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IS 9137 (1978): Code for acceptance test for centrifugal,
mixed flow and axial pumps - Class C [MED 20: Pumps]
IS : 9137 - 1978
( Reaffirmed 2011 )
Indian Standard
CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR
CENTRIFUGAL, MIXED FLOW AND
AXIAL PUMPSCLASS C
( FiIth Reprint JUNE 1997 )
UDC 621.67 : 620.16 : 006.76
Copvright 1980
B U R E A U O F I N D I A N S T A N D A R D S
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
Gr 11 Februarv 1980


AMENDMENT NO. 4 SEPTEMBER 1989
TO
IS I 9137 - 1978 CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR CENTRIFUGAL
MIXED FLOW AND AXIAL PUMPS - CLASS C
( "#$% 16, &'$( 3b ) - Substitute ' "
2
> O )*+, ' "
2
< O ' and ' "
2
< O )*+, ' "
2
> O '.
(EDO 35)
Printed at Simco Printing Press, Delhi, India

AMENDMENT NO. 3 MARCH 1989
TO
IS : 9137 - 1978 CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR CENTRIFUGAL,
MIXED FLOW AND AXIAL PUMPS - CLASS C
( Page 9, clause 4.2.1 ) Substitute t he Iollow-
ing Ior the existing clause:
"4. 2. 1 Contractual Obfects of the Tests T h e
tests are intended to ascertain the pr ogr amme oI
the pump and to compare this with t he manuIac-
turer' s guarantee. However, attention is drawn
to t he Iact t hat t he NPSH test increase t he cost
oI the test substantially. It shall, thereIore, be
speciIied by t he purchaser in order/contract, iI
NPSH test is to be conducted ( see also Appen-
dix D ).
Where a number oI identical pumps are to be
purchased, and iI NPSH test is speciIied in the
contract, one pump shall be tested as t ype test,
Ior other tests t he method oI sampling oI pumps
as per IS : 10572-1983 ' Methods oI sampling
pumps' shall be Iollowed."
( Page 20, clause 7.1 ) Substitute t he Iollow-
ing Ior the existing clause:
' 7. 1 General When the contract speciIics t hat
NPSH test shall be conducted to veriIy whet her
NPSH required by t he pump is equal to or less
than the speciIied/guaranteed NPSH, one oI the
test methods as speciIied in 7.1.1 shall be adopt ed
to conduct NPSH test.
In no case shall cavitation test be used to
check t hat the pump shall be Iree Irom cavita-
tionai erosion during its service liIe.'
( Page 24, clause 9.2.1, third para after efficiencv
transiation ) Substitute the Iollowing Ior the
existing matter:
' II n
sp
exceeds 20 percent variation, it shall
be necessary to apply corrections on eIIiciency as
grven in 5.8. The stipulation Ior H, Q, and
NPSH shall remain according to 9.2.1 irrespec-
tive oI n
sp
variations. '
| Page 26. clause 9.6 ( see also Amendment
No. 1 ) | Add the Iollowing examples in 9.6:
Example 3:
When pump Iails to meet the guarant eed
power input to the pump:
a) Guaranteed dutv of pump:
Capacity
Total head
Speed
EIIiciency
Power input to pump at
duty point
6 000 m
3
/h
41 m
553 rpm
85 percent
788.6 kW
b) Readi ngs corrected to 555 rpm r ead as
Iollows:
Rale of
Flow
( m
3
/h )
0
2 000
4 000
6 000
8 000
9 000
Head
( m )
50
49
47.5
43
36
32
Power
Absorbed
( k w)

562 17
704.37
836.90
881.73
891.75
Efficiencv
percent

47.5
73.5
84
89
88
c) Characteristic curves Q
v/s
H, Q
v/s
p,
Q
v/s
P are drawn on graph ( see Fig. 10C ),
A H 2 m, A Q 600 m
3
/h
ThereIore:
0.6 724 0.49
1.162 4
Hence the pump characteristics is within
the acceptable limits.
d) The duty point ( 6 000 m
3
/ h, 41 m ) is
connected to ( 0,0 ) and the intersection
oI this line with t he characteristic curve is
determined which being 6 200 m
3
/h, 42 m.
This duty considered as the actual pump
duty has an eIIiciency oI 84.5 percent.
e) Permissible lower limit on guarant eed
eIIiciency ( 0.95 0.85 ) 0.807 5, that
is, 80 75 percent. Since actual pump eIIi-
ciency is 84.5 percent this is also within
acceptable limits.
I) The power input to the pump within the
range denned in 9.4.1 by the tolerances
X
Q
and X
H
. is 836.9 to 852.4 kW. As
agreed between the manuIacturer and the
purchaser the power should not exceed
828 kW. Since the power input within the
range exceeds 828 kW, the pump Iails to
meet the power consumption.
Gr 1

FI G. 10C CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR PUMP OF GUARANTEED DUTY OF 6 000 m
3
/h
DI SCHARGE m H E A D
Example 4:
When pump Iails to meer tae guaranteed
eIIiency point; ???
a) Guaranteed Dutv
Capacity
Total head
Speed
EIIiciency
Power at duty
of Pump
point
300 m
3
/h
7.5 m
1 480 rpm
54 percent
11.35 kW
5.1 ???
Rate of
(m
3
/h)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
325
Head
m
15
14.5
13.5
12.5
11.5
10.5
8.5
6.5
Power
Absorbed
(kW)

9.88
10.22
10.87
11.6
11.72
11.98
12.8
Efficiencv)
percent

20
36
47
54
61
58
45
2

c) Characteristic curve Q
v/s
H, Q
v/s
H, Q
V/S
P
are drawn on graph ( see Fig. 10D ) ^ H
1.0 m, A Q, 20 m
3
/h
0.09 1.102 5 1.192 5
Hence, the pump characteristics is within
acceptable limits.
d) The duty point ( 300 m
3
/h, 7.5 m ) is
connected to ( 0,0 ) and the intersection oI
the line with the characteristic curve is
determined which being (317.5 m/h,
8.0 m) . This duty considered as the
actual pump duty has an eIIiciency oI
50 percent.
e) Permissible lower limit on guaranteed
eIIiciency ( 0.54 0.95 ) 0.513, that is,
51.3 percent. Since the actual eIIiciency
is 50 percent the pump Iails to meet the
guaranteed eIIiciency.
I) The power input to the pump within the
range deIined in 9.4.1 by the tolerance
+ X
Q
and X
H
is 11.98 kW to 13.35 kW.
Since the power input as agreed between
the manuIacturer and the purchaser lies
within this range, the power consumption
is within acceptable limits.
FIG. 10D CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR PUMP OF GUARANTEED DUTY OF 300 m
3
/h
DISCHARGE 7.5 m HEAD
( EDO 35 )
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 1ANUARY 1984
TO
IS : 9137 - 1978 CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE
TESTS FOR CENTRIFUGAL, MIXED FLOW
AND AXIAL PUMPS - CLASS C
Alterations
( Page 14, clause 6.1.4, first para ) Substitute the Iollowing Ior the
existing para:
' 6.1.4 Notches, Weirs and Flumes The details pertaining to methods oI
measurement arc given in IS : 6062-1971*, IS : 6063-1971f and IS : 9108-
1979. '
( Page 14, foot-note with ' * ' mark ) Substitute the Iollowing Ior the
existing Ioot-note:
' *Method oI measurement oI Ilow oI water in open channels using standing wave
Ilume-Iall.
fMethod oI measurement oI Ilow oI water in open channels using standing wave
Ilume-Iall.
Liquid Ilow measurement in open channels using thin plate weirs. '
( EDO 35 )
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 OCTOBER 1981
TO
IS : 9137 - 1978 CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR
CENTRIFUGAL, MIXED FLOW AND AXIAL PUMPS - CLASS C
Corrigendum
| Page 8. clause 3.2.3.12(b), last sentence | Substitute the Iollowing Ior the existing sentence:
'But the vapour pressure oI the liquid cannot
be changed without increasing or decreasing
the temperature oI the liquid and this is
always not Ieasible.'
Alteration
( Page 11, clause 5.8.2, last sentence ) Substitute the Iollowing Ior the existing sentence:
' The Iollowing Iormula Ior eIIiciency correction
shall be applied:
where
q
1
eIIiciency at actual test speed,
q
s
eIIiciency at speciIied speed,
N
S
speciIied speed,
N
1
actual test speed, and
n exponent established by test
data, the value oI the exponent
is 0.17.'
Addendum
(Page 26, clause 9. 5) Add the Iollowing new clause aIter 9.5:
' 9.6 The worked out examples indicating the
application oI the Iormula as given in 9.4.1
are given below:
Example 1:
a) Guaranteed duty oI pump:
Capacity
Head
Speed
EIIiciency
1 000 m
3
/h
50 m
1 480 rpm
80 percent
b) Readings corrected to 1 480 rpm
read as Iollows:
Rate of Flow
( m
3
/ h)
0
300
600
900
1 000
1 200
Head
( m )
55
54
53.5
50
47.5
39
Power Absorbed
( kW)

127.5
146
162
166
170
Efficiencv
Percent

34.6
59.9
75.5
78
75
c) Characteristic curves Q
v
/s H, Q
v
/s p,
Q
v
/s P are drawn Irom graph (see
Gr 1
Fig. 10A) AH 2.5 m, AQ 100
m
3
/h
ThereIore
0.64 0.49
1.3
Hence, the pump characteristics is
within the acceptable limits.
d) The duty point ( 1 000 m
3
/h, 50 m )
is connected to ( 0, 0 ) and the inter-
section oI this line with the charac-
teristic curve is determined which
being (970 m
3
/h, 48.5 m) . This
duty, considered as the actual pump
duty has an eIIiciency oI 77.
e) Permissible lower limit on guaranteed
eIIiciency (0.95 0.8) 0.76, that is,
76. Since actual pump eIIiciency is
77 this is also within acceptable
limits.
1

FIG. 10A CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR PUMP OF GUARANTEED DUTY OF 1 000 m
3
/h
DISCHARGE 50 m HEAD

