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Affinity Laws

The document discusses various calculations related to centrifugal pumps, including head, capacity, and efficiency at different RPMs and impeller sizes. It presents multiple scenarios requiring estimations of total head and horsepower for prototype pumps based on model tests. Additionally, it includes specific speed calculations and the effects of changing pump parameters.

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Affinity Laws

The document discusses various calculations related to centrifugal pumps, including head, capacity, and efficiency at different RPMs and impeller sizes. It presents multiple scenarios requiring estimations of total head and horsepower for prototype pumps based on model tests. Additionally, it includes specific speed calculations and the effects of changing pump parameters.

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Affinity Laws Changes have increased the total

head to 425 ft. At what rpm should


1. A test on a centrifugal the pump be operated to achieve
pump operating at 1150 rpm the new head at same efficiency?
showed a total head of 37.6
ft at a capacity of 800 gpm.
Estimate the total head and
capacity if the pump were
operated at 1750 rpm. Assume
normal operation at point of
maximum efficiency in each
case.

4. A centrifugal pump has a


constant speed of 1800
revolutions per minute and has a
head of 80 meters. What is the
2. A centrifugal pump effect on the head of the pump if
operating at 1150 rpm showed the impeller diameter is reduced
from 300 mm to 220?
a total head of 40ft at a
capacity of 600gpm. The
impeller diameter is 10.5
in. Estimate the total head
and capacity of
geometrically similar pump
at 1150 rpm with an impeller
diameter of 10 inches.

5. A small pump serving as model,


when tested in laboratory using
water at 3600 rpm, delivered 30
cfs at a head of 125 ft. If the
efficiency of this model pump is
3. A pump delivers 600 gpm of 84%, predict the horsepower input
water against a total head of 300 to the prototype pump if it is to
ft and operating at 1800 rpm. develop the same head as model
pump and the model pump has a
scale ratio of 1:10. Assume the 8. It is desired to deliver 5m^3/s
efficiency of the prototype pump at a head of 640 m having a
is 90%. specific speed not to exceed 40.
If the speed is not to exceed 1352
A. 50.6 hp B. 4730 hp rpm, how many stages are required?
C. 3740 hp D. 60.5 hp ANS. 2

9. A 6-stage centrifugal pump


6. What is the power ratio of a discharge 1200 gpm of water at
pump and its 1/5 scale model if 1500 rpm with pressure drop of 800
the ratio of heads is 4 to 1? psi. Find the specific speed. ANS.
707.3 rpm
A. 20 B. 200
C. 12.5 D. 125

10. A double-suction centrifugal


pump delivers 3m^3/s of water at
a head of 15 m and running at 1200
7. The speed of a centrifugal pump rpm. Calculate the specific speed
is doubled. By what factor does of the pump. ANS 9958.56 rpm
the pump head change?

A. 0.125 B. 0.25

C. 4 D. 8
11. A double suction centrifugal 13.Pump at is best efficiency
pump delivers 20 ft3 /s of water point (BEP) has a capacity of
at a head of 12 m and running at 10,500 gpm while developing a head
650 rpm. What is the specific of 60 ft at a rotative speed of
speed of the pump? 1450 rpm. What is the specific
speed of the pump?
A. 5014.12 rpm B. 6453.12 rpm
A. 2760 B. 1450
C. 2770.73 rpm D. 9968.73 rpm
C. 2476 D. 6892

12.A radial-flow pump operating


at maximum efficiency at a
specific speed of 2500 is to
deliver 260 gpm against a head of
129 ft at a rotative speed of 2100
rpm. Find the required number of
stages (i.e., impellers).
A. 2 stages B. 3 stages
C. 4 stages D. 5 stages

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