Manjara Charitable Trust’s

RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

JUHU VERSOVA LINK ROAD, ANDHERI (W),
MUMBAI - 400 053 [M.S.]

ASSIGNMENT No. - 4

Module 5 :

Que 1. Explain axial thrust in centrifugal pumps? [6M May'04]

Que 2. What are the different methods to balance thrust in the centrifugal
pumps? Explain any one out of them. [5M Dec’06]

Que 3. Why are centrifugal pumps used, sometimes in series and sometimes
in parallel ? [ 2 M May’06]

Que 4. Write short note on: Self priming of Pumps? [7M May'04]

Que 5.Whether inward flow centrifugal pump can deliver the discharge?
Justify your answer. [4M Dec'06]

Que 6. Classify the pumps in details [5 M Dec’06]

Author: Amol Mangrulkar Page 1 10/17/2010

Subject: Hydraulics M/c
Dept: Mechanical. Engineering.
Que 7. The following data refers to centrifugal pump
Static head =40 m
Diameter of suction delivery pipes =100 m
Suction height=5 m
Loss of head in suction pipes = 2 m
Loss of head in delivery pipes = 8 m
Impeller outer dia = 400 mm
Impeller width at outlet = 25 mm
Rotational speed = 1200 rpm
Manometric efficiency = 80 %
Vanes are curved back at angle of 30 degree to wheel tangent.
Find the power required to drive the pump.
What will be indicated by gauges mounted on suction and delivery
sides ? [14M May'04]

Ans power=649.42 W
Pr reading
ps=0.3 kg/sq cm
Pd=4.3 kg /sqcm

Que 8.Two identical pumps are connected to a pipe system, to lift water to
an overhead tank. Pump 1 has to lift 150 lps against 30 m. pumps 2 has to
work against 25 m . Delivery pipes from pumps 1 and pump 2 join at a point
75 m from pump 1 and very near pump 2. The delivery pipe from pump 1 to
suction is of diameter 300 mm and having f=0.025. The common delivery
pipe from junction to overhead tank as 500 mm diameter,150 m long and of
coefficient of friction 0.02.

Author: Amol Mangrulkar Page 2 10/17/2010

Subject: Hydraulics M/c
Dept: Mechanical. Engineering.
Determine discharge and overhead tank loss at the valve and coefient of loss
at the valve. The characteristics of pumps is H= 35+200Q-1000 Q*2
Pls ref below fig.

25 m
F=0.02
L=150 m
D=0.5m
30 m P2

F=0.025
L=75 m
D=0.3m

P1

Additional Questions :
A radial,single stage,double suction,centrifugal pump is manufacture from
the following data
Q=75 lit/s
H=30 m
Overall efficiency=55 %
D2=290 mm
D1=100 mm
N=1750 rpm

Author: Amol Mangrulkar Page 3 10/17/2010

Subject: Hydraulics M/c
Dept: Mechanical. Engineering.
B2=23 mm in total
B1=25 mm per side
Alpha =90 degree
Leackage losses 2.25 lit/sec
Mechanical loss=1.41 Hp
Contraction factor due to vanes thickness=0.87
B2=27
Determine:
a] inlet vane angle ß1
b] Angle at which water leaves wheel alpha 2
c] Speed ratio Ku2
d] Absolute velocity of water leaving impeller V2
e] manometric efficiency
f] Volumetric and mech efficiecy [20 M Dec 2004]

Que 9 Test on a single stage centrifugal pump when running at 1600 rpm
gave following result :

Discharge
0 75 150 187.5 225 262.2 300
lit/s
Manometer Head
37.1 35.5 33.8 32.2 29.2 25 18.9
(m of water)
Shaft Power
74 79 92 97 104 108 110
(KW)

Plot curve of total head and efficiency to a base of discharge and find the
specific speed at the best efficiency. The pump is used to lift water from a
reservoir to an irrigation canal through a pipe 30 cm in diameter and 400 m
long, having coefficient of friction 0.0008. The different of the levels
between the water level in the reservoir and canal remark constant at 20 m.
[15 M Dec’06]

Author: Amol Mangrulkar Page 4 10/17/2010

Subject: Hydraulics M/c
Dept: Mechanical. Engineering.
Additional problem for practice:

Que 10 Calculate the least diameter of centrifugal pump to just start

delivering water at an actual height of 30 m. If the inside diameter of
impeller is half of outside and pump runs at 1000 rpm [14M Dec 2004]

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Author: Amol Mangrulkar Page 5 10/17/2010

Subject: Hydraulics M/c
Dept: Mechanical. Engineering.