Example 2:
a) Guaranteed duty oI pump:
Capacity
Head
Speed
EIIiciency
200 m
3
/h
25 m
1 480 rpm
70
b) Readings when converted to 1 480
rpm read as Iollows:
Capacitv
(m3/h)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Head
( m)
26 5
27
26.5
25.5
23.5
21
17
Power Absorbed
( kW)

15.5
16.4
17.3
18.2
19
19.6
Efficiencv
Percent

23.8
44
60
70.2
75.2
70.9
c) Characteristic curves Q
v
/
s
H, Q
v
/
sp
,
Q
v
/
s
P are drawn Irom graph (see
Fig. 10B) AH 1.5 m, AQ, 4 0
m
3
/h
ThereIore
.0.444 4 0. 122 5
0.566 9
Hence, the pump characteristic is not
within acceptable limits,
d) The duty point ( 200 m
3
/h, 25 m ) is
connected to ( 0, 0) and the intersec-
tion oI this line with the characteris-
tic curve is determined Irom the
graph which being (191 m
3
/h, 24 m ).
This duty considered as the actual
pump duty has an eIIiciency oI 68.5.
e) Permissible lower limit on guaranteed
eIIiciency is 0.95 0.7 0.665, that is,
66.5. Since actual pump eIIiciency
is 68.5, this is within acceptable
limits.
3

FIG. 10B CHARACTERISTIC CURVE FOR PUMP OF GUARANTEED DUTY
OF 200 m
3
/h DISCHARGE 25 m HEAD
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IS : 9137 - 1978
Indian Standard
CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR
CENTRIFUGAL, MIXED FLOW AND
AXIAL PUMPS CLASS C
Pumps Sectional Committee, EDC 35
Chairman
SHRI K. MUBAYI
Members
SHRI A. K . DASGUPTA ( Alternate to
Shri K. Mubayi )
SHRI K. C. AGARWAL
DR S. BALAKRISHNAN
SHRI V. P. VENUGOPAL ( Alternate )
SHRI S. BALAKRISHNAN
SHRI B. T . DEVANATHAN ( Alternate )
CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGI NEER
Representing
Mather and Piatt Ltd, Bombay
Ministry oI Shipping and Transport
Southern Indi an Engineering ManuIacturers Association, Coimbatore
Tat a Chemicals Limited, Mi t hapur
Ministry oI Railways
SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGI NEER ( M ) ( Alternate )
SHRI J. D. CRUZ
SHRI Y. D. MI SRA ( Alternate )
SHRI A. S. DANDEKAR
SHRI S. L. ABHYANKAR ( Alternate )
SHRI M. DHARMAPANDIAN
GENERAL SUPERI NTENDENT
SHRI GOVERDHAN N. GI DWANI
SHRI S. C. KAPUR ( Alternate )
SHEI S. N. HUSSAI N
SHRI K. R. RANGANATHAN ( Alternate )
DR K. R. ILANGO
SHRI P. VAIDYANATHAN ( Alternate )
SHRI P. K . J O H N
SHRI B. KAPOOR
SHRI J. P. ROY ( Alternate )
LT- COL G. L. MANWANI
LT- COL S. K . SI NHA ( Alternate )
SHRI B. P. MI TTAL
SHRI P. M. NAI K
SHRI A. E. KABRA ( Alternate )
SHRI J. S. NEGI
SHRI R. K . SRIVASTAVA ( Alternate )
SHRI V. R. PHATAK
SHEI U. S. PRASAD
SHRI K. SANKARANARAYANAN
SHRI T . K . BHASKAR VERMA ( Alternate )
SHRI K. SATHYANAEAYANA
SECRETARY
DEPUTY SECRETARY ( Alternate )
SHEI R. N. TANDON
SHKI J. P. GUPTA ( Alternate )
SHRI A. S. VERMA
WORKS MANAGER
SHRI S. CHANDRASEKHARAN,
Deputy Director ( Mech Engg )
Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking, New Delhi
Mechanical Engineers Association ( I ) , Bombay
Depart ment oI Industries, Government oI Tami l Nadu, Madras
Public Works, Workshops and Stores, Government oI Tami l Nadu,
Madras
Directorate General oI Supplies & Disposals, New Delhi
Best & Co Pvt Ltd, Madras
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, Neyveli
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, Tiruchchirappalli
Johnston Pumps India Ltd, Calcutta
Ministry oI DeIence ( R & D )
Indi an Pumps ManuIacturers Association, Calcutta; and Flowmore
Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Government oI Maharashtra, Bombay
Jyot i Limited, Vadodara
K. S. B. Pumps Ltd, Bombay
Indi an Oil Corporation Ltd, Bombay
Directorate General oI Technical Development, New Delhi
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, Kirloskarvadi
Central Board oI Irrigation and Power, New Delhi
Government oI Ut t ar Pradesh, Lucknow
Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd, New Delhi
Vak Engineering Pvt Ltd, Madras
Director General, BIS ( Ex-officio Member )
Secretarv
SHRI S. C. KALRA
Deputy Director ( Mech Engg ), BIS
( Continued on page 2 )
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IS : 9137 - 1978
( -+./'.0%1 *,+2 3#$% 1)
Horizontal Spindle Pumps Subcommittee, EDG 35 : 2
Convener
SHRI P. S. NAZARE
Members
SHRI K. C. BHOTRA ( Alternate t o
Shri P. S. Nazare )
DR S. BALAKRISHNAN
SHRI V. P. VENUGOPAL ( Alternate )
SHRI V. DEVRAJ
SHRI P. R. DHAMODARAN
SHRI R . RANGANATHAN ( Alternate )
SHRI G. T. GURUSHAHNI
SHRI A. K. WADHAWAN ( Alternate )
SHRI Y. D. MI SHRA
SHRI B. P. MI TTAL
SHRI M. P. GUPTA ( Alternate )
SHRI K. MUBAYI
SHRI A. K. DASGUPTA ( Alternate )
SHRI J. S. NEGI
SHRI R . K. SRIVASTAVA ( Alternate )
SHRI S. C. PATEL
SHRI V. R. PATHAK
SHRI K. SANKARANARAYANAN
SHRI C. M. SHAH
Representing
Kirloskar Brothers Lt d, Kirloskarvadi
Southern Indi a Engineering ManuIacturers Association, Coimbatore
P. S. G. & Sons Charity Industrial Institute, Coimbatore
Dhandayut hapani Foundry Private Limited, Coimbatore
Su Motors Pvt Ltd, Bombay
Delhi Joi nt Water and Sewage Board, New Delhi
Flowmore Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Mat her and Pi at t Lt d, Bombay
Jyot i Limited, Vadodara
Calama Industries Pvt Ltd, Bombay
K. S. B. Pumps Ltd, Bombay
Directorate General oI Technical Development, New Delhi
Tat a Chemicals Limited, Okhamandal
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IS : 9137 - 1978
C O N T E N T S
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9,
SCOPE
SYMBOLS
DEFI NI TI ONS
GUARANTEES AND PURPOSE OF THE TESTS
ORGANIZATION OF TESTS
PROCEDURE FOR MEASUREMENT OF RATE OF FLOW, HEAD,
SPEED OF ROTATI ON AND POWER I NPUT
CAVI TATI ON TESTI NG
TESTS ON PUMPS FOR LI QUI DS OTHER THAN CLEAN COLD
WATER
, ANALYSI S OF TESTS
APPENDI X A GUARANTEES FOR MASS-PRODUCED PUMPS
APPENDI X B EFFECT OF PRE- SWI RL INDUCED BY THE PUMP
APPENDI X C FRI CTI ON LOSSES
APPENDI X D COSTS AND REPETI TI ON OF TESTS
APPENDI X E CONVERSION TO SI UNI TS
APPENDI X F CHECK LI ST
APPENDI X G PUMP TEST SHEET
PAGE
4
4
6
8
9
13
20
22
24
26
26
27
30
31
32
32
3

