EXAMPLE 1

A 46 cm diameter centrifugal pump, running at 880

rpm with water at 20C ( = 998 kg/m3 ) generates
the performance data shown in Table Q4.
(a) Compute the efficiency of each data in Table
EX1.
(b) Determine the Q , H and P at the best
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efficiency point (BEP).
(c) Find the impeller diameter and flow rate of a
geometrically similar pump which produced
the output power of 10 kW at 1800 rpm. Use
the similarity laws.
Table EX1

Q (m3/s) 0 0.126 0.252 0.379 0.505 0.631

H (m) 28.0 27.1 25.6 23.8 20.7 15.2
P (kW) 75 84 97 107 116 122
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Solution

(a) gQH
P
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0%
1
9810 0.126 27.1
40%
2 841000
9810 0.252 25.6
65%
3 971000
9810 0.379 23.8
83%
4 1071000
9810 0.505 20.7
88%
5 1161000
9810 0.63115.2
77%
6 1221000
(b) Therefore the BEP occurs at
efficiency 88% where Q 0.505 m3 / s ,
H 20.7 m and P 116 kW .
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EXAMPLE 2
A 37 cm diameter centrifugal pump, running at 2140
rpm with fresh water at 20C produces the
performance data shown in Table Q3. Plot the
characteristics curves for the fresh water pumping
data and mark the best efficiency point (BEP).

Table Q3

Q 0.0 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30

(m3/s)
H (m) 105 104 102 100 95 85 67
Pi(kW) 100 115 135 171 202 228 249
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Q3 : Characteristic Curves for Single Pump

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0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.2 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.3
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Flow Rate, Q (m /s)

Head Input Power Efficiency