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Centrifugal Pump Performance Test Rig

Approx. component budget: Rs. 12,000 - 16,000

Objective

Draw the head, power and efficiency curves of the pump and find its best operating point.

What you will build

A small centrifugal pump and motor, suction and delivery piping, tank, valves, gauges, a flow measurement setup and an energy meter.

Results you can expect

• Head-flow
• Power-flow and efficiency-flow curves
• Best efficiency point

What you will learn

Fluid machinery and instrumentation, useful in almost every industry.

Tools and notes

Excel/Python. The pump and motor are the main cost.

Resume points from this project

• Built and tested Centrifugal Pump Performance Test Rig; objective: draw the head, power and efficiency curves of a centrifugal pump and find its best operating point.
• Measured and analysed head-flow and power-flow and efficiency-flow curves; wrote the report and presented the results in a viva. Add your own numbers: [x].

Replace [x] with your own measured results. Write only what you really did.

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