IS : 9137 - 1978
Indian Standard
CODE FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR
CENTRIFUGAL, MIXED FLOW AND
AXIAL PUMPS CLASS C
0. FOREWORD
0. 1 Thi s I ndi an St andar d was adopt ed by t he
I ndi an St andar ds Institution on 18 December
1978, aIter t he draIt Iinalized by the Pumps
Sectional Commi t t ee had been approved by the
Mechani cal Engi neeri ng Division Council.
0. 2 Thi s st andar d is one oI a series oI I ndi an
St andar ds dealing with t he accept ance tests Ior
cent ri Iugal , mi xed Ilow and axial pumps.
These st andards would correspond t o t hree
classes oI tests A, B and C; t he use oI Class A
and B is restricted to special cases when t here
is a need to have t he pump perIormance more
precisely deIined. The Class A is t he most
accurat e whereas the Class C is t he least accu-
rat e. It should be borne in mi nd t hat Class A
and B test require mor e accurat e apparat us
and met hods whi ch increases t he cost oI such
tests.
0. 3 The st andar d arrangement s and procedures
descri bed are those to be empl oyed Ior testing
a pump individually, without reIerence to its
Iinal installation conditions or t he eIIect upon it
oI any associated Iittings, these being the usual
conditions in which a pump is tested at the
manuIact urer' s works.
0. 4 Pump perIormance may be aIIected by
conditions oI t he Iinal site installation, and
procedures are described Ior carryi ng out
' st andard tests ' on certain types oI instal-
lations oI which an overall perIormance is
requi red.
0.5 The conditions i n which t he pumps are
Iinally installed, however, oIten do not permi t
reliable test measurement s, and r ecommenda-
tions are made concerning t he procedure t o be
adopt ed where the layout precl udes tests in
conIormity with t he st andards, or wher e t he
tests cover the pump and t he pl ant ancillary to
t he pump itselI.
0.6 Thi s st andard is based on I SO 2548-1973
' CentriIugal, mixed Ilow and axi al pumps
Code Ior acceptance tests Class C ' issued by
t he Int ernat i onal Organi zat i on Ior St andar di -
zation ( I SO )
0.7 For t he purpose oI deciding whet her a
part i cul ar requi rement oI this st andard is
compl i ed with, t he Iinal value, observed or
calculated, expressing t he result oI a test, shall
be r ounded oII in accordance with IS : 2-1960*.
The number oI signiIicant places ret ai ned in
t he rounded oII value should be the same as
t hat oI the speciIied value in this st andard.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Thi s st andard lays down procedures Ior
accept ance testing oI pumps. It deIines the
t erms and quantities t hat are used and estab-
lished t he met hods oI testing and t he ways oI
measuri ng the quantities involved according to
Class C so as to ascertain t he perIormance oI
t he pump and t o compare t hem with the
manuIact urer' s guarant ee.
1.2 Thi s st andar d applies to any size oI pump
tested wi t h clean, cold wat er and other liquids
behavi ng as clean, cold wat er.
1.3 Thi s st andard does not cover the structu-
ral details oI the pumps and t he mechani cal
properties oI their component s.
2. SYMBOLS
2.1 Li st of Symbol s Us ed i n t he Test Code
As given in Tabl e 1.
*Rules Ior rounding oII numerical values (revised).
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IS : 9137 - 1978
TABLE 1 SYMBOLS
( Clause 2.1 )
R E F E R E N C E
N U M B E R *
3. 2. 1. 1
3. 2. 1. 2
3. 2. 3. 2
3. 2. 3. 6
3. 2. 3. 7
3. 2. 3. 8
3. 2. 3. 9
3. 2. 3. 10
3. 2. 3. 11
3. 2. 3. 12
3. 2. 1. 1
3. 2. 4. 2
3. 2. 4. 3
3. 2. 5. 1
3. 2. 5. 2
3. 2. 5. 3
3. 2. 5. 4
3. 2. 6
5. 7. 6
Q U A N T I T Y
Mas s
Le n g t h
T i m e
Te mp e r a t u r e
Ar ea
Vo l u me
An g u l a r vel oci t y
Vel oci t y
Accel er at i on oI Iree I al l
Speed oI r ot at i on
De ns i t y
Pr es s ur e
Vi scosi t y ( d y n a mi c vi scosi t y )
Ki n e ma t i c vi scosi t y
Ener gy
Power ( gener al t e r m )
Re ynol ds n u mb e r
Di a me t e r
Mas s r at e oI I l ow
Vo l u me r a t e oI I l ow
Di s t ance t o r eI er ence pl a n e
I nl et t ot al head
Ou t l e t t ot al he a d
P u mp t ot al he a d
Speci Ii c ener gy
Loss oI he a d at i nl et
Loss oI he a d at i nl et
Ne t posi t i ve suct i on h e a d
At mos phe r i c pr es s ur e ( a b s o l u t e )
Va pour pr essur e ( abs ol ut e )
P u mp power out put
P u mp power i nput
Mo t o r powe r i nput
P u mp eIIiciency
Tr a ns mi s s i on eIIiciency
Mo t o r eIIiciency
Ove r a l l eIIiciency
Ty p e n u mb e r
Fr i ct i on I act or
S YMBOL
m
l
t
0
A
J
e
!
g
n
p
p

v
E
P
Re
D
q
Q
:
H1
H2
H

H
J1
HJ2
( N P S H ) , ,
Pb
Pv
Pu
P
Pgr
p
qint
qmot
qgr
K

DIMENSIONSf
M
L
T
0
L
2
L
3
T
-
l
L T
- 1
LT
-2
T
-1
M L
- 3
M L
- 1
T
- 2
M L
- 1
T
- 1
L
2
T
- 1
M L
2
T
- 2
M L
2
T
- 3
Pu r e n u mb e r
L
M T
- 1
L
3
T
- 1
L
L
L
L
L 2 T
- 2
L
L
L
M L
- 1
T
- 2
M L
- 1
T
- 2
M L
2
T
- 3
M L
2
T
- 3
M L
2
T
- 3
Pu r e n u mb e r
Pur e n u mb e r
Pu r e n u mb e r
Pu r e n u mb e r
Pu r e n u mb e r
Pu r e n u mb e r
S1 U N I T S
kg
m
s
C
m
2
m
3
r a d / s
m/ s
m/ s
2
s
-1
k g / m
3
N/ m
2

N
- s
/ m
2
m
2
/ s
J
W
m
kg/ s
m
3
/ s
m
m
m
m
J / k g
m
m
m
N / m
2

N/ m
2

W
W
w
*Where no number is given, reIerence may be made to various parts oI IS : 1890-1961.
fM Mass, L Length, T Ti me, 0 : Temperat ure.
An optional symbol Ior mass rat e oI Ilow is qm.
An optional symbol Ior volume rate oI Ilow is qv.
,,An optional symbol Ior net positive suction head is HH.
Also called pascal ( symbol Pa ).
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2. 2 Al phabet i cal Li s t s of Bas i c Let t ers and
Subs cri pt s As given in Tabl es 2 and 3.
TABLE 2 LETTERS USED AS SYMBOLS
SYMBOL
A
D
E
g
H
H
J
K
l
m
n
( NPSH )
o
P
q
Q.
Re
t
c
J

:
q
0

v
p
e

QUANTI TY
Area
Diameter
Energy
Acceleration oI Iree Iall
Head
Losses in terms oI head
oI liquid
Type number
Length
Mass
Speed oI rotation
Net positive suction
head
Pressure
Power
Mass rate oI Ilow
Volume rat e oI Ilow
Reynolds number
Ti me
Velocity
Volume
SpeciIic energy
Distance to reIerence
pl ane
EIIiciency
Temperat ure
Dynami c viscosity
Ki nemat i c viscosity
Density
Angular velocity
Friction Iactor
SI UNI TS
m
2
m
J
m/s2
m
m
Pur e number
m
Kg
s
-1
m
N/ m
2
W
kg/s
m
3
/s
Pure number
s
m/ s
m
3
J/kg
m
Pure number
C
N
- s
/ m
2
m
2
/s
kg/m
3
rad/s
Pure number
TABLE 3 LETTERS AND FIGURES USED AS
SUBSCRIPTS
SUBSCRI PT
1
2
a
b
G
gr
i nt
M
mot
P
r
S
sp
t
u
V
MEANI NG
Inlet
Outlet
Available
Atmospheric
Guarant eed
Unit ( overall )
Int ermedi at e
Manomet ri c
Motor
Pump
Required
Ey e
SpeciIied*
Tot al
UseIul
Vapour (pressure )
*This indication applies to the values oI quantities
relating to the guarantee point.
3. DEFI NI TI ONS
3.1 General Def i ni t i ons In order to avoid
any error oI i nt erpret at i on it has seemed pre-
Ierable to reproduce here the deIinitions oI
quant i t i es and units as given in various parts
oI IS : 1890* and to suppl ement these dehni -
tions by some speciIic inIormation on their
use in this test code.
g acceleration oI Iree Iall ( see Not e ).
NOTE For Class C test, the value oI g is assu-
med to be 9.81 m/s
2
.
n speed oI rotation. The quot i ent oI t he
number oI rotations by the t i me,
p density. The quotient oI mass by vol ume.
p pressure. The quotient oI Iorce by ar ea.
Unless otherwise speciIied, all pressures
are gauge pressures, t hat is, measured
wi t h respect to t he at mospheri c pressure.
viscosity ( dynami c viscosity, sometimes
called absolute viscosity ), It is deIined
by t he expression:
where
u
O
t he velocity oI a Ilat pl at e
movi ng in its own pl ane while
keepi ng paral l el to a Iixed Ilat
wall;
h t he di st ance Irom t he Ilat plate
to t he Ii xed Il at wall;
t t he Iriction Iorce oI t he Iluid on
the area uni t oI t he Ilat pl at e
duri ng its mot i on.
NOTE h should be small enough to obtain
laminar Ilow oI the Iluid between the Ilat plate and
the Iixed Ilat wall.
v ki nemat ic viscosity. The quot i ent oI t he
viscosity ( dynami c viscosity) by t he
density.
P power. The quotient oI t he energy t rans-
Ierred duri ng a t i me interval by t he
durat i on oI this i nt erval .
Re Reynol ds number . It is deIined by t he
expression:
3.2 Def i ni t i ons Pecul i ar to t he Tes t Code -
Thi s clause gives t he deIinitions oI concepts
used in this test code, t oget her with t he asso-
ciated symbols, iI any have been allocated.
Concepts, even t hough in current use, which
ar e not strictly necessary to t he application oI
this code are not here deIined.
3. 2. 1 Flow Rates
3.2.1.1 q In this test code, t he mass rat e
oI Ilow designates t he ext ernal mass rat e oI Ilow
oI t he pump, t hat is, t he rat e oI Ilow di schar-
ged into t he pi pe Irom the outlet br anch oI t he
pump.
*Recommendations Ior quantities and units.
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NOTE Losses or abstractions inherent to the
pump, that is,,
a) discharge necessary Ior hydraulic balancing
oI axial thrust,
b) coaling oI bearings oI the pump itselI,
c) water seal to the packing,
d) leakage Irom the Iittings, internal leakage,
etc,
are not to be reckoned in the quantity delivered.
On the contrary, iI they are taken at a point beIore
the Ilow measuring section, all derived quantities
used Ior other purposes, such as:
e) cooling oI the motor bearings,
I) cooling oI a gear box ( bearings, oil cooler ),
etc,
should be added to the measured rate oI Ilow.
3. 2. 1. 2 Q The outlet vol ume rat e oI
Ilow has t he Iollowing val ue:
In this test code, this symbol may also desig-
nat e t he volume rat e oI Ilow in a given
section*; it is t he quot i ent oI t he mass rat e oI
Ilow in this section by t he density. ( Th e
section may be desi gnat ed by t he proposed
subscripts. )
3.2.2 Jelocitv of Flow (u) The mean
velocity oI Ilow equal to t he vol ume rate oI
Ilow divided by t he pipe cross-section*:
3.2.3 Head The energy per uni t weight
oI Iluid.
3.2.3.1 Reference plane The hori zont al
pl ane t hr ough the centre oI t he circle descri-
bed by t he external poi nt oI t he ent rance
edges oI the impeller bl ades; in t he case oI
doubl e inlet pumps the pl ane should be taken
t hrough t he higher cent re.
The manuI act ur er should indicate the
position oI this pl ane with respect to precise
reIerence points on the pump.
3.2.3.2 : designates the diIIerence between
t he level oI t he horizontal pl ane under consi-
derat i on and t he level oI the reIerence pl ane.
Its value is:
a) positive, iI the pl ane in question is above
the reIerence pl ane;
b) negative, iI t he pl ane in question is
below the reIerence pl ane.
3. 2. 3. 3 Gauge pressure ( p) The eIlIective
pressure, relative to at mospheri c pressure.
The head corresponding to this pressure is:
*Attention is drawn to the Iact that in this case Q
may vary Ior diIIerent reasons across the circuit.
Its value is:
a) positive iI this pressure is greater t han
t he at mospheric pressure:
b) negat i ve iI this pressure is less t han t he
at mospheri c pressure.
3.2.3.4 Dvnamic head The kinetic energy
per unit weight oI t he liquid in movement . It
is expressed by:
where c is the mean velocity oI the liquid in
t he section considered.
3.2.3.5 Total head In any section, t he
total head is given by:
Thi s is rel at ed to at mosphere. The absolute
total head in any section is given by:
3.2.3.6 Inlet total head ( H 1 ) The t ot al
head in the inlet section oI t he pump:
3.2.3.7 Outlet total head ( H
2
) The total
head in the outlet section oI t he pump:
3.2.3.8 Pump total head ( H) Th e algeb-
raic diIIerence bet ween the outlet total head,
and t he inlet total head:
II t he compressibility oI the pumped liquid is
signiIicant, p may be replaced by t he mean
value:
3.2.3.9 Specific energv ( ) The energy
per uni t mass oI liquid. It is given by t he
equation:
gH
3.2.3.10 Loss of total head at inlet ( H
J1
)
The diIIerence between t he total head oI t he
liquid at t he measuri ng point, or possibly oI
the liquid wi t hout velocity in t he suction
chamber , and t he total head oI t he liquid in
t he inlet section oI t he pump.
3.2.3.11 Loss of total head on deliverv (H
J2
)
The diIIerence bet ween t he total head oI t he
liquid in t he outlet section oI t he pump, and
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t he total head oI t he liquid at t he measuri ng
poi nt .
3.2.3.12 Net positive suction head (NPSH)
Gauge r eadi ng in met res t aken on t he suction
nozzl e reIerred t o t he pump centre line, minus
t he vapour pressure i n metres correspondi ng
to t he t emper at ur e oI t he liquid plus t he
velocity head at this point.
NPSH as well as i nl et total head, is
reIerred to t he reIerence pl ane.
It is necessary to make a distinction bet-
ween:
a) t he ( NPSH ) required at given Ilow and
speed oI rot at i on Ior a given pump; it is
speciIied by the manuIact urer. Thi s is
a Iunction oI pump design and varies
Irom one design to anot her . For a
cavi t at i on Iree perIormance oI a pump,
it is necessary t hat available NPSH be
hi gher t han t he requi red NPSH. The
avai l abl e NPSH represents t he diIIerence
bet ween t he existing absolute suction
head and t he vapour pressure at t he
prevai l i ng t emper at ur e. The required
NPSH represents t he mi ni mum requi red
mar gi n bet ween t he suction head and
t he vapour pressure at a given capacity.
b) t he ( NPSH ) available Ior the same Ilow
whi ch is inIerred Irom t he installation.
Thi s is a Iunction oI a system compris-
ing oI suction head or liIt, Iriction head,
and t he vapour pressure oI t he liquid
being handl ed. By t he physical altering
oI t he installation, it is possible to
cont rol Iirst two paramet ers oI NPSH.
But t he vapour pressure oI t he liquid
and this is always not Ieasible.
c) t he test ( NPSH ) See 7. 1. 1.
Subscripts may be used to diIIerentiate these
quant i t i es | Ior exampl e ( NPSH )
r
when t he
requi red value is concerned and ( NPSH )
a
when available val ue is concerned |.
3.2.4 Power
3.2.4.1 Pump power output ( Pu ) The
power transIerred to t he liquid at its passage
t hr ough t he pump:
P
u
qgH
g

