Centrifugal Pump

Performance Experiment

Presented by: Steven King

ME 498 Senior lab

November 16, 2004
 Overview of Presentation
 Objectives

 Methodology and Background

 Experimental Setup

 Discussion of Results

 Conclusions and Recommendations

 Objectives
 Become familiar with centrifugal
pump operation
 Analyze the principles of fluid flow
at 5 different shaft speeds
 Evaluate pump performance
Methodology and Background
 Key Equations
B 2 P
(1) Cd  0.907  6.53 (3) Vt  C d
ReD  1   
4

Vt  2 D1
(2) RED  (4) Q  C d AtVt

Assumptions: Β= .75, ρ=998, and μ=9.55x10-4
ΔP and was recorded during experiment.
0
 P2  P1   V2 2  V12 
  Z  Z 
(5) Hp     2 1
 g   2g 

 Methodology and Background
Cont.
 Key Equations Continued
Q P2  P1 
(6) W pump  Q P2  P1  (7)  pump 
T

 Affinity Laws
3
 N2 
2
N2  N2 
Q2  Q1 Hp 2  Hp1   P2  P1  
N1
 N1   N1 
Experimental Setup
Overall System Schematic
Experimental Setup Cont.
Experimental Setup Cont.

= 2 in
= 1.5 in

Venturi Flow Meter

 Results
 Uncertainty Values for Experiment
 wQ = 38.0%
 wη = 39.7%

Affinity Law Value found Calculated

Results from
Experiment
Using Affinity
Laws
%
Difference
Q (m3/s) 5.61E-03 5.30E-03 5.55
1165 RPM P (W) 435.8 470.8 7.43
Hp (m) 7.92 9.06 12.58
Q (m3/s) 7.49E-03 6.96E-03 7.12
1530 RPM P (W) 906.1 1066.4 15.03
Hp (m) 12.33 15.6 20.96
 Results Cont.
Pump Head vs. Flow Rate
20

18
2
y = -130514x + 273.53x + 17.664
16 2
R = 0.999

14
Pump Head (m)

12
2
y = -109848x + 75.198x + 14.49
2
R = 0.9972
10 2
y = -123314x + 197.32x + 10.708
2
R = 0.9945
8
2
y = -37652x - 285.26x + 8.3396
2
6 R = 0.9714
900.2 RPM
4 992.8 RPM
2
y = -54121x - 192.77x + 7.0513 1165 RPM
2
R = 0.9559 1352 RPM
2
1530 RPM

0
1.5E-03 2.5E-03 3.5E-03 4.5E-03 5.5E-03 6.5E-03 7.5E-03 8.5E-03
Flow Rate (m^3/s)
 Results Cont.
Pump Efficiency vs. Flow Rate
0.8
2
y = -9353.1x + 165.91x - 0.0087
2
R = 0.9985
0.7

0.6
2
y = -19075x + 183.32x + 0.0023
2
R = 0.9955
Pump Efficiency

0.5
2
y = -9886.8x + 151.87x - 0.0003
2
R = 0.9989
0.4
2
y = -15032x + 166.37x - 0.0027
2
2
R = 0.9987
0.3 y = -15468x + 165.33x + 0.0014
2
R = 0.9976 900.2 RPM
992.8 RPM
0.2 1165 RPM
1352 RPM
1530 RPM
0.1

0.0
0.0E+00 1.0E-03 2.0E-03 3.0E-03 4.0E-03 5.0E-03 6.0E-03 7.0E-03 8.0E-03
Flow Rate (m^3/s)
 Results Cont.
Pump Efficiency vs. Pump Power to Fluid
0.8

0.7 2
2 y = -2E-07x + 0.001x + 0.0032
y = -2E-06x + 0.0021x - 0.0003 2
2 R = 0.9992
R = 0.9996
0.6
2 2
y = -3E-06x + 0.0027x + 0.0008 y = -1E-06x + 0.0015x - 0.0017
2 2
R = 0.9985 2
R = 0.9988 y = -4E-08x + 0.0008x + 0.0009
2
Pump Efficiency

0.5 R = 0.9999

0.4

0.3

0.2 900.2 RPM

992.8 RPM
1165 RPM
0.1 1352 RPM
1530 RPM

0.0
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Pump Power (Watts)
 Results Cont.
Pump Power to Fluid vs. Flow Rate
1000 2
y = -1E+07x + 214130x - 15.3
2
R = 0.9978
900

800 2
y = -1E+07x + 168878x - 8.0432
2
R = 0.9984
700
Pump Power (Watts)

600 2
y = -8E+06x + 126678x - 4.5836
2
R = 0.9983
500

400 2
y = -5E+06x + 85850x - 0.3415
2
R = 0.999
300
900.2 RPM
200 2 992.8 RPM
y = -5E+06x + 73781x - 0.2309
2 1165 RPM
R = 0.999
100 1352 RPM
1530 RPM
0
0.0E+00 1.0E-03 2.0E-03 3.0E-03 4.0E-03 5.0E-03 6.0E-03 7.0E-03 8.0E-03
Flow Rate (m^3/s)
Conclusions and Recommendations
 All R2 were above .95 with most being above .99
 The best overall efficiency was approximately
70% for an RPM of 1530
 The use of pressure gauges and dynamometer that
are less affected by vibration would improve
results
 A more accurate method of recording voltage and
current would also improve the results