Virtual Instruments and Experiments in Engineering

education Lab Setup with Hydraulic Pump

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Milos S. Nedeljkovic, 2Djordje S. Cantrak, 3Novica Z. 5
Milan S. Matijevic
Jankovic, 4Dejan B. Ilic 5
Department for Applied Mechanics and Automatic Control
1, 2, 3, 4
Hydraulic Machinery and Energy Systems Department University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Kragujevac, Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia [email protected]
[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]

Abstract — Fluid machinery courses demand, besides transmitters are built-in and implemented in LabVIEW
theoretical approach, also good practice and laboratory exercises. application made for this purpose [3, 4]. Students perform
After course completion, students should be aware of all aspects of experiments in the laboratory and then generate diagrams and
good practice and possible problems. Focus of this paper is on electronic report.
hydraulic pumps and designed demonstrational-educational test
rig. It is possible to demonstrate and educate students in In addition to these real experiments, two virtual ones may
following: Bernoulli equation, Euler equation for turbomachinery, be also performed – demonstrations of two pumps operating in
hydraulic losses, Venturi flow meter - geometry and a serial and parallel mode. Pump characteristic curves can also
measurements, cavitation and swirling flow phenomena, as well as
be changed by variation of pump speed. This type of regulation
in practical issues such as pump testing after international
standard ISO 9906, pump control and energy efficiency issues, may be compared to the valve throttling regulation. Students
determination of hydraulic system characteristics, volumetric can measure pump duty points and observe flow rates in each
calibration of the Venturi flow meter, and etc. Students are pipe.
educated how to choose and connect pressure transmitters, as well
as how to calibrate them, how to apply and upgrade developed II. DEMONSTRATIONAL-EDUCATIONAL SETUP
LabVIEW application. In addition, many components of the
installation are transparent, such as pipes at the pipe inlet and A. Test Rig
pressure side, Venturi flow meter, main and calibration tank, as The demonstrational-educational setup for determination of
well as pump spiral casing. Flow visualization and application of pump characteristic curves applies standardized procedure of
modern measurement technique, such as particle image measurement defined by ISO 9906 [5]. The variety of pump
velocimetry are possible in this way. Following experiments of this control possibilities is presented in Fig. 1.
test rig, students are motivated to generate technical electronic
report. In addition are presented virtual experiments, designed in
LabVIEW for testing pumps in parallel and series modes.
Keywords — hydraulic pump; LabVIEW; measurements.

I. INTRODUCTION
Hydraulic pumps are among the most frequently used
machines and as such deserve special attention. They are
studied in fluid mechanics courses, as well as in more specific
engineering subjects. At the University of Belgrade Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering Hydraulic Machinery and Energy
Systems Department (UB FME HMESD) a small
demonstrational and educational setup has been designed and
manufactured with the aim to demonstrate application of many
theoretical issues, such as Bernoulli equation and Euler
equation for turbomachinery, as well as to educate on fluid
flow phenomena of cavitation and swirling flow [1]. On the
other hand, engineering issues, such as pump testing,
characteristics of the hydraulic system, pump energy
efficiency, calibration of the Venturi meter, etc. are
demonstrated [2]. Many components of the installation are
Fig. 1. Original educational installation [6].
transparent and a flow is always visualized. Calibrated pressure