3. 2. 4. 2 Pump power input ( P ) The
power measured at t he pump coupling.
3. 2. 4. 3 Motor power input ( P
gr
) The
power absorbed by t he pump dri ver.
3.2.5 Efficiencv
3. 2. 5. 1 Pump efficiencv (p)
3.2.5.2 Transmission efficiencv (qint ) ( shaI-
t i ng, coupling, gears, etc ):
3. 2. 5. 3 Motor efficiencv ( qmot.)
3. 2. 5. 4 Overall efficiencv ( qgr )
q g r q q i n t q m o t
3.2.6 Tvpe Number K The t ype number , a
dimensionless quant i t y, is deIined by t he Iollo-
wi ng Iormula*:
NOTE Attention is drawn to the Iact that
in this St andard, the type number is based on the
total head oI a multistage pump, and not on the
head per stage, and that it applies to the guaranteed
Ilow rate, which is not in conIormity with the
common practice where K is calculated Ior the Ilow
rat e corresponding to the maxi mum eIIiciency.
4. GUARANTEES AND PURPOSE OF THE
TESTS
4.1 Guarant ees
4. 1. 1 Subfects of Guarantees It shall be
agreed i n t he cont ract whi ch values ar e
guarant eed by t he manuIact urer and under
what conditions.
One or mor e oI t he Iollowing quantities
are usually guarant eed:
a) Out l et rat e oI Ilow oI pump;
b) Tot al head oI pump;
c) Power input or eIIiciency oI pump or
combi ned mot or - pump unit ( Ior
exampl e submersible pump or monoset
pump; or separat e pump and mot or
with overall eIIiciency guar ant eed ); and
d) ( NP S H) .
Whi chever oI these quant i t i es is guaran-
teed, it is necessary to speciIy t he speed oI
rot at i on ( or in some cases t he electrical supply
Irequency and voltage Ior the mot or-pump unit)
and t he chemi cal and physical properties oI
t he liquid t o be pumped (i I ot her t han clean
cold wa t e r ) .
In this test code t he guarant ees only reIer
t o t he pump including t he test arrangement s as
given in 5.7. In particular, t he guarant ees do
not appl y t o:
a) t he test oI the pipe and its Iittings, such
as valves, etc;
*This Iormula is the same as the basic Iormula
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b) t he general installation in situ,
iI these part s do not belong to t he test
ar r angement s accordi ng t o 5.7.
The pump manuIact urer i s responsible
nei t her Ior t he det ermi nat i on oI t he pump
guarant ee point, nor Ior t he ar r angement oI t he
pump, nor Ior t he installation in situ, t he sole
exception being when he has under t aken t hese
tasks as part oI t he order.
4.1.2 Extent of Guarantees The guar ant ee
oI t he Ilow rat e covers t he Ilow rat e at t he
agreed total head and speed oI rot at i on, within
t he permissible tolerances above and below
as given by 9. 4. 1.
The guarant ee oI t he head covers t he pump
total head (H) at t he agreed Ilow rat e and speed
oI rot at i on, within the permissible tolerances
above and below as given by 9. 4. 1.
The guar ant ee oI t he eIIiciency covers t he
mi ni mum value oI eIIiciency at the guarant eed
poi nt QH within t he permissible tolerances as
given by 9.4.2.
II t he Il ow r at e values and t he eIIiciency
stated are not guarant eed but are i ndi cat ed
on t he basis oI prior tests or are given in
pri nt ed curves ( I or mass produced pumps )
( see Appendi x A ).
For a combi ned mot or - pump uni t ( Ior
exampl e submersible pump or monobl oc pump;
or separat e pump and mot or wi th overall
eIIiciency guarant eed ) t he guar ant ee covers
eIIiciency oI t he entire uni t .
4.1.3 Implementation of Guarantees
4.1.3.1 Flow rate and total head values The
guar ant ee Ior Ilow rat e and t ot al head is Iul-
Iilled iI, at t he agreed speed oI rot at i on, t he
val ue oI t he equation given in 9.4.1 is great er
t han or equal to 1.
4. 1. 3. 2 Efficiencv The eIIiciency guar an-
t ee is IulIilled iI, at t he agreed speed oI
rot at i on, t he conditions given in 9.4.2 have
been achi eved or exceeded.
4. 1. 3. 3 Net positive suction head ( NPSH)
When a test oI ( NPSH ) is speciIied in t he
cont ract , t he guarant ees as deIined in 4.1.3.1
a nd 4.1.3.2 shall be achieved under those
conditions oI ( NPSH ) t hat ar e speciIied.
Thi s does not necessarily ensure absence oI
cavi t at i on ( see 7 ).
4.1.3.4 Motor speed of rotation II t he
dri vi ng mot or is bei ng supplied by t he pump
manuIact urer, t he speed oI rot at i on named
in 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 can be replaced by t he
Irequency and t he vol t age.
4. 2 Purpos e of t he Te s t s
4.2.1 Contractual Obfect of the Tests The
tests ar e i nt ended t o ascertain t he perIor-
mance oI t he pump and t o compar e this wi t h
t he manuIact urer' s guar ant ee. When ( NPSH )
also is to be guarant eed, it shall be speciIied
in t he cont ract whet her ( NPSH ) is to be
tested or nor. At t ent i on is dr awn to t he Iact
t hat a test oI ( NPSH ) increase t he costs oI
t he tests. ( See also Appendi x D. )
Wher e a number oI identical pumps ar e
t o be purchased, t he number oI pumps t o be
tested shall be agreed bet ween t he purchaser
and manuIact urer.
4.2.2 Range of Performance Test The per-
Iormance test oI t he pump shall be carri ed
out to det er mi ne the perIormance oI t he
pump wi t h respect oI t he di scharged rat e oI
Ilow, total head, power absorbed, etc.
A check oI t he satisIactory r unni ng oI t he
pump may be made Irom t he poi nt oI view
oI cavitation, t emper at ure oI gl ands and bear -
ings, axial thrust, and possible air or wat er
l eakage, provi ded t he hydraul i c test is carri ed
out t he speciIied speed oI rot at i on.
NOTE It is also possible to observe the
amount oI noise and vibration.
4.2.3 Liquid Used in Testing The liquid
used in testing shall be clean cold wat er in
accordance with t he r ecommendat i ons oI 8,
unless otherwise speciIied in t he cont ract .
5. ORGANI ZATI ON OF TESTS
5.1 Pl ace of Tes t i ng Accept ance tests
shall be carri ed out ei t her at t he manuIact u-
r er ' s works, or al t ernat i vel y at a pl ace to be
mut ual l y agreed bet ween the manuI act ur er
and t he purchaser.
5.2 Ti me of Te s t i ng The t i me oI testing
shall be mut ual l y agreed by t he manuI act ur er
and t he purchaser.
When tests are not carri ed out i n t he
manuIact urer' s works, t i me should be al l owed
Ior prel i mi nary adjustment s by bot h t he
manuIact urer and t he installer.
5.3 Tes t Val i di t y It should be ascert ai ned
t hat conditions permi t tests t o be made i n
accordance with t he provisions oI this code.
5.4 St af f Accurat e measur ement s depend
not only on t he quality oI t he measuri ng
instruments used but also on t he ability and
skill oI t he persons operat i ng and readi ng t he
measuri ng devices duri ng t he tests. The staII
entrusted wi t h eIIecting t he measurement s
must be selected just as careIully as t he instru-
ment s to be used in t he test.
Specialists wi t h adequat e experience in mea-
suring operat i ons in general shall be charged
with operat i ng and r eadi ng complicated me a -
suring apparat us. Readi ng simple measuri ng
devices may be entrusted to such helpers who
upon short pri or instruction can be assumed
t o eIIect the readi ngs with proper care and t he
accuracy requi red.
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A chieI oI tests shall be appointed, possessing
adequate experience in measuring operations.
Normally, when the test is carried out at the
manuIacturer's works, the chieI oI tests is a
staII member oI the manuIacturing Iirm.
All persons charged with eIIecting the mea-
surements are subordinated during the tests to
the chieI oI tests, who conducts and supervises
the measurements, reports on test conditions
and the results oI the tests and then draIts the
test report. All questions arising in connection
with the measurements and their execution are
subject to his decision.
The parties concerned shall provide all
assistance that the chieI oI tests considers
necessary.
5.5 Test Programme Only the guaran-
teed operational data shall Iorm the basis oI
the test; other data determined by measure-
ment during the tests shall have merely an
indicative (inIormative) Iunction and it shall
be so stated iI they are included in the
programme.
5.6 Testing Apparatus When the measur-
ing procedure is being decided on, the measur-
ing and recording apparatus required shall be
speciIied at the same time.
The chieI oI tests shall be responsible Ior
checking the correct installation oI these
apparatuses and their perIect Iunctioning.
All oI the measuring apparatus shall be
covered by reports showing by calibration or
by comparison that it complies with the
requirements oI 5.12. These reports shall be
presented iI required.
5.7 Test Arrangements
5.7.1 Standard Test Arrangements Ideally,
the Ilow through the inlet head measuring
section should be such that:
a) the velocity is uniIorm, and axial, across
the section; and
b) the static pressure across the section is
uniIorm.
These are the conditions Ior the standard
test arrangement, but they are impossible to
achieve completely, and it is impracticable to
check them Ior the class oI test covered by
this standard.
However, signiIicant maldistribution and
swirl can be avoided by keeping bends and
combinations oI bends, and divergences and
discontinuities oI cross-sectional area, Irom the
proximity oI the measuring section. In
general, the importance oI inlet Ilow condi-
tions increases with the pump type number,
and Ior type numbers greater than 1.5 it is
more meaningIul to reproduce site conditions
than it is to use a standard test arrangement.
For such non-standard conditions an agree-
ment shall be reached in the contract (see
Appendix B ).
5.7.1.1 Inlet pressure tappings In general,
the pressure tapping shall be placed in a section
oI equal diameter to, and concentric with, the
inlet branch oI the pump. It should under
normal conditions be located two diameters
upstream Irom the pump inlet Ilange. More-
over it shall never be placed:
a) in a diverging section, or within Iour
diameters oI straight pipe downstream
Irom the divergence;
b) within the plane oI a bend, either in the
bend itselI or within Iour diameters oI
straight pipe downstream Irom the bend.
It may, however, be agreed to site a
pressure tapping in this region at right
angles to the plane oI the bend; and
c) within Iour diameters oI straight pipe
Iollowing a sudden contraction, or other
discontinuity oI cross-sectional area.
When interpretation oI readings in non-
standard conditions is being negotiated,
consideration shall be given to:
a) whether the value oI inlet head itselI is
important (Ior example, Ior NPSH
tests ); and
b) the ratio oI inlet velocity head to the
pump total head.
II this ratio is very small ( less than 0.5 )
and the value oI inlet head itselI is not impor-
tant, readings Irom a tapping in the pump inlet
Ilange may be used in the inlet total head
equation given in 3.2.3.6 (Ior ratio ~0. 5:
2 D upstream ).
5.7.1.2 Outlet pressure tappings Under
