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    The document summarizes a technical memo about a centrifugal pump experiment. The experiment used the Armfield FM51 pump to obtain efficiency and power curves. Similarity laws were applied to curves from different pump diameter settings. The system head and pump operating point were plotted from the total head versus flow rate curves. Effects of cavitation were found by comparing suction head between settings.

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    The document summarizes a technical memo about a centrifugal pump experiment. The experiment used the Armfield FM51 pump to obtain efficiency and power curves. Similarity laws were applied to curves from different pump diameter settings. The system head and pump operating point were plotted from the total head versus flow rate curves. Effects of cavitation were found by comparing suction head between settings.

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    The document summarizes a technical memo about a centrifugal pump experiment. The experiment used the Armfield FM51 pump to obtain efficiency and power curves. Similarity laws were applied to curves from different pump diameter settings. The system head and pump operating point were plotted from the total head versus flow rate curves. Effects of cavitation were found by comparing suction head between settings.

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    The document summarizes a technical memo about a centrifugal pump experiment. The experiment used the Armfield FM51 pump to obtain efficiency and power curves. Similarity laws were applied to curves from different pump diameter settings. The system head and pump operating point were plotted from the total head versus flow rate curves. Effects of cavitation were found by comparing suction head between settings.

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    To:

    Will Northrop
    [email protected]
    (612)625-6854

    From:
    Jun Liu
    [email protected]
    (952)818-4630

    Date:
    1/27/17

    Subject:
    Centrifugal Pump Experiment Technical Memo

    Summary:
    The Armfield FM51 was used for performing the experiment. The efficiency
    and power curves were obtained. Similarity law was employed for different diameter
    pump setting. System head and pump operating point were plotted. Effect of
    cavitation was found by comparing suction head.
    Discussion:
    The experiment can be divided by four parts. First part is to characterize
    pump curve by power, efficiency and total head against flow rate. Second part is to
    utilize similarity law to this system. Third part is to determine operating point from
    system head and pump head curve. Last part is to find the effect of cavitation. The
    pump settings were set to 100%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%. The data were taken by
    every 10% decrease of the maximum pump flow rate. Therefore, efficiency and total
    head and power against flow rate can be plotted. By power coefficient, flow
    coefficient and head coefficient, there was a similarity between different diameter
    pump system. From the total head against flow rate curve, the interception of pump
    head and system head is the operating point in the situation. The cavitation is due
    to a combination of high fluid pressure, high fluid flow rate, low ambient pressure
    and low inlet head. The cavitation can be indicated from suction head.
    12.000

    10.000

    8.000
    100% pump setting
    Total Head (m) 6.000
    70% pump setting
    50% pump setting
    4.000
    80% pump setting
    60% pump setting
    2.000

    0.000
    0.000 0.500 1.000 1.500 2.000

    Flow Rate (l/s)

    Figure 1:Pump setting

    Figure 1 is an example of how the data were process for this experiment.

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