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 Components shown in the previous figure are: 1 – pump x Pump cavitation test.
with the transparent casing, 2 - elbow, 3 - transparent pipe, 4 - x Pump transports water on the specific geodesic height
transparent Venturi flow meter, 5 and 6 - valve for emptying Hgeo = const (Fig. 3). In this case valve V.30 is closed.
the upper tank, 7 - scale on the calibration reservoir, V.10 - x Pump circulates water in the main, lower reservoir
suction valve, 11 - suction pipe, 12 - lower reservoir (volume is Hgeo = 0 (Fig. 4).
250 l), 13 - T-joint, V.20 - valve, 21 - pipe for filling the upper x Pump regulation with by-pass. In this case pipes on the
reservoir, 22 - nozzle, 23 - upper reservoir (volume is 55 l), pump pressure side are in parallel and regulation is
V.30 - valve, 31 – pipe to lower reservoir. performed by valve V.30.
Grundfos pump model UPE 50-120 F, in-line type, is the x Energy efficiency issues: Comparison of pump
heart of the hydraulic system (Fig. 2). Its original casing is regulation with throttling valve, pump speed and by-
replaced with a new transparent classical one, with axial inlet pass.
and radial outlet. Flow direction is drawn in Fig. 2. Main parts
of the pump unit presented in Fig. 2 are: 44 - electric motor, 50
- pump impeller, 51 - transparent spiral casing, 60 - connection
for pressure measurements at the pump inlet, 61 - connection
for pressure measurement at the pump outlet, 62 - differential
pressure transmitter, 63 - connection for motor regulation. Two
control modes could be applied (proportional or constant
pressure), but in these applications pump rotational speed could
be controlled manually on the pump or by infrared remote
controller, type R-100.

Fig. 3. Pumping water on the geodesic height Hgeo = const.

Numbers of the test rig elements in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4
correspond to those in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. In Fig. 4. a pressure
transmitter on the pump suction side is added for vacuum
determination.

Fig. 2. Hydraulic pump unit [6].

Connected differential pressure transmitters at positions 8
and 9 in Fig. 3, are TPd-101, manufactured by Institute of
Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Department of
Microelectronic Technologies, University of Belgrade,
Belgrade, Serbia. They have measurement range 0-3 bar,
power supply 14-26 VDC, output 4-20 mA. They are calibrated
on the oil deadweight tester and calibration curve is imported
in the LabVIEW application. Vacuum meter, which could be
in-built in position 10 (Fig. 4), is also made by the same
manufacturer. Fig. 4. Water circulation (Hgeo = 0).
All pressure transmitters are presented in figures with U-
B. Test Rig Functionality
tubes for better physical interpretation and understanding of the
On the test rig following laboratory exercises could be pressure values and differences.
demonstrated:
Students first learn how to start and stop the centrifugal
x Venturi flow meter calibration following volumetric pump by following the next procedures:
method (Fig. 3, valve V.30 in Fig. 1 is closed).
x Pump testing procedure for determination of the Q-H x Check if the pump is filled with water.
curves, as well as pump unit power and efficiency x If not, open the cap on the T-joint 2 (Fig. 1).
determination after standard ISO 9906 [5]. x Close valves V.10, V.20 and V.30.