normal conditions the outlet pressure tapping
should be located two diameters downstream
Irom the pump outlet Ilange.
For the pumps oI type number equal to or
less than 0.5, the outlet pressure tapping may
be located directly at the pump outlet, provided
it is at right angles to the plane oI the volute
or any other bend Iormed by the pump casing.
For the pumps oI type number greater than
0.5, the straight parallel pipe shall be coaxial
with the outlet pipe oI the pump and have the
same bore. The tapping shall be located in the
pipe wall in a plane through the pipe axis at
right angles to the plane oI the volute or other
bend Iormed by the pump casing.
5.7.2 Pumps Tested with Fittings II speci-
Iied in the contract, standard tests shall be
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carri ed out on a combi nat i on oI a pump and
a) associated Iittings at t he Iinal site insta-
llation; or
b) an exact reproduct i on thereoI; or
c) Iittings i nt roduced Ior testing purposes
and t aken as Iorming par t oI the pump
itselI (see Ior exampl es 5.7.3, 5.7.4,
e t c ) .
Connect i ons on t he inlet and outlet sides oI
t he whole combi nat i on shall be made i n
accordance wi t h 5. 7. 1.
Measurement s shall t hen be t aken in accor-
dance with 5.11.2 and 5. 11. 3.
5.7.3 Pumping Installation Under Submerged
Conditions Wher e a pump, or a combi nat i on oI
a pump and its Iittings, is tested or installed in
condi t i ons where t he st andar d pi pe connection,
on either inlet or outlet as described in 5. 7. 1,
cannot be made owing t o inaccessibility or
submergence, measurement s shall be t aken in
accordance with 6.2.2.3 and 6. 2. 3. 3.
5.7.4 Borehole and Deep-Well Pumps Bore-
hole and deep-well pumps cannot usually be
tested with their complete lengths oI delivery
mai n and, consequently, t he loss oI head in t he
port i ons omi t t ed, and t he power absorbed by
any shaIting t herei n, cannot be measured.
Any thrust beari ng would also be more lightly
l oaded dur i ng t he test t han it would be in t he
Iinal installation ( see 6.2.4.4 ).
5.7.5 Self-Priming Pumps In principle t he
pri mi ng ability oI selI-priming pumps shall
always be veriIied at t he cont ract ual static
suction head wi t h t he at t ached inlet piping
equi val ent to t hat in t he Iinal installation.
When t he test cannot be carried out i n t he
descri bed manner , t he test ar r angement t o be
used shall be speciIied in t he cont ract .
5.7.6 Friction Losses at Inlet and Outlet The
guarant ees under 4.1 reIer t o t he pump inlet
and outlet Ilanges, and t he pressure measuri ng
points are in general at a distance Irom these
Ilanges ( 5.7.1 to 5.7.5 ). It may be necessary
-to add t o t he measured pump total head t he
head losses due to Iriction ( H
J1
and H
J2
)
bet ween t he measuri ng points and t he pump
Ilanges.
Such a correction should be applied only iI
H
J1
H
J2
_ 0.000 5 H
II t he pi pe bet ween t he measuri ng points
and t he Ilanges is unobst ruct ed, straight, and
oI constant circular cross section,
The value oI A should be deri ved Irom
where
Re ( pure number )
( pure number )
Appendi x C gives gui dance on how to check
whet her a correction needs to be made, and
on how to calculate t he correction iI necessary.
II t he pipe is ot her t han unobst ruct ed, straight,
and oI constant circular cross section, t he
correction to be applied must be the subject oI
special agreement in the cont ract .
5.8 Speed of Rot at i on Duri ng Te s t
(see 4.2.2 ) The diIIerence bet ween t he speci -
Iied speed oI rot at i on and the test speed oI r ot a-
tion may be allowed as Iollows
5.8.1 For Il ow rat e and head:
5.8.2 For eIIiciency: 20
For a combi ned mot or - pump uni t , t he mot or
eIIiciency change bet ween speciIied and test
speeds, shall be established at t he t i me oI
agreeing t he cont ract . The lower speeds are
also accept abl e. The Iormula Ior eIIiciency
correction shall be as speciIied in 13.10.4 oI
IS : 5120-1977*
5.8.3 For (NPSH) Tests + 20 provi-
ded t hat t he pump Il ow rat e duri ng t he test
lies within 50 and 120 oI t he Ilow rat e
correspondi ng t o maxi mum eIIiciency.
NOTE For tests conIorming to the require-
ments oI 7.1.1.1, the above-mentioned variation may
always be allowed; Ior tests conIorming to the
requirements oI 7.1.1.2, it may be allowed Ior
pumps with type numbers less than or equal to 2.
For pumps with type numbers greater than 2,
agreement shall be reached between the parties
concerned.
5.9 Control of He a d The test conditions
may be obt ai ned, among ot her met hods, by
t hrot t l i ng in either or bot h t he inlet and outlet
pipes. When throttling in t he inlet pipe is
used, due consideration shall be given to t he
possibility oI cavitation or oI air coming out oI
t he water, whi ch might aIIect t he operation oI
t he pump (see 7. 1. 2) , t he Ilow measuri ng
device ( see 6.1.3 4t h par agr aph ) or bot h.
5.10 Execut i on of Te s t s The dur at i on oI
t he test shall be suIIicient to obtain consistent
results, having regard to t he degree oI accuracy
to be achi eved.
Wher e multiple readi ngs are taken t o reduce
t he error mar gi n (see 5. 11) , t hey shall be
t aken at equal intervals oI t i me.
*Technical requirements Ior rotodynamic special
purpose pumps (first revision ).
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Wher e, Ior special reasons, it is necessary to
det er mi ne perIormance over a r ange oI opera-
t i ng conditions, a suIIicient number oI
observat i ons shall be t aken to establish t he
perIormance wi t hi n t he limits oI error stated
i n 5. 11.
All measurement s shall be made under
st eady condi t i ons oI operat i on as deIined in
5. 11. II steady conditions are not achi evabl e,
agr eement shall be made bet ween t he part i es
concer ned on t he mat t er .
II t he driving power available dur i ng a test
on a testing stand is insuIIicient, and iI t he test
has to be carri ed out at greatly reduced speed
oI rot at i on, t he guarant eed characteristics can
be adjusted to such reduced speed oI rot at i on in
accor dance wi t h 5. 8. 1, 5.8.2, 5. 8. 3, 9.2.1 or
9. 2. 2, respectively.
To veriIy t he guarant ee point, t hree
measurement s shall be recorded, one as close as
possible to t he guarant ee point, and one closely
on each side oI it.
Th e test records shall be kept wi t h two
copies ( one Ior t he purchaser and one Ior t he
manuI act ur er ) ; all test records and recordi ng
strips shall be initialled by t he chieI oI tests
a nd t he represent at i ves oI bot h part i es.
The eval uat i on oI t he test results shall be
ma de as Iar as possible while t he tests are in
progress and, in any case, beIore t he installation
and i nst rument at i on ar e di smant l ed i n order
t hat suspect measurement s can be r epeat ed
wi t hout delay ( see also Appendi x D ).
5. 11 Tes t Condi t i ons See also Appendi ces
E and F.
5.11.1 Definitions For t he purpose oI this
st andar d t he Iollowing deIinitions shall apply:
Oscillations Short oscillation cycles about
a mean value occurri ng duri ng t he t i me t hat
a single observation is being made.
Jariations Those changes in value which
t ake pl ace bet ween one readi ng and t he next.
5.11.2 Permissible Oscillations in Readings and
Use of Damping Wher e t he construction or
operat i on oI a pump is such t hat oscillations oI
great ampl i t ude ar e present, measurement s
may be carri ed out by means oI an i nst rument
capabl e oI provi di ng an integration over at
least one complete cycle oI oscillation. The
cal i brat i on oI such an i nst rument shall comply
wi t h t he provisions oI t he appr opr i at e clauses.
Rest ri ct ed dampi ng may be i nt roduced i n
measuri ng i nst rument s and their connecting
lines where necessary to reduce t he ampl i t ude
oI oscillations to within t he values given in
Tabl e 4.
Wher e it is possible t hat dampi ng will sig-
niIicantly aIIect t he accuracy oI t he readi ngs,
t he tests shall be repeat ed using a symmet ri cal
dampi ng device, Ior exampl e a symmetrical
oriIice or capillary t ube.
TABLE 4 MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE AMPLITUDE
OF OSCILLATIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
MEAN VALUE OF QUANTITY
BEING MEASURED
MEASURED QUANTI TY
Rat e oI Ilow
Head
Torque
Power
Speed oI rotation
MAXI MUM PERMI SSI BLE
AMPLITUDE OF OSCILLATIONS
+ 6
+ 2
NOTE 1 Where a 6 change in Ilow would
result in a calculated 12 change in head, the
maxi mum permissible amplitude oI the observed
diIIerential head shall be + 12.
NOTE 2 In the case oI inlet total pressure
head and outlet total pressure head measurement,
the permissible percentage oscillation shall be
calculated on the pump total head.
5.11.3 Number of Sets of Observations
5.11.3.1 Steadv conditions In steady and
well controlled test conditions, only one set
oI readi ngs oI i ndi vi dual quantities shall be
recorded Ior t he speciIied test condi t i on. Thi s
set shall be recorded only aIter t he observers
have been satisIied t hat t he oscillations and
variations oI t he readi ngs have settled down
wi t hi n the limits speciIied in Tabl es 4 and 5.
5.11.3.2 Unsteadv conditions In such cases
where t he unsteadiness oI test conditions gives
rise to doubts concerni ng t he accuracy oI t he
tests, t he Iollowing procedure shall be Iollowed:
Repeat ed sets oI observations oI t he measu-
red quantities shall be made at t he guar ant ee
point, only speed and t emperat ur e being
allowed to be controlled. Throt t l e valve wat er
level, gl and, bal ance wat er, settings, etc, shall
be leIt completely unal t ered. The diIIerences
between these repeat ed readi ngs oI t he same
quantities will be a measure oI the unsteadiness
oI the test conditions, which are atleast partl y
inIluenced by t he pump under test as well as
t he installation.
A mi ni mum oI t hree sets oI observations
shall be taken at t he guarant ee point, and t he
value oI each separat e measur ement and oI t he
eIIiciency derived Irom t he measurements in
each set shall be recorded. The percent age diIIe-
rence betweent t he largest and smallest values
oI each quant i t y shall not be great er t han t hat
given in Tabl e 5. It will be noted t hat a wider
tolerance is permi t t ed iI t he number oI r ead-
ings is increased up to t he maxi mum requi re-
ment oI ni ne readi ngs.
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These tolerances are designed to ensure t hat
t he errors due to scatter, t aken t oget her wi t h
t he systematic error limits given in Tabl e 6,
will result in overall measurement errors not
great er shan those given in Tabl e 7.
TABLE 5 LIMITS OF VARIATION BETWEEN
REPEATED MEASUREMENTS OF THE SAME
QUANTITY (BASED ON 95 CONFIDENCE
LIMITS )
(Clauses 5.11.3.1 and 5.11.3.2)
NUMBER OF SETS
OF OBSERVATIONS
3
5
7
9
MAXI MUM PERMI SSI BLE
DI FFERENCE BETWEEN LAR-
GEST AND SMALLEST READ-
INGS OF EACH QUANTI TY

