by dynamic action. The
    rotating blade system imparts a force on the
    fluid, which is in contact with the blade system at
    all points, thereby making the fluid to move.
    In all positive displacement pumps, pumps are
    reciprocating, screw, ram, plunger, gear, lobe,
    perialistic, diaphram, radial piston, axial piston
    etc.


    According to Head and discharge
    This is done according to the head and the quantity of flow to be pumped. Customer can pick the pump
    based on his need.
    Specific Speed
    accurate method of pump selection is based on the non-dimensional parameter called specific speed
    which takes into account speed of the pump along with head and discharge.
    Specific speed, ns =3.65((Q)
    1/n
    /H
    3/4
    )
    Where,
    nsspecific speed,nspeed in rpm, Qdischarge in m3/sec, Hhead in m.
    Direction of flow in Impeller
    This classification is about direction of flow in the fluid in impeller of the pump such as radial or
    centrifugal flow, mixed or diagonal flow and axial flow.
    Given below are some images of different pump types.
    Reciprocating
    Centrifugal
    Rotary pump


    Centrifugal pumps

    Centrifugal pumps can be further classified as
    End suction pumps
    In- line pumps
    Double suction pumps
    Vertical multistage pumps
    Horizontal multistage pumps
    Submersible pumps
    Self-priming pumps
    Axial-flow pumps
    Regenerative pumps
    Applications

    Agricultural pumps Lifting water from low level to high level
    Process pumps Chemical industries
    Jet pump Used along with centrifugal pumps
    Hydraulic ram Pumping water to villages by river









    Akalanka P.D.R
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