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 x Fill up with approximately 3.5 l of water. p II - p I c II2 - c I2
x Close the cap on the T-joint 2 (Fig. 1). H= + + ( z II - z I ) , (3)
x Start the pump. ȡg 2g
x Open the valve on the pump suction side V.10. where p is an average pressure, c is an average velocity, z is a
x Slowly open the valve(s) V.20 and/or V.30. geodesic height of the cross-section center, ȡ is a fluid density,
Closing procedure is: g is an acceleration due to gravity, indexes I and II denote
x Close the valve(s) V.20 and/or V.30. Remark: All pump inlet and outlet measuring cross-sections, respectively.
valves on the pump pressure side should be closed. Measuring cross-sections are defined after ISO 9906 [5].
x Close the valve V.10. Pressure difference is measured by use of the differential
x Turn off the pump. pressure transmitter 9 (Fig. 4). Average velocity (c) is
calculated in the following manner:
Pump pumps water from the lower reservoir (12) through
suction pipe (11) with valve V.10, pipe (3) and Venturi flow ci = Q / A i , (4)
meter (4) to the T-joint (2) to both reservoirs, if valves V.20
and V.30 are open (Fig. 1 and Fig. 3). where Ai is a surface of the inner cross-section ( Ai = Di2 ʌ / 4 ,
where Di is an inner diameter in the measuring cross-section,
C. Venturi Flow Meter Calibration DI = 56.2 mm and DII = 30 mm) and i = I, II. Difference in
Venturi flow meter (4 in Fig. 1), in-built in the test rig, geodesic heights is constant and is ǻz = zII - zI.
doesn't have a standard geometry, so it needs to be calibrated.
This is performed on the test rig with closed valve V.30 and Flow rate is measured by Venturi flow meter, i. e. by
one adjusted pump rotational speed (Fig. 3). Calibration is differential pressure transmitter 8 (Fig. 4).
conducted by comparing flow rate, which is precisely Electric motor consumption (P) is measured with electric
measured in reservoir 23 (Fig. 3), with flow rate which is power meter. After all these measurements pump unit
proportional to the signal from the pressure transmitter 8 (Fig. efficiency (Ș) could be determined as follows:
3.).
Ș = ȡ Q H g / P. (5)
Flow rate is measured in upper reservoir by definition as
follows: Now, valve V.30 is open slowly, in steps, to the fully open
Q = ǻV/ǻt, (1) position. Pump characteristic curve could be determined now
for the specified rotational speed. This could be repeated for
where ǻV is filled volume in measured time interval ǻt. Upper other rotational speeds. In Fig. 5 are presented experimentally
reservoir (23) was previously calibrated by graduated cylinder, obtained data at the UB FME HMESD for the maximum and
what resulted in the following function: minimum pump rotational speed.
ǻV = 0.12005 ǜ ǻH, (2)
where ǻH is a reading on the reservoir level meter between
two successive measurements. Flow rate obtained in this way
is compared with reading on the pressure transmitter
connected to the Venturi flow meter and its calibration
coefficient is determined. This is repeated for the same flow
rate, and afterwards for additional flow rates adjusted with
pump frequency regulator. Final calibration coefficient is
obtained on the basis of all averaged.
Demonstration of the Venturi flow meter calibration is done
with opened valves V.10 and V.20 and closed V.30. Volume of
the upper, calibration tank (23, Fig. 1), is known and it is
correlated with the water level meter in the upper tank (2). Fig. 5. Experimentally obtained pump characteristic curves
Students read water level in the upper tank and measure time. Q-H for maximum and minimum rotational speed.
Volume flow rate is determined by dividing measured volume It is obvious that the whole pump characteristic curve can't
with measured time (1). This is then done for various flow be tested, but only the part for smaller flows (Fig. 6).
regimes. Pressure drop is measured using the differential
transmitter on the Venturi flow meter (4). Based on this value, This is intended to be improved on the upgraded test rig,
the Venturi flow meter coefficient is then calculated and the what is presented here with the pump modeled curve (Fig. 6).
device is ready for measurements. So, it could be concluded that a pump characteristic curve is
obtained by closing the valve V.30 from fully closed to
D. Pump Characteristic Curve Experimental Determination completely open position and following the instructions
Valve V.20 is closed (Fig. 4). First, pump rotational speed defined by ISO 9906. Students can afterwards
is adjusted and valve V.30 is also closed, so the flow rate is decrease/increase pump rotational speed and observe another
zero. Pump head (H) is defined as follows: pump characteristic curve.

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 c 2I
pI + ȡ – pD
NPSH3 = 2 , (6)
ȡg
where pD is vapor pressure.
x The whole procedure is repeated for the new position of
the valve V.30.
x Curve NPSH3 = f(Q) could be now determined.