Rat e oI Ilow
Head
Torque
Power
EIIiciency
1.8
3. 5
4. 5
5. 8
Speed oI
Rotation
1.0
2. 0
2. 7
3. 3
The ari t hmet ic mean oI all t he readi ngs Ior
each quantity shall be t aken as t he actual value
Ior t he purposes oI t he test.
II t he values given in Tabl e 5 cannot be
reached, the cause shall be ascertained, t he
conditions rectiIied and a new complete set oI
observations made, i.e. all t he readings in t he
original set shall be rejected. No readi ng or
selection oI readings in the set oI observations
may be rejected because it lies outside t he
limits.
In t he case where t he excessive vari at i on is
not due to procedure or i nst rument at i on er r or s,
and cannot thereIore be eliminated, t he limits
oI error may be calculated by statistical
analysis.
5.12 Accuracy of Me as ur e me nt The
limits oI measurement errors laid down in this
st andard ar e those which reIer to measure-
ment s t aken and to quantities calculated
thereIrom; they appl y t o t he maxi mum per-
missible discrepancies between measured and
act ual perIormances ( see 9.4 ).
For the purpose oI this st andard, an " er r or "
is deIined as a value equal to twice t he estima-
t ed st andard deviation. It is assumed t hat
t here is a 95 probability t hat t he est i mat ed
value oI t he t rue error will not exceed twice
t he estimated st andar d devi at i on.
Thi s test code speciIies the st andard met hods
oI measurement and instruments to be used Ior
t he det ermi nat i on oI r at e oI Ilow, inlet total
head, outlet total head, pump total head, speed
oI rot at i on and pump power i nput .
Any device or met hod which by cal i brat i on
or compari son has been demonst rat ed t o be
capabl e oI measuring with systematic errors
not exceeding t he limits in Tabl e 6 may be
used. The devices or met hods shall be agreed
upon by bot h parties concerned.
TABLE 6 PERMISSIBLE SYSTEMATIC ERRORS
OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
(Clause 5.11.3.2 )
MEASURED QUANTITY
Rat e oI Ilow
Pump total head
Pump power input
Electrical power input
( Ior overall eIIlciency tests )
Motor eIIiciency
Speed oI rotation
PERMISSIBLE LIMIT,

