Module 7: Activity No.

Power and Industrial Plant Engineering Part 2

Name: Gamboa, Ariel C.

Student No. 20151157958

Problem No. 1:

A pump operating at 1800rpm delivers 600 gpm against a total head of 200 ft. Changes
in the piping system have increased the total head to 260 ft. At what rpm should the
pump be operated to achieve this new head at the same efficiency?
a. 2052 b. 1062 c. 2072 d. 2082

Solution:
2
H1 N1
=
H2 N2( ) 2
200 ft 1800 rpm
260 ft (
=
N2 )
N 2=2052.32 rpm

Problem No. 2:

A centrifugal pump has a discharge of 160 li/sec when operating at 1800 rpm and
impeller diameter of 254mm. Find the new discharge if the impeller diameter is changed
to 203.2 mm while the speed remains constant.
a. 130 li/sec b. 81.92 li/sec c. 180 li/sec d. 145 li/sec

Solution:

N=C
Q1 D1 3
= ( )
Q2 D2
L
160 3
s 254 mm
Q2
=(203.2m m )
L
Q 2=81.92
s
Problem No. 3:

The suction diameter, 60 mm reads 2 psi vacuum and the 50 mm diameter discharge
has 260 kPag. The suction water level is 7 m above water pump centerline and that of
the discharge, 28m above the pump centerline. The total head loss at suction and
discharge is 3 m. If the flow rate is 0.015 cu.m/s, find the HP of motor needed to pump
the water for 80% pump efficiency.
a. 6.23 b. 8.15 c. 16.23 d. 13

Solution:

PW
P b=
ηP
PW =γQ H T

Q= A v 1=¿
m3
0.015 =¿
s
m
v1 =5.31
s

Q= A v 2=¿
m3
0.015 =¿
s
m
v 2=7.64
s

P2−P 1 v 22−v12
H T =Z 2−Z 1+ + + H Lfs + H Lfd
γ 2g
2 2
260 kPag−(−13.79 kP ag ) ( 7.64 m ) −( 5.31 m )
H T =28 m−7 m+ + +3m
kN m
9.81 3
m (
2 9.81 2
s )
H T =53.45 m

kN m3
PW =(9.81 )( 0.015 )(53.45 m)
m3 s
1 HP
PW =7.865 kW × =10.54 HP
0.746 kW

10.54 HP
P b=
0.80
Pb=13.18 HP