PUMPS (PROBLEMS)

1. A Centrifugal pump is to discharge 0.118 m3/s,at a speed of 1450 rpm against a head of
25m.The impeller diameter is 250mm,its width at out let is 50mm,and manometric
efficiency is 75% .determine the vane angle at the outer periphery of the impeller.

2. A Centrifugal pump running at 800rpm,is working against a total head of 20.2m.The

external diameter of the impeller is 480mm and out let width60mm.if the vanes angle at
outlet is 400 and manometric efficiency is 70%,determine i)Flow velocity ii)Absolute
velocity of water leaving the vane iii)Angle made by the absolute velocity at outlet of with
the direction of motion at outlet iv)Rate of flow through the pump.

3.Acentrifugal pump impeller having external diameter and internal diameter having
480mm and240mm respectively is running at 1000 rpm .The rate of flow through the pump
is 0.0576m3/s, and velocity of flow is constant and is equal to 2.4m/s. The diameters of
suction and delivery pipe are 180mm and120mm respectively. and suction and delivery
heads are 6.2m(abs) and 30.2m of water respectively. if the power required to drive the
pump is 23.3kwatts and out let vane angle is 450 determine i) inlet vane angle ii) the overall
efficiency of the pump iii)The manometric efficiency of the pump.

4. A single acting reciprocating pump, running at 50RPM delivers 0.00736m3/s of water.

The diameter of piston is 200mm and stroke length 300mm.the suction and delivery heads
are 3.5m and 11.5m respectively. Determine
i) Theoretical discharge ii) Co-efficient of discharge
iii) % of slip iv) power required to run the pump