+ 2.5
+ 2.0
+ 1.4
II t he recommendat i ons concerni ng t he
systematic errors oI instruments as given in
Tabl e 6, and those concerning t he actual t est
procedure, are Iollowed, it should be assumed
t hat the overall limits oI error will not exceed
those given below.
TABLE 7 MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LIMITS
OF OVERALL ERRORS
( Clause 5.11.3.2 )
QUANTI TY
Rat e oI Ilow
Pump total head
Pump power input
Electrical power input
( Ior overall eIIiciency tests )
Speed oI rotation
Overall eIIiciency ( comput ed
Irom the rate oI Ilow, t ot al
head and electrical power )
Pump eIIiciency
PERMI SSI BLE LI MI T,

+ 3.5
+ 2.0
+ 4.5
+ 5.0
6. PROCEDURE FOR MEASUREMENT
OF RATE OF FLOW, HEAD, SPEED OF
ROTATI ON AND POWER I NPUT
6.0 The Iollowing met hods, among others,,
may be used.
6.1 Me as ur e me nt of Fl ow Rat e
6.1.1 Weighing Tank Method Thi s met hod
is capabl e only oI measuring t he mean value
oI the Ilow rat e duri ng the period concerned.
It is subject to the errors oI the weighing,
oI the time-measuring apparat us empl oyed, oI
t he time t aken Ior t he diversion oI t he Ilow
i nt o and Irom the wei ghi ng tank and those
involved in t he det ermi nat i on oI density.
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NOTE In the case where two tanks are used
alternately during the measuring period, the Ilow
being diverted Irom one to the other, only t he times
oI initial diversion into and Iinal diversion Irom the
measuring system shall be taken into account, not
the times oI the intermediate diversions Irom tank
to tank.
6.1.2 Jolumetric Tank Method Thi s
met hod, as in the case oI t he weighing met hod,
is only capabl e oI measuring t he mean value
oI t he Il ow rat e duri ng t he period concerned.
In every case a leakage test oI the t ank shall
be carri ed out and correction made Ior leakage
iI necessary; where possible, initial calibration
shall be carri ed out by weighing a liquid oI
known density into the measuri ng t ank. Out -
door t aks shall be adequat el y sheltered so t hat
t he level and t he level-measuring devices ar e
not disturbed by wi nd or rai n.
In the case oI big out door tanks the met hod
is in general subject to errors in measurement
oI levels whi ch are not stationary and whi ch
may be non-uniIorm. In such a case t he levels
shall be simultaneously measured within stilling
tubes, at not Iewer t han Iour widely separat ed
positions within the t ank.
Wat er levels may be measured with hook
gauges, Iloat gauges, piezometer or ot her
i nst rument s capabl e oI mai nt ai ni ng the required
accuracy.
6.1.3 Orifice Plates, Janturi Tubes and No::les
The measurement oI Il ow rat e may be carried
out using devices designed and installed in
accordance with IS : 2952 ( Part I )-1964* Ior
oriIice plates and nozzles and I S : 4477 ( Pa r t i )-
1967f Ior vent uri t ubes. Mi ni mum straight
lengths required upst r eam Irom t he pressure
diIIerence device, especially, ar e given in
IS : 2952 ( Part I )-1964* in t he case oI oriIice
pl at es and nozzles, and in IS : 4477 ( Par t I )-
1967f in t he case oI vent uri tubes.
For t he purpose oI this st andar d t he pump
will be consi dered to cause a Ilow di st urbance
equi val ent to a single 90 bend lying in t he
same pl ane as the pump volute or t he last
stage oI a multistage pump or t he outlet bend
oI the pump.
The characteristics oI these devices ar e
cal cul at ed using above I ndi an St andards and
t he cal i brat i on is not requi red.
Car e shall be t aken t o ensure t hat neither
cavi t at i on nor air is present in t he Ilow-measur-
ing devices. Special care shall be t aken to
ensure t hat t he indications oI t he device are
not aIIected by air comi ng out oI solution at
t he control valve. The presence oI air can
usually be det ect ed by operat i ng t he air vents
on t he measuri ng device.
Manomet er s used Ior diIIerential pressure
measur ement shall be oI t he liquid col umn
t ype and shall meet t he requi rement s oI 6.2.6.
6.1.4 Notches, Weirs and Flumes Recommen-
dat i ons Ior t he construction and installation oI
notches, weirs and Il umes ar e given i n
IS : 1193-1959*, to which reIerence should be
made.
For t he purposes oI this st andar d t he
smallest scale division oI any i nst rument used
Ior observing head shall be not great er t han
t hat corresponding to 1.5 oI t he Ilow.
6.2 Me as ur e me nt of He ad
6.2.1 Pressure Tappings and Instrument Connect-
ing Lines Static pressure t appi ngs shall
comply with the requi rement s shown in Fig. 1
and be Iree Irom burrs and irregularities and
Ilush with, and nor mal to, the inner wall oI t he
pi pe.
The di amet er oI t he pressure t appi ngs shall
be bet ween 2 and 6 mm or equal to 1/10 oI t he
pipe di amet er, whi chever is less. The l engt h
oI a pressure t appi ng hol e shall be not less
t han twice its di amet er .
The bore oI t he pi pe containing t he t app-
ings shall be cl ean, smooth and resistant to
chemi cal reaction wi t h t he liquid being
pumped. Any coat i ng such as pai nt appl i ed
to t he bore shall be intact . II t he pipe is
wel ded longitudinally, t he t appi ng hole shall
be displaced as Iar as possible Irom t he weld.
Pipes connect i ng pressure t appi ngs to
possible dampi ng devices ( see 5.11.2 ) and to
nst rument s shall be atleast equal in bore to
t he bore oI the pressure t appi ngs. The system
shall be Iree Irom leaks.
It is r ecommended t hat t ransparent t ubi ng
be used so as to allow det ermi nat i on oI t he
amount oI wat er or air in t he t ubi ng.
6.2.2 Inlet Total Head
6.2.2.1 Installation in accordance with
5.7.1.1 These installations and t he corres-
pondi ng Iormulae are given in Fig. 2 and 3.
6.2.2.2 Installation in accordance with 5.7.2
Wher e a pump is tested in combi nat i on
wi t h Iittings Iormi ng part oI the site or test
installation, t he provisions oI 6.2.2.1 shall be
appl i ed to t he inlet Ilange oI t he Iittings and
not to t he inlet Ilange oI t he pump.
Thi s procedure debits against t he pump all
head losses caused by Iittings on t he inlet side.
*Recommendations Ior methods oI Iluid Ilow by
means oI oriIice plate and nozzles: Part I Incompressi-
ble Iluids.
fMethod oI measurement oI Iluid Ilow by means oI
venturimeters: Part I Liquids.
*Methods oI measurement oI Ilow oI water in open
channels using notches, weirs and Ilumes.
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l _ 2d where d 2 to 6 mm or 1/10 pipe diameter whichever value is the less.
F I G . 1 RE QUI RE ME NT S FOR S T A T I C HEAD T A P P I N G S
a) The pump inlet is under vacuum
b) The pump inlet is under pr essur e
The drawings show the principle but no Iull technical details.
F I G. 2 TEST OF A CENTRI FUGAL PUMP BY MEANS OF LI QUI D COLUMN GAUGES
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a) Arrangement Ior determining reIerence plane oI Bourdon type gauge
b) The pump inlet is under vacuum
c) The pump inlet is under pressure
The drawings show the principle but no Iull t echni cal det ai l s.
FI G. 3 TES T OF A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP BY MEANS OF BOURDON GAUGES
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6.2.2.3 Installations in accordance with 5.7.3
and 5.7.4 The inlet total head is equal to
t he positional head wi th respect to the reIe-
rence pl ane oI the still surIace oI the liquid in
whi ch the pump is tested or Irom whi ch it
draws, plus t he pressure head equivalent to
the gauge pressure on t hat surIace.
Thi s assumption debits against t he pump
all head losses caused by Iittings on t he inlet
side.
6.2.3 Outlet Total Head
6.2.3.1 Installations in accordance with
5.7.1.2 These installations and the corres-
pondi ng Iormulae are given in Fig. 2 and 3.
6.2.3.2 Installations in accordance with 5.7.2
Wher e a pump is tested in combi nat i on
wi t h Iittings Iorming part oI t he site or test
installation, the provisions oI 6.2.3.1 shall be
appl i ed to t he outlet Ilange oI t he Iittings and
not to the outlet Ilange oI the pump.
Thi s procedure debits against the pump all
head losses caused by Iittings on t he outlet
side.
6.2.3.3 Installations in accordance with 5.7.3
and 5.7.4 These installations and the corres-
pondi ng Iormulae are given in Fig. 4.
However, iI t he pump discharges into a sump
wi t h a Iree surIace, t he outlet total head is
equal to t he positional head oI t he still surIace
oI t he liquid into which t he pump delivers,
plus t he gauge pressure head.
Thi s assumption debits against t he pump
all head losses caused by Iittings on the outlet
side.
6. 2. 4 Total Inlet and Outlet Heads Special
Cases It will prove necessary to permi t
exceptions Irom t he above-ment i oned st andar d
arrangement s in t he Iollowing cases.
6.2.4.1 Pumps conforming to the final site
installation Duri ng t he accept ance test, t he
pump shall be Ii t t ed with t he pipe arrange-
ment s correspondi ng t o t he Ii nal ar r angement
at site. In this case t he Iriction losses between
t he test point Ior measuri ng t he inlet pressure
and t he inlet Ilange, as well as between t he
outlet Ilange and t he test poi nt Ior measuring
t he outlet presure, shall be det ermi ned in
accordance wi t h t he met hod ment i oned i n 5.7.6
and added to t he sum oI the diIIerences oI
positional head, oI pressure head and oI
velocity head.
6.2.4.2 Pumps with inaccessible ends II
t he inlet or outlet or bot h sides oI t he pump
ar e inaccessible, t he procedure prescribed
above shall be Iollowed in measuri ng t he
pump' s head. Under cert ai n circumstances,
Iriction losses, such as ment i oned in 5.7.6
and 6.2.4.1, shall be taken into account.
6.2.4.3 Submersible pumps II the outlet
Ilange oI this t ype oI pump is, Ior pract i cal
purposes, deIined as pl aced at a cert ai n
distance Irom the pump proper, and is t hus
preceded by an outlet pi pe length and a bend
or bends bei ng always parts oI t he installation,
t he measurement oI outlet head shall be made
in accordance with 5.7.2.
6.2.4.4 Deep-well pumps In this case,
Iriction losses between the pressure measuri ng
points and t he inlet or outlet Ilanges, respecti-
vely, t hat may have to be taken into account,
shall be det ermi ned in accordance with the
met hod given in 5.7.6 and Appendi x C.
Friction losses on suction ar e primarily caused
by resistance to Ilow within t he inlet strainer,
t he Ioot valve, and the inlet pipe. All oI these
head losses shall as Iar as possible be indicated
at t he t i me t he contract is made by the pump
manuIact urer iI he supplies such accessories,
or by t he purchaser iI t hey ar e Iitted by t he
latter. Should it prove impossible to submit
such dat a the purchaser and t he manuIact urer,
prior to t he accept ance test, shall arrive at an
agreement concerning t he Il ow resistance dat a
to be applied.
Friction losses at outlet result Irom resis-
t ance t o Il ow within t he column-pipe and t he
outlet bend.
Since deep-well pumps in general are not
tested wi t h the ent i re st and pi pe at t ached,
unless t he accept ance test is perIormed at site,
t he pi pe Iriction losses in regard to t he pump
total head shall be estimated and stated by t he
manuIacturer to his purchaser.
Should it be considered necessary to veriIy
t he dat a i ndi cat ed by an accept ance test at
site, such a test shall be speciIied in the supply
contract.
For tests on installations conIorming to t he
requi rement s oI 5. 7. 2, 5.7.3 and 5.7.4, t he
guarant ees also apply to Iittings.
6.2.5 Pump Total Head The pump total
head is calculated in accordance with the
deIinition given in 3.2.3.8. However, in cert ai n
cases the pump total head may be measured
using one diIIerential pressure device.
Thi s type oI installation and the correspond-
ing Iormulae are given in Fig. 5.
When this is deemed preIerable, the pump
total head may be replaced by an expression
giving t he increase in speciIic energy oI t he
Iluid conveyed by t he pump ( gH, see
3.2.3.9 ).
The " speciIic energy " increase is obt ai ned
by multiplying bot h sides oI t he pump t ot al
head equat i on given above by g.
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The drawings show the principle but no Iull technical details.
FI G. 4 MEASUREMENT OF PUMP TOTAL HEAD H FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF SUBMERGED PUMPS
6.2.6 Instruments for Pressure Measurement
6.2.6.1 Liquid column manometers No
cal i brat i on is requi red.
The mi ni mum di st ance between two scale
graduat i ons shall be 1 mm.
II possible, the use oI diIIerential liquid
columns less t han 50 mm high shall be avoi ded.
II this is impossible, at t ent i on shall be specially
dr awn to errors oI measurement .
The length oI t he liquid column may be
modiIied by using one manomet ri c liquid in
place oI anot her.
For readi ng below 100 mm oI liquid, t he
bore oI manomet er tubes shall be 6 mm at
least Ior mercury and 10 mm Ior wat er and
ot her liquids.
The cleanliness oI the liquid in t he mano-
met er shall be mai nt ai ned to avoid errors due
to variation oI surIace tension.
The design oI the manomet ers shall be such
t hat paral l ax errors are mi ni mi zed.
Wat er column manomet ers may be either
open ended ( Ior low pressure measurement
only ) or closed with the air in t he col umn
connecting both limbs compressed to t he
amount requi red t o permi t t he diIIerential
head to be read on the scale.
The use oI the liquid column manomet er is
shovvn di agrammat i cal l y in Figures 2 and 5,
to whi ch reIerence should be made.
Connect i ons between the pipes where
pressure is measured and t he manomet er shall
be made as shown di agrammat i cal l y in
Fig. 2.
It is essential t hat t here is no break in
continuity ( Ior exampl e, by ai r pockets
t hr ough Iailure to vent properly ) oI t he wat er
between t he pipe and the readi ng surIace in
t he manomet er .
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This equation is valid Ior p
1
p
2
,
which may be assumed Ior Class C tests.
FI G. 5 DI RECT MEASUREMENT OF PUMP
TOTAL HEAD
6.2.6.2 Bourdon dial gauges When this
t ype oI gauge is used Ior inlet and outlet pressure
measurement s, t o ascertain pump total head,
it is r ecommended t hat t he diIIerence between
t wo consecutive scale graduations be within 1.5
a nd 3 mm Ior bot h measurements, and t hat
this diIIerence corresponds to not more t han
5 oI the pump total head.
6.3 Me as ur e me nt of t he Speed of Rot a-
t i on The speed oI rotation shall be measu-
r ed by counting revolutions Ior a measured
i nt erval oI t i me, by a direct-indicating t echo-
met er or, in the case oI a pump driven by an
ac mot or, Irom observations oI the mean
Irequency and mot or slip dat a either directly
measured ( Ior example, using a stroboscope )
or supplied by t he mot or manuIact urer.
Wher e t he speed oI rot at i on cannot be
directly ineasured (Ior exampl e, Ior i mmersed
pumps), it is usually suIIicient to establish t he
Irequency and voltage.
6.4 Me as ur e me nt of Pu mp Powe r Input
The pump power input shall be derived Irom
measurement oI t he speed oI rot at i on and
t orque, or det er mi ned Irom measurem.ents oI
t he electrical power input to an electric mot or
oI known eIIiciency, directly coupled to the
pump.
6.4.1 Measurement of Torque Tor que shall
be measured by a suitable dynamomet er ,
capabl e oI complying with t he requirement s
oI 5.11.
6.4.2 Electric Power Measurements Wher e
the electrical power input to an electric mot or
coupled directly to the pump is used as a
means oI det ermi ni ng the pump power input,
the Iollowing conditions shall be observed:
a) The mot or shall be operat ed only at
conditions where the eIIiciency is known
with suIIicient accuracy,
b) Motor eIIiciency shall be det ermi ned in
accordance with the r ecommendat i ons
oI IS : 4889-1968*.
The electric power input to t he driving
mot or shall be measured by t he t wo-wat t met er
met hod in the case oI ac mot ors. Thi s
allows the use oI two singie-element wat t -
meters, or one doubl e-el ement wattmeter or
one single-element wat t met er and suitable
switches.
In t he case oI a dc mot or, either a
wat t met er or an amperemet er and a voltmeter
may be used.
The type and grade oI accuracy oI t he
indicating instrument s Ior measuri ng electrical
power shall be in accordance with IS : 1248-
1968f.
Where the power input to an electric mot or
coupled to an i nt ermedi at e gear, or t he speed
oI rotation and t orque measured by a dynamo-
met er between gear and mot or, are used as a
means Ior det er mi ni ng t he guar ant eed pump
power input , it shall be statedi n t he cont ract
in what way t he losses oI t he gear shall be
det ermi ned.
*Methods oI determination oI eIIiciency oI rotating
electrical machines.
fSpeciIication Ior direct acting electrical indicating
instruments (first revision).