The second method implements opposite roles of the valves

V.10 and V.30, as they had in the first method. Position of the
valve V.30 is varied, while valve V.10 is in the constant
Fig. 6. Pump testing limitations at the existing hydraulic position.
pump set-up.
The same test rig could be also used for determination of
E. System Characterist Curve Experimental Determination the initial NPSH (NPSHini). Transparent parts of the test rig are
System characteristic curve determination could be essential for this method, because the first cavitation bubbles
experimentally done in the test rig configuration presented in must be observed. Procedure is following:
Fig. 4. In this case valve V.20 is completely closed and valve
x Pump rotational speed is adjusted to the specific value.
V.30 is, for the beginning, in the completely open position. Its
curve could be determined by varying pump rotational speed. x Valve V.30 is in the constant position, while slowly
Closing the valve V.30 and varying the pump rotational speed closing valve V.10.
would generate another pipe hydraulic curve. x In the moment when the first cavitation bubbles occur
values on the pressure transmitters 8 and 10 (Fig. 4)
Students could also observe a complex hydraulic system should be read.
(pipes working in parallel) by opening both valves V.20 and x Calculate NPSHini on the basis of the measured flow as
V.30. Pump duty point is now changed. Changes in flow follows:
direction in pipe 21 (to upper tank, no flow and to the T-joint)
c 2I
can be demonstrated by changing the pump speed and pI + ȡ – pD
consequently, generating different energy in the T-joint (13, NPSH ini = 2 . (7)
Fig. 1). ȡg
F. Experimental Determination of the Net Positive Suction x The procedure is repeated for the new position of valve
Head 3% (NPSH3) V.30.
x Now NPSHini = f(Q) is obtained.
Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) is defined as the
difference between the suction head and the liquids vapor head
[1]. Net Positive Suction Head Required (NPSHR) is the The second method for NPSHini determination is following:
minimum NPSH provided by the manufacturer for a pump
achieving a specified performance at the defined pumping x Pump rotational speed is adjusted to the specific value.
parameters. Net Positive Suction Head 3% (NPSH3) is defined x For the constant position of the valve V.10, valve V.30
as the value of NPSHR at which the total head drops by 3% is being open, while cavitation bubbles appear.
due to cavitation. This is determined by testing with water, x Valve V.30 is closed till all bubbles disappear.
what is done here with the open lower reservoir. x On the basis of the measured pressures on transmitters 8
and 10 (Fig. 4) NPSHini is determined in the same way
Pump characteristic curve H = f(Q) is determined as as in (7).
previously described. Procedure for measurements in the test x The procedure is repeated for the new position of valve
rig in Fig. 4 is the following: V.10.
x Pump rotational speed is adjusted to the specific value. x Now NPSHini = f(Q) is obtained.
x Determine the pump characteristic curve in the Generated cavitation bubbles reveal, also, turbulent swirl
previously explained way. flow behind the pump impeller in the transparent pressure pipe.
x Valve V.30 is in the constant position, while opening This is very important phenomenon, which occurs, not
valve V.10. exclusively in turbomachinery, but also in many other energy
x All three pressures are measured by the pressure and process systems, nature, and etc. It is closely correlated to
transmitters 8, 9 and 10 (Fig. 4) and Q and H are the Euler equation for turbomachinery, as well with the energy
calculated for each V.10 position. efficiency of the whole hydraulic system.
x Determine the new pump characteristic curve.
x Focus on the flow rate Q3 which corresponds to the III. LABVIEW APPLICATION
head which is for 3% lower than the head for non- LabVIEW application is developed for this hydraulic
cavitation regime. system [3, 4, 7]. Front panel is shown in Fig. 7: 1- end, 2- start,
x Calculate NPSH3 on the basis of Q3 as follows: 3- record, 4- atmospheric pressure, 5- ambient temperature, 6-

