Control before updating Before maderisaton both pumps were drven at a constant speed. The low was controled by a manual volte valve, set onthetasisot experience, at vaniaustimes, Yeratonsin watt tcongumplion led te varying thratle valve postions and wneray wastage. The system could no‘ resco unexpaciedcnanges in| Semana Control after updating ‘ter mocerrisation bath gums were driven at variable speess by thyristor cantioled DC mators. ‘The spees athe pump Pumping staten 11s controll by tne water evelin the sump st Pumping station 2, The speed af ne puro in PumpingstationzZ is eontolled by the wate level in a storage tower at he endo the mandistibulonp elie, Throlling i nolonger requires ‘The speed of the pumps cannol be regulated to zero. In the caso of extremely ow waler demand the pumps ate switched ff The storege volumes ir she sump and storage lower being adequate to prevent rapid onvof oyching, Alternative control inthe event of faulty rensmssion ofrerote contel signals tis ‘possible ta contol the speed ofthe pumps in accordenes with the pressure on he discharge sica cf the respect ve pumps. Pumping Staton 1 vs out of service, Pursping Station 2 can be contro bythe leven the sural the Salen, If Pumang Station 21s out of service, Pumping Slaton Tear pump arecty tale storage tower at slighty lower flow rates System details Instalee moter capacity 960 Ky 10 mh Diameter of pipelines 800 ram 9 tation Flow approxmately 4 Operational results after updating Mogerrisation has resulted in reducton n water pumping fr the industra’ plant of anout 40%, ie, water saungs of about ‘60 mim. Tre consumprion of es bby aaour 60% Gum por year 16.9 Economic aspects of energy utilisation Choice of pumps ‘When selecting circulation pumss for heating systems, due consideration must be giver not only to the relative mer particular sypeo! pump, is efciency and servceabiliveto, but bisolo the overal eoonnmy fine esting system as awake Depending upon the size ane type of nesting system and the Feiative costsof heating uel andelectical powe" sources, teay be shown tha, n spe ofiislowe efieieney, awel olor ercula. lion pump can be more esonamieal in terms of total energy costs, than 3 cry mitoe pump In most instances the final choice of circulation pump depends | Upon factors other than optimum energy tigation, In small And meci.m plants it's advantagecus to use wel oor cxrcula- tion pumps, F gure 16 24, since they can 10a lerge extent, of erate without service maintenance. inlarge plans, which ete suzervised by operating personnel, itis usual io utilise 352 PUMPING MANJIAL International