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PUMP DESIGN

A pump is a device, which converts mechanical energy into


hydraulic energy. It lifts water from a lower to a higher level and
delivers it at high pressure. Pumps are employed in water
supply projects at various stages for following purposes

1. To lift raw water from wells.


2. To deliver treated water to the consumer at desired pressure.
3. To supply pressured water for fire hydrants.
4. To boost up pressure in water mains.
5. To fill elevated overhead water tanks.
6. To backwash filters.
7. To pump chemical solutions, needed for water treatment
• Classification of Pumps
•
• Based on principle of operation, pumps may
be classified as follows:
•
• 1. Displacement pumps (reciprocating, rotary)
• 2. Velocity pumps (centrifugal, turbine and jet
pumps)
• 3. Buoyancy pumps (air lift pumps)
• 4. Impulse pumps (hydraulic rams)
• Capacity of Pumps

• Work done by the pump,


• H.P.=wQH/75
• where, w= specific weight of water kg/m3, Q= discharge of pump,
m3/s; and H= total head against which pump has to work.
• H= Hs + Hd + Hf + (losses due to exit, entrance, bends, valves, and
so on)
• where, Hs=suction head, Hd = delivery head, and Hf = friction
loss.
• Efficiency of pump (E) = wQH/ H.P.
• Total brake horse power required = wQH/E
• Example :-. Water has to be supplied to a
town with one lakh population at the rate of
150 litres per capita per day from a river 2000
m away. The difference in elevation between
the lowest water level in the sump and
reservoir is 36 m. If the demand has to be
supplied in 8 hours, determine the size of the
main and the brake horse power of the
pumps required. Assume maximum demand
as 1.5 times the average demand. Take f =
0.03, velocity of flow in pipe = 2.4 m/s
• Solution Given population = 100 000 Water
demand = 150 litres per capita per day ∴
Average daily demand = 100 000 × 150
litres/day = 15 million litres/day = 15 Mld
•
• Maximum daily demand = 1.5 times average
daily demand = 1.5 × 15 Mld = 22.5 Mld
Since the pumps have to work for 8 hours a
day, the rate of pumping =
• 22.5 x106 / (1000 x 8 x60x06)= 0.781 m3 /s

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