Experiment Instructions

HM 150.16 Series/Parallel
Pump Test
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DIN

0 10
bar Kl.1,6

DIN DIN

-1 0 -1 0
bar bar
Kl.1,6 Kl.1,6

Experiment Instructions

Please read and follow the safety instructions

before the first installation

Publication-No.: 917.00016A15012 04/2011

 HM 150.16 Series/Parallel Pump Test

Table of Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Unit description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.1 Unit construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.2 Unit function and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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2.3 Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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3.1 Dangers to life and limb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3.2 Risks to the unit and its function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4.1 Centrifugal pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4.2 Pump characteristic curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.3 Series configuration of pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.4 Parallel configuration of pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.5 Pump power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5 Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

5.1 Determining volumetric flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

5.2 Plotting pump characteristic curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2.1 Single pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.2.2 Series configuration of two pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.2.3 Parallel configuration of two pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 Plot the pump characteristic curves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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6 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6.1 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

6.2 Worksheet: Plotting pump characteristic curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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4 Theory

4.1 Centrifugal pumps

3 The mode of operation of centrifugal pumps is

based on the flow principle. A delivery medium
4 1 (water) is set in motion by a driven blade wheel (1)
with angled blades, which rotates in a helical hou-
sing (2). The water is accelerated by centrifugal
force and fed into the delivery pipe (3). The out-
2
pouring of the water creates a negative pressure
(vacuum) at the intake branch (4) and the water
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flows through the connected intake pipe. Depen-

Fig. 4.1 ding on the pressure difference to be overcome,
Cross-section of a centrifugal pump
single-stage or multi-stage centrifugal pumps are
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used. Centrifugal pumps generate a uniform volu-

metric flow without pressure surges, and conse-
quently are the most common types of pump used
in conveying liquids.

4.2 Pump characteristic curve

The delivered volumetric flow is dependent on the

pressure which the pump has to generate within a
pipe network.
If the required pump pressure is high, the resulting
Pump pressure p

volumetric flow will be low.

At low pump pressure the volumetric flow is high.
These correlations are represented in the pump
characteristic curve (Fig. 4.2), where the pressu-
.
re difference between intake and delivery side of
Volumetric flow V the pump p . is plotted over the delivered volu-
Fig. 4.2 metric flow V.
Characteristic curve of a centrifugal
pump

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4.3 Series configuration of pumps

pges

Pump 2
The pump pressures are added together, the vo-
p2
p

lumetric flow remains the same. The pump char-

acteristic curve becomes steeper.
Pump 1 Thus:

p1
ptot = p1 + p2 (4.1)

.
with
V
pi - pressure difference on the pump i
Fig. 4.3
Characteristic with series configuration
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4.4 Parallel configuration of pumps

The volumetric flows of the pumps are added

p
together, the achievable pump pressure remains
Pump 2
the same.
In other words: With identical
Pump 1 . pressure difference
p a higher volumetric flow V can be delivered.
. .
V1 V2
. Thus:
V . . .
Vtot = V1 + V2 (4.2)
Fig. 4.4
Characteristic with parallel configuration
of pumps

4.5 Pump power

The total power . P of the pump results from the

volumetric flow V and the achieved pressure diffe-
rence p between the delivery and intake sides of
the pump:
.
P = pV (4.3)

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5.2.1 Single pump

The pumps are of identical construction. Pump 1

is used for the experiment:

5 6 15 16 17 8
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4 13 14 9 7 11
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Fig. 5.2
Configuration of a single pump

Performing the experiment

- Connect the stop-cocks as shown in Fig. 5.2
- handle parallel to the pipe - valve open,
- handle perpendicular to the pipe - valve closed
- Switch on pump 1 (9) with the main switch on the
switchbox (11); pump 2 must remain off!
.
- Set the volumetric flow V with the drain cock (8);
ensure continuous water inflow into the reservoir
- Record measured values:
- PSuction on the intake side of the pump (13)
- PDelivery on the delivery side of the pump (14)
.
- Volumetric flow V as per Chapter 5.1 (HM 150)
.
- Vary volumetric flow V and repeat previous measuring
procedure.

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5.2.2 Series configuration of two pumps

5 6 15 16 10 17 8

4 13 14 9 7 11
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Fig. 5.3
Series configuration
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Performing the experiment

- Connect the stop-cocks as shown in Fig. 5.3
- handle parallel to the pipe - valve closed,
- handle perpendicular to the pipe - valve open
- Switch on both pumps (9,10) with the main switch on the
switchbox (11)
.
- Set the volumetric flow V with the drain cock (8);
ensure continuous water inflow into the reservoir
- Record measured values:
- PSuction,1 on the intake side of pump 1 (13)
- PDelivery,1 on the delivery side of the pump 1 (14)
- PSuction,2 on the intake side of pump 2 (15)
- PDelivery,2 on the delivery side of pump 2 (16),
.
- volumetric flow V as per Chapter 5.1 (HM 150)
.
- Vary volumetric flow V and repeat previous measuring
procedure.

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5.2.3 Parallel configuration of two pumps

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4 13 14 9 7 11
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Fig. 5.4
Parallel configuration
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Performing the experiment

- Connect the stop-cocks as shown in Fig. 5.4
- handle parallel to the pipe - valve closed,
- handle perpendicular to the pipe - valve open
- Switch on both pumps (9,10) with the main switch on the
switchbox (11)
.
- Set the volumetric flow V with the drain cock (8);
ensure continuous water inflow into the reservoir
- Record measured values:
- PSuction,1 on the intake side of pump 1 (13)
- PDelivery,1 on the delivery side of pump 1 (14)
- PSuction,2 on the intake side of pump 2 (15)
- PDelivery,2 on the delivery side of pump 2 (16),
- POutflow at the outflow (17)
.
- Volumetric flow V as per Chapter 5.1 (HM150)
.
- Vary volumetric flow V and repeat previous measuring
procedure.

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5.3 Plot the pump characteristic curves

Evaluating the experiment

Characteristic curves for the pumps can be plotted
from the measured values. A work sheet has been
pOutflow pDelivery,2 prepared for this purpose, and is shown in the
Appendix.
pDelivery,1 = pDelivery,2
For direct comparison it is advisable to plot all three
pDelivery,1 = pSuction,2 curves - single pump, series configuration, parallel
configuration- in one graph.
pSuction,1 = pSuction,2
On the vertical axis the pressure difference p
pSuction,1 between the intake side and delivery side is plot-
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ted:
Fig. 5.5
Single pump: p = pDelivery pSuction
Parallel- and series configuration
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Series configuration: p = pDelivery,2 pSuction,1

Parallel configuration: p = pOutflow pSuction,1.

In series configuration:
pDelivery,1 = pSuction,2

In parallel configuration:
pSuction,1 = pSuction,2 and
pDelivery,1 = pDelivery,2 = pOutflow

On the. horizontal axis the respective volumetric

flows V are plotted.

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