Centrifugal Pumps Experiment
Name: Qusai Alsaadat
Section: 2
What is the objective of our experiment?
1- To study the basic characteristics of a centrifugal pump.
2- To study the performance of two pumps operating in parallel and in series.
Draw the characteristic curve of the centrifugal pump
1- Single pump (Q&H___ Q& Efficiency)
Single Pump
35
30
25
Efficiency
20
15
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Q
Single Pump
26
25.8
25.6
25.4
Total Head
25.2
25
24.8
24.6
24.4
0 5 10 15 20 25
Q
2- 2 pumps in series (Q&H___ Q& Efficiency)
Series
30
25
20
Efficiency
15
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Q
Series
42
41.5
Total Head
41
40.5
40
39.5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Q
3- 2 pumps in parallel (Q&H___ Q& Efficiency)
Parallel
40
35
30
25
Efficiency
20
15
10
5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Q
Parallel
21
20.5
20
19.5
Total Head
19
18.5
18
17.5
17
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Q