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 acceleration due to gravity, 7- efficiency, 8- power, 9- head, transmitters calibration curves and import them into the
10- flow rate, 11- valve position, 12- torque, 13- water presented LabVIEW application.
temperature, 14- pump maximum pressure in kPa, 15- pump
speed in percents, 16- pump speed in rpm, 17- simulated pump The second important screen is the one for data acquisition
characteristic curve. Pressure transmitters' calibration curves (Fig. 9) where: 1 - stop, 2 - start, 3 - pause, 4 - record, 5 - chart
are imported into the generated software and connected to the for experimentally obtained pump characteristic curve, 6 -
eight channel input module National Instruments NI-9203. pump efficiency, 7 - differential pressure transmitter for
USB CompactDAQ chassis cDAQ-9174 is connected to a measuring pump head, 8 - pump head, 9 - flow rate and 10 -
laptop. Students can now follow the procedure described in the differential pressure transmitter on Venturi flow meter.
previous chapter and record signals from various differential
pressure transmitters. In this case these are two transmitters
connected.
In Fig. 7 is presented also simulated pump characteristic
curve (17).

Fig. 9. LabVIEW application screen for measurements.

Red square in chart (Fig. 9) denotes real time pump
measurements. This is useful due to the fact that each new
valve V.30 position needs first flow stabilizing and afterwards
Fig. 7. LabVIEW application front panel [3, 4]. measurements.
This LabVIEW application is simplified for the case of two In Fig. 10 are presented experimentally obtained results for
differential pressure transmitters and it is presented in Fig. 8 one pump speed. They are important for students' electronic
and Fig. 9. In the developed, simplified, application exist four reports: 1 - experimentally obtained pump characteristic curve,
screens. In Fig. 8 is presented the first "welcome" or input data 2 - date of measurements, 3 - flow rate, and 4 - head.
screen.
Sampling rate could be adjusted in the recording mode and
all presented measured data (Fig. 10) are averaged. This could
be reported for other pump speeds (Fig. 11). Pump rotational
speed n1 is the lowest, while n3 is the highest.

Fig. 8. LabVIEW application first (welcome or input)

screen. Fig. 10. Experimentally obtained and presented results
[3, 4].
In input screen are presented following necessary data (Fig.
8): 1 - water density, 2 - acceleration due to gravity, 3 - Pump characteristic curves are obtained for various
possibility to export data, 4 - calibration curve of the positions of the valve V.30. Various parameters could be
differential pressure transmitter, 5 - calibration curve followed on the front panel, such as pump head and flow rate,
coefficients, 6 - acquisition card measuring frequency, 7 - water density, pump speed and etc.
calibration coefficient of the Venturi flow meter, 8 - number of
samples, 9 - pump unit power. Most of these data are necessary Some new controls are planned to be installed and
for further measurements and data processing. Students connected such as all three valves control. This test rig upgrade
generate, by themselves, in groups, differential pressure is in progress.

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 Diagrams, as well as results in table format, can be valve, 3-8 are ball, i. e. on/off valves, 9 test rig inlet reservoir,
exported for students’ electronic reports (Fig. 10). In this 10 and 11 are pumps and 12 is flexible return hose. This test rig
LabVIEW application could be determined what, in addition, would be operational in both modes. It is also possible that
to be exported for students' data processing necessary for single pumps operate. Pumps could be tested here, as well as
reports and oral exam. valves or flow meters.

Fig. 13. CAD model of the new test rig [3, 4].
In the case, when only valve 5 is closed, pumps work in
parallel, while when only valve 7 is closed they work in series
Fig. 11. Pump characteristic curves for three various pump operation mode. In both cases valve 2 is a regulating valve.
speeds [3, 4]. Additional versions of installation have been designed.
In addition to pump characteristic curve determination, Pump characteristic curves are defined and imported into
students can determine system characteristic curves. This can the designed LabVIEW application. In the first case - series
be done, for example, for the installation without geodesic mode, a summed performance curve is obtained by adding their
height for various positions of the valve V.30. Three system heads at the same flow rate, while in the second case by adding
characteristic curves are presented in Fig. 12. pumps’ flow rates at the same head. Students can import
Diagrams, as well as results in table format, can be various pump characteristic curves, as well as the same ones.
exported for students’ electronic reports (Fig. 10).

