204 Basic Fluids Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines
Problems
P.8.1 An axial flow pump designed to move 19,000 IImin
of
water over a head
of
1.5
m
of
water. Estimate the motor power requirement and the u
2
v2w
needed to achieve
this flow rate on a continuous basis.
P.8.2 Explain why statements "pumps move 1l1lids" and "moving fluids drive
fLo-bines"
are true.
P.8.3
P.8.4
P.8.S
P.8.6
P.8.7
In
a cer1ain application a pump
is
required to deliver 19,000 //min against a head
of
90 m head when operating at 1200 rev/min. What type
of
pump would
you
recommend?
A
centrifugal
pump
provides
a flow rate
of
1900 IImin when
operating
at
1750 rev/min against a head
of
60
m.
Determine pump's flowrate and developed
head
if
the pump speed
is
increased to 3500 rev/min.
Water is pumped with a centrifugal pump, and measurement made on the pump
indicate that for a flow rate
of
91
0 IImin required input power
of
4.5 kw. For a
pump efficiency
of
62%, what
is
the actual head rise
of
the water being ratsed?
A centrifugal pump having an impeller diameter
of
0.5 m operates at 900 rpm.
The
water
enters the pump parallel to the pump shaft.
If
the blade exit angle
is
25°
determine
shaft
power
required to turn the impeller when the flow through
the
pump is 0.16 m
3
/s.
The
uniform blade height is 50 mm.
Water is pumped at the rate
of
5300 //min through a centrifugal pump operating at
a speed
of
1750 rev/min.
The
impeller has a uniform blade height
of
5 cm with
inner radius
of
48
mm
and
outer
radius
of
178
mm and exit blade angle
of
23°.
Assume ideal flow conditions with u
1
= 90°. Determine
(a)
tangential velocity
component
V
2w
at exit (b) ideal head (c) power transferred to the fluid.