Pump Tutorial A centrifugal pump is used to pump a liquid with the properties given below. Liquid is pumped from a storage tank at 95 kPa (a) to a discharge tank at 300 kPa (a). The system configuration is given in the table below. Table 1: system configuration Suction Discharge 4 50 Length (m) Diameter (m) 0.07 0.055 90° bends (L/D=35) 5 12 T piece (L/D = 7) 1 1 Gate valve (L/D = 35) 1 2 Static height (m) 2 5 Liquid density = 1100 kg.m³ Viscosity = 1.5 x 10-³ Pa.s Vapour pressure of the liquid = 25 kPa (a) Material of construction of pipe is commercial steel, ɛ = 000045 m Table 2: Pump data Flowrate 0 10 20 30 40 (m³.hr¹¹) Head (m) 55 56 51 36 6 0 2 6 11 19 NPSH (m) A hsp 22 3.1. Graphically determine the optimal operating point of the pump in the above system using the pump data in Table 2. 3.2. Determine the NPSH of the system and determine whether the pump will cavitate when used in the above system.

Pump Tutorial A centrifugal pump is used to pump a liquid with the properties given below. Liquid is pumped from a storage tank at 95 kPa (a) to a discharge tank at 300 kPa (a). The system configuration is given in the table below. Table 1: system configuration Suction Discharge 4 50 Length (m) Diameter (m) 0.07 0.055 90° bends (L/D=35) 5 12 T piece (L/D = 7) 1 1 Gate valve (L/D = 35) 1 2 Static height (m) 2 5 Liquid density = 1100 kg.m³ Viscosity = 1.5 x 10-³ Pa.s Vapour pressure of the liquid = 25 kPa (a) Material of construction of pipe is commercial steel, ɛ = 000045 m Table 2: Pump data Flowrate 0 10 20 30 40 (m³.hr¹¹) Head (m) 55 56 51 36 6 0 2 6 11 19 NPSH (m) A hsp 22 3.1. Graphically determine the optimal operating point of the pump in the above system using the pump data in Table 2. 3.2. Determine the NPSH of the system and determine whether the pump will cavitate when used in the above system.

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