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Solutions Manual Fluid Mechanics, Fifth Edition

11.31 A centrifugal pump with backward-curved blades has the following measured performance when tested with water at 20C: Q, gal/min: H, ft: P, hp:
0 123 30 400 115 36 800 108 40 1200 101 44 1600 93 47 2000 81 48 2400 62 46

(a) Estimate the best efficiency point and the maximum efficiency. (b) Estimate the most efficient flow rate, and the resulting head and brake horsepower, if the diameter is doubled and the rotation speed increased by 50%.

Solution: (a) Convert the data above into efficiency. For example, at Q = 400 gal/min,

QH (62.4 lbf/ft 3 )(400/448.8 ft 3 /s)(115 ft) = = 0.32 = 32% (36 550 ftlbf/s) P

When converted, the efficiency table looks like this:

Q, gal/min:

0 0

400 32%

800 55%

1200 70%

1600 80%

2000 85%

2400 82%

, %:

So maximum efficiency of 85% occurs at Q = 2000 gal/min. Ans. (a) * * (b) We dont know the values of CQ or CH or C* , but we can set them equal for P conditions 1 (the data above) and 2 (the performance when n and D are changed):
* CQ = Q1 Q Q2 = 23 = , 3 n1D1 n2 D2 (1.5n1 )(2 D1 )3 gal min Ans. (b)

or: Q2 = 12Q1 = 12(2000 gpm) = 24, 000

C* = H

gH1 gH gH2 , = 2 22 = 2 2 n1 D1 n2 D2 (1.5n1 )2 (2 D1 )2 Ans. (b)

or: H2 = 9 H1 = 9(81 ft) = 729 ft C* = P

P1 P P2 , = 32 5 = 3 5 n1 D1 n2 D2 (1.5n1 )3 (2 D1 )5 Ans. (b)

or: P2 = 108 P1 = 108(48 hp) = 5180 hp