Laboratory Systems Catalog - Turbine Technologies

PumpLab TM TM
Centrifugal Flow Flow System System
Experimental Experimental Opportunities Opportunities
Numerous Numerous experimental experimental and research and research opportunities opportunities are available are available and readily and readily conducted conducted with the with PumpLab the PumpLab TM Centrifugal TM Centrifugal Flow Flow System. System. The The
installed installed pressure pressure and flow and sensors flow sensors allow allow basic basic experimentation experimentation relating relating to typical to typical secondary secondary physics physics and undergraduate and undergraduate fluid dynamics fluid dynamics courses. courses.
Immediate Immediate access access to the to three the three common common pump pump impeller impeller types types permits permits detailed detailed analysis analysis and experimental and experimental verification verification of energy, of energy, momentum momentum and and
fluid fluid machinery machinery type type problems. problems. With With the advanced the advanced vector vector drive drive system, system, concepts concepts concerning concerning efficiency efficiency and power and power conservation conservation are easily are easily
explored. explored. Visual Visual vaporization vaporization bubbles bubbles help help in the in understanding the understanding correlation and correlation of cavitation of cavitation phenomena. phenomena. Standard Standard courses courses in engineering
engineering
thermodynamics thermodynamics and fluid and fluid mechanics mechanics benefit benefit from from textbook textbook direct direct examples examples conducted conducted and measured and measured in real in time. real time. The limitations The limitations of theoretical of theoretical
models models and the and variability the variability of experimental of experimental technique technique can be can experienced be experienced first hand. first hand. In addition In addition to academics, to academics, the PumpLab the PumpLab TM is ideally TM is ideally suited suited for for
general general pump pump and flow and flow system system familiarization familiarization as well as as well advanced as advanced practical practical studies studies for the for technical the technical and vocational and vocational student. student.
Illustrative Illustrative examples examples of typical of typical pump pump performance performance computations computations and exercises and exercises ~ ~
Centrifugal
Flow System
With With measured measured values values of pump of pump inlet and inlet outlet and outlet pressure, pressure, flow rate, flow rate, flow areas, flow areas, impeller impeller geometry, geometry, motor motor torque, torque, RPM, RPM, current current draw draw and and
power, power, determine: determine:
• Turbomachinery • Turbomachinery Analysis Analysis - angular - angular momentum, momentum, Euler Euler Turbomachine Turbomachine equation, equation, velocity velocity polygon polygon analysis analysis and idealized and idealized
centrifugal centrifugal pump pump performance performance prediction prediction
• Pump • Pump Characteristics Characteristics - actual - actual head, head, power power required required and efficiency and efficiency at various at various flow rates flow rates / pump / pump speeds speeds
• Dimensional • Dimensional Analysis Analysis and Specific and Specific Speeds Speeds - determination - determination of coefficients of coefficients for pump for pump selection, selection, modeling modeling and scaling and scaling problems problems
• Similarity • Similarity and Affinity and Affinity Analysis Analysis - design - design extrapolation extrapolation and performance and performance prediction prediction from from measured measured data data
• Cavitation • Cavitation Analysis Analysis - quantifying - quantifying various various head head values values to predict, to predict, verify verify and measure and measure parameters parameters associated associated with the with the
onset onset and propagation and propagation of cavitation of cavitation phenomena phenomena
• Pump • Pump System System Analysis Analysis - performance - performance analysis analysis at various at various simulated simulated system system heads heads for determination for determination of pump of pump and system and system
operating operating points points
• Energy • Energy Conservation Conservation - varying - varying pump pump speed speed and system and system operating operating points points to achieve to achieve cost savings cost savings
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