Centrifugal Pumps

Saturday, July 10, 2010 | |

Basic Concepts of Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

Collected By:
Abd-Alhady Mostafa Abd-Alhalem Abozeid
3rd Year of Mechanical power branch (Mech. dep.)
1st Group - Section: 6 - Bn#133
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Contents

Introduction. 2
Working Mechanism of a Centrifugal Pump.. 3
Generation of Centrifugal Force.. 3
Conversion of Kinetic Energy to Pressure Energy. 4
General Components of Centrifugal Pumps. 5
Stationary Components. 6
Rotating Components. 9
Auxiliary Components. 11
Definition of Important Terms. 12
Capacity. 12
Head.. 13
NPSH.. 15
Power and Efficiency. 18
Specific Speed.. 19
The Affinity Laws. 21
Understanding Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves. 22
Developing a system curve.. 22
Developing a Pump performance Curve.. 23
Normal Operating Range.. 23
Two Basic Requirements for Trouble-Free Operation of Centrifugal Pumps. 23
References. 24
Attention. 24



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