CE415L REPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR LAB REPORT FOR EXP 7

A. SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Name: Group Number: Date of Report:

Part 1 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves

a. Shut-off TDH, Hshutoff (ft):

(TDH = total dynamic head)

b. Maximum flowrate, Qmax (gpm) @ TDH hfull (ft): @

c. Maximum efficiency, η (%) @ flowrate, Q (gpm) : @

d. Maximum power input, Pi (w) @ flowrate, Q (gpm) : @

Part 2 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to Inlet Control

a. Shut-off TDH, Hshutoff (ft) :

b. Flowrate, Q (gpm) @ maximum TDH, Hmax (ft): @

c. Estimated flowrate, Qcav (gpm) @ Hcav,(ft) : @

at the point where apparent cavitation begins as the flow rate is reduced from Qmax

Part 3 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to Pump Speed Control

a. Maximum efficiency, η (%) @ pump input power, Pi (watts): @

b. Efficiency, η (%) @ pump speed = 50% of maximum (%):

c. Pump input power savings at 50% pump speed vs. 100% pump speed (%):

d. Savings ($) in electrical costs for the pump operating at 50% pump speed vs. 100% pump
speed for one year (assume electricity cost is $0.10/kWh)

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A. SUMMARY OF RESULTS (CONTINUED)

Name: Group Number: Date of Report:

Part 4 – System Curve and Operating Point

System A
a. Shut-off TDH, Hshutoff _A(ft) :

b. Operating point flowrate, Qop_A (gpm) @ TDH hfull_A (ft): @

System B
c. Shut-off TDH, Hshutoff_B (ft) :

d. Operating point flowrate, Qop_B (gpm) @ TDH hfull_B (ft): @

Part 5 – Operating Centrifugal Pumps in Series

a. Hp_series (ft) @ Shut-off (0 gpm) @ 0 gpm

b. Hp_series (ft) @ maximum flowrate, Qmax (gpm): @

c. Hp_series / Hp_single x 100% @ intermediate flowrate, Q (gpm): @

Part 6 – Operating Centrifugal Pumps in Parallel

a. Hp_parallel @ Shut-off (0 gpm) @ 0 gpm

b. Hp_parallel (ft) @ maximum flowrate, Qmax (gpm): @

B. GRAPHICAL REQUIREMENTS

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Part 1 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves

On a single graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 1 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves”, plot
the following parameters vs. flow rate Q (gpm) for the full range of flow rates tested:
• Total pump head (H) in ft
• Pump input power (Pi) in Watts
• Pump output power (Po) in Watts
• Pump overall efficiency (η) in percent
• Include in a subtitle of the chart the water temperature (Tw) in the reservoir in °F

Part 2 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to Inlet Control

On a single graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 2 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to Inlet
Control”, plot the following parameters vs. flow rate Q (gpm) for the full range of flow rates
tested:
• Total pump head (H) in ft
• Pump efficiency (η) in percent

Part 3 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to Pump Speed Control

1. On a single graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 3 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to
Pump Speed Control – Plotted vs. Flow Rate”, plot the following parameters vs. flow rate Q
(gpm) for the full range of flow rates tested:
• Total pump head (H) in ft from Part 1 of Exp 7
• Total pump head (H) in ft from this part of the experiment
• Pump input power (Pi) in Watts
• Pump efficiency (η) in percent
• Pump speed (N) in percent

2. On a second graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 3 – Centrifugal Pump Performance Due to

Pump Speed Control – Plotted vs. Pump Speed”, plot the following parameters vs. pump speed N
(%) for the full range of flow rates tested:
• Flow rate (Q) in gpm
• Total pump head (H) in ft
• Pump input power (Pi) in Watts
• Pump efficiency (η) in percent

Part 4 – System Curve and Operating Point

On a single graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 4 – System Curve and Operating Point”, plot the
following parameters vs. flow rate Q (gpm) for the full range of flow rates tested:
• Total pump head (H) in ft from Part 1
• Pump efficiency (η) in percent from Part 1
• System head curve (Hsystem = pressure head + elevation head) in ft vs. flow rate Q in gpm
from Part 4 System A
• System head curve (Hsystem = pressure head + elevation head) in ft vs. flow rate Q in gpm
from Part 4 System B
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Part 5 – Operating Centrifugal Pumps in Series

On a single graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 5 – Operating Centrifugal Pumps in Series”, plot
the following parameters vs. flow rate Q (gpm) for the full range of flow rates tested. On the y-
axis plot
• Single pump pressure head (Hp) in ft for a single pump from Part 1
• Series pump pressure head (Hp_series = ΔHp_series_net + ΔHp_series_losses) in ft

On the plot, choose a flow rate at about the midpoint of the flow rate range tested and draw a
vertical line to intersect both capacity curves. Note the pressure head corresponding to each of
the two intersection points.

Part 6 – Operating Centrifugal Pumps in Parallel

On a single graph, labeled “Experiment 7 Part 6 – Operating Centrifugal Pumps in Parallel”, plot
the following parameters vs. flow rate Q (gpm) for the full range of flow rates tested:

On the y axis plot

• Single pump pressure head (Hp) in ft for a single pump from Part 1
• Parallel pump pressure head (Hp_parallel) in ft (Note: There will be different losses in the
two pumps’ discharge pipes making it difficult to get a true picture of the total head of the
parallel combination. For the purposes of this analysis compute the pressure head offset needed
to adjust the pressure head of the parallel combination to equal the pressure head of the single
pump at the shutoff head value. Then adjust all of the computed pressure head values for the
parallel pumps by that offset value.)
• On the plot, choose a pump pressure head at about the midpoint of the flow rate range tested
and draw a horizontal line to intersect both capacity curves. Note the flowrate and pressure head
values at each of the two intersection points.