Fig. 14. Front panel of the LabVIEW application for virtual

experiments.
Front panel of the developed LabVIEW application for this
simulation is presented in Fig. 14, where: 1 - stop, 2 -
adjustable card frequency, 3 - number of samples, 4 - present
Fig. 12. system characteristic curves [3, 4]. diagram, 5 - button for recording, 6 - start measurements, 7 -
All these points in Fig. 12 are, in fact, pump duty points head of pump 1, 8 - flow regulator, 9 - head of pump 2, 10 -
measured with two differential pressure transmitters. Students chart. In this case is assumed that the same pumps are installed.
demonstrate their knowledge by conducting the experiments, In chart are visible two red squares of which lower one denote
discussing and presenting the results in an appropriate form. one of the pumps and upper one result of pumps' head values
summation.
IV. VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS
In Fig. 15 is presented chart with two same pumps in series
Two virtual experiments in LabVIEW are formed to operation.
demonstrate operations of pumps in parallel and series.
Computer-aided design (CAD) model of the installation is The obtained characteristic for pumps in series is steep.
presented in Fig. 13, where 1 is upper reservoir, 2 is regulating This is useful for steep system characteristic curves. The head

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 is the sum of the individual pumps' heads, while the flow rate This case is represented in Fig. 17. It is even easier if the
remains the same, as follows: same pumps operate in parallel mode.

H = H I + H II , Q = Q I = Q II . (8)
This operation mode is used in practice when there is a
necessity for higher pressures in systems.

Fig. 17. LabVIEW virtual experiment for two different pumps

in parallel operation.
Fig. 15. Simulation result - two same pumps are operating in Centrifugal pumps can run in parallel without any
series. problems, even if they don't have the same shut-off head. In
In Fig. 16 is presented chart, result of the simulation for this case weaker pump will be shut off for lower flow rates,
operation in series mode for two different pumps. LabVIEW while stronger pump will continue working. Higher flow rates
application works on the basis of analytical solution for pumps are, in fact the reason for pumps in parallel.
in series operation mode, i. e. on the basis of the (8). System characteristic curve could be determined on the
Application takes heads for both pumps for the same flow rate, basis of the system duty point (Fig. 17). In fact, the flow rate
represents them separately, summarize them and present curve delivered to the reservoir 1 (Fig. 13) is determined in the
for the whole pump system. This could be repeated for hydraulic system duty point (Fig. 17) and this is the
additional pumps. intersection of the common pump, which represent pumps in
Parallel operation of two centrifugal pumps or parallel parallel mode, and the system characteristic curve. This could
pumping is a mode where flow rates are summarized for the be repeated for more pumps in parallel operation.
same head, as follows: All these operations could be performed on other pump
Q = Q I + Q II , H = H I = H II . (9) speeds. This simulation helps users to simulate experiments
and installations before manufacturing it.
Here are also imported pump characteristic curves. The intention of all these virtual experiments is to prepare
"Centrifugal pumps run in parallel will operate without any students for designing and monitoring the complex hydraulic
problems if their characteristic curves are stable and both have systems with multiple pumps and numerous components to
the same or almost the same shut-off head" [8]. operate "trouble-free". Some issues that should be monitored
are: are the pump characteristic curves stable and do they have
the same shut-off head when they operate in parallel mode?
What are advantageous/disadvantageous of parallel mode over
serial?
V. CONCLUSIONS
Two important fluid flow phenomena, such as cavitation
and swirling flow, as well as many engineering issues could be
demonstrated at the installation designed and manufactured at
the University of Belgrade Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Hydraulic Machinery and Energy Systems Department. Pump
can be tested after international standard ISO 9906.
As Venturi flow meter can be calibrated, pump duty points
in various regimes could be determined. Complex hydraulic
system of three pipes in parallel and serial operation can be
Fig. 16. Simulation result - two different pumps are operating demonstrated.
in series.

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