CENTRIFUGAL PUMP DEMONSTRATION

Product Description

The centrifugal pump is themachine most commonly used to move liquids from one place to another.

As such it is a particularlyinstructive unit with which to introduce students to the whole subject of rotdynamic fluid machines.

A motor driven centrifugal pump,mounted on a stainless steel plinth with a water reservoir and pipework forcontinuous circulation.

The pump volute and the waterreservoir are manufactured from clear acrylic for maximum visibility.

Similarly the pipe runs are madefrom transparent PVC. Manually operated valves at the pump inlet and outletallow control of the flow and also facilitate the study of suction effects.

The pump volute has been designedso that the impeller can be easily accessed and replaced without tools.

This is delivered with twoimpellers, one with forward curved blades and one with backward curved blades,allowing the students to investigate the effects of impeller characteristics.

Electronic sensors measure thepump inlet pressure, the pump outlet pressure, the flow rate and the watertemperature.

Features:-

Demonstration of a single-stagecentrifugal water pump in operation.

Measurement of inherent-speedpump performance, including production of characteristic curves:

Pump total head

Motor input power

Impeller speed

Overall total efficiency

Introduction to pump speed laws.

Investigation of impeller styles.

Comparison of studentcalculations with computer results.

Technical Specifications:-

Max flow rate: 6 L/min typical

Max head: 9.0 m

Max pump speed: 1800 rpm

Motor power rating: 180 W