Centrifual Pump Group Technical Report

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: BEng Tech
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY 1A

TECHNICAL REPORT X OR SUMMARY REPORT
EXAMINER/ Mrs T.P. Lubisi

LECTURER
Contents
Summary....................................................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Theory........................................................................................................................................5
Experimental method and apparatus..........................................................................................6
Results........................................................................................................................................7
Discussion................................................................................................................................11
Conclusions and recommendations..........................................................................................12
Nomenclature...........................................................................................................................13
Appendices...............................................................................................................................14
Raw data...............................................................................................................................14
Sample calculations..............................................................................................................15
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................16
Summary
Introduction
A centrifugal pump is one of the more commonly used pumps to transfer fluids. The purpose
of a centrifugal pump is to induce a flow from low level to high level by rotation to convert
energy.
These pumps are used in many appliances from cosmetics to the petroleum industry and even
wine making. They are commonly used in oil refineries and power plants. A centrifugal pump
is also used domestically in plumbing they can be used for wastewater management and
drainage, as well as fire sprinkling protection systems and heating and cooling systems.
Therefore, this practical is a very relevant and informative study which may be applied in
various vastly used processes. (Pump Sales Direct, 2018)
The objective of this practical is to determine the pump characteristic curves, such as the
pressure head, efficiency, power, and flow trends for a single centrifugal pump at two
different pump speeds and impeller diameters.
This technical report will be summarising the practical, as well as dissecting the process and
to determine our objectives. The results will be compiled and discussed, and conclusions and
recommendations will thereafter be analysed to improve this experiment.
Theory
Experimental method and apparatus
Results
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure
3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Discussion
Conclusions and recommendations
Nomenclature
 η- Pump Efficiency
 kW- kilowatts
 V- Voltage
 I- Current
Appendices
Raw data
Appendix 1
Sample calculations
Appendix 2
For suction head and discharge head :

Suction head:h ss
P value was taken from table
g = 9.8 m/s 2
3
ρ=1000 kg/m
P
H=
g. ρ
−18000 Pa
H=
9.8 × 1000
H=−1.83673m
Discharge head:h sd
P value was taken from table
g = 9.8 m/s 2
3
ρ=1000 kg/m
P
H=
g. ρ
12000 Pa
H=
9.8 ×1000
H=1.224489796 m
For Total Head:
H=hsd −hss
H=1.224489796 m−(−1.83673 m)
H=3.06121 m
Electrical Power:
I-From Table
V-From Table
Pe =I × V
Pe =2.35 × 414
Pe =972.9 W ≈ 0.9729 kW
Shaft power
For rpm 1450rpm

Electrical power -400W (0.4kW)
Ps =0.9729 kW −0.4
Ps =0.57929 kW
For rpm 2900 rpm

Electrical power -500W (0.5kW)
Ps =1.3634 kW −0.5
Ps =0.8634 kW
For Motor efficiency:

Ps
η=
Pe
0.57929 kW
η=
0.9729 kW
η=0.595426 ≈ 59.54 %
Bibliography
Pump Sales Direct, 2018. The importance of centrifugal pumps Industry. [Online]
Available at: http://blog.pumpsalesdirect.co.uk/the-importance-of-centrifugal-pumps-to-
industry/
[Accessed 10 May 2021].

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: BEng Tech

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY 1A

EXAMINER/ Mrs T.P. Lubisi

For suction head and discharge head :

For Total Head:

For rpm 1450rpm

For rpm 2900 rpm

For Motor efficiency:

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