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6.4.3 Pumps with Inaccessible Ends In t he
case oI combi ned mot or - pump units ( Ior
exampl e submersible pump or monobl oc pump;
or separat e pump and mot or wi t h overall
eIIiciency guar ant eed) , t he power oI t he
machi ne uni t shall be measured at t he mot or
t ermi nal s iI accessible. When a submersible
pump is involved, t he measur ement shall be
eIIected at the i ncomi ng end oI t he cables;
cable losses shall be t aken into account and
speciIied in t he contract. The eIIiciency given
shall be t hat oI t he combi ned unit proper,
excluding the cable and t he st art er losses.
6.4.4 Deep-Well Pumps In this case t he
power absorbed by t he thrust beari ng and t he
vertical shaIting and beari ngs shall be t aken
i nt o account.
Since deep-well pumps in general are not
tested wi t h t he ent i re st and pipe at t ached,
unless t he accept ance test is perIormed at site,
t he t hrust and vertical shaIt beari ng losses in
regard to power and eIIiciency shall be
est i mat ed and stated by t he manuIact urer to
his purchaser.
6.5 Me as ur e me nt of Pumpi n g Uni t Effi-
ci ency To det er mi ne t he eIIiciency oI a
pumpi ng uni t , only t he power i nput and out-
put are measured, wi t h t he dri ver worki ng
under conditions speciIied i n t he cont ract . In
this test, t he proport i on oI losses between
dri vi ng agent and pump is not established, nor
any losses associated wi t h i nt ermedi at e machi -
nery such as gear box or vari abl e speed
device.
7. CAVITATION TESTING
7.1 General When t he cont ract speciIies a
( NP S H) , a test may be conduct ed t o veriIy
t hat t he ( NPSH ) requi red by t he pump is
equal t o or less t han t he speciIied ( NP S H) .
In no case shall t he cavitation tests be used
to check t hat t he pump will be Iree Irom
cavitation erosion duri ng its service liIe.
7.1.1 Test Tvpes Ther e ar e two distinct
possible types oI cavitation test:
a) A check may be made simply to show
t hat t he pump is suIIiciently Iree oI
cavitation at t he speciIied dut y and
( NPSH ). Thi s t ype oI test is described
in 7.1.1.1; and
b) In t he other t ype, cavitation perIorm-
ance is explored more Iully by reduci ng
( NPSH ) unt i l measurabl e eIIects ar e
not ed. Thi s t ype oI test is described
in 7. 1. 1. 2.
7.1.1.1 A test at the speciIied Ilow rat e
and ( NP S H) . The pump characteristic can
be assumed to be Iree oI he eIIects oI cavita-
tion iI anot her test at a hi gher ( NPSH ) gives
t he same total head at t he same rat e oI Ilow.
7.1.1.2 A saIety mar gi n to be agreed in
t he cont ract shall be added t o t he ( NP S H)
which causes a drop oI ( 3 x ) i n total
head or eIIiciency at a given rat e oI Ilow, or in
r at e oI Ilow or eIIiciency at a given total head.
Fr om this test the behavi our oI the pump at
various depart ures Irom the speciIied ( NPSH )
may be j udged.
The val ue oI x will be:
The resulting ( NPSH ) shall be equal to
or less t han the required ( NPSH ).
When negotiating t he saIety margi n,
account shall be t aken oI the type oI pumps, oI
t he number oI stages, oI the physical propert i es
oI t he liquid to be pumped and oI materials
oI construction and the operat i ng conditions
to be expect ed.
7.1.2 Methods of Jarving the ( NPSH )
The Iollowing met hods may be used:
7.1.2.1 The pump is installed in a closed
pi pe loop ( see Fig. 6 ) in which the pressure
level or, by an al t erat i on oI t emperat ures, the
vapour pressure may be vari ed without chang-
ing t he pump head or rat e oI Ilow until
cavitation occurs in the pump.
Cavitation in outlet and inlet regul at i ng
valves may make this test more diIIicult and
special valves may be requi red.
Arrangement s Ior cooling or heat i ng t he
liquid in t he loop may be needed in order to
mai nt ai n the requi red t emperat ure, and a gas
separation tank may also be requi red. The
t ank shall be oI suIIicient size and so designed
as to prevent t he ent rai nment oI gas in t he
pump inlet Il ow.
De-aerat i on oI wat er used Ior a cavitation
test is necessary iI the pump is to be used in
practice wi th de-aerat ed wat er.
Stilling screens may be needed iI
m/ s, where A is the cross-sectional area oI
t he t ank.
7.1.2.2 The pump draws liquid t hrough
an unobst ruct ed suction pi pe Irom a sump
in whi ch t he level oI t he Iree liquid surIace
may be adjusted ( see Fig. 7 ).
7.1.2.3 The pressure oI the liquid ent er-
ing t he pump is adjusted by means oI a t hrot t l e
valve installed in the inlet pipe at the lowest
practical level ( see Fig. 8 ).
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Pump under test may be put in syphon iI ( NPSH ) W is needed.
NOTE Cooling by means oI a coil may be replaced by an injection oI cool water above the liquid Iree surIace
and an extraction oI heated water.
The drawing shows the principle but no Iull technical details.
F I G. 6 CAVI TATI ON TESTS VARI ATI ON OF ( NP S H) BY MEANS OF A CLOSED LOOP
( see F I G. 1.2 AND 3)
The drawing shows the principle but no Iull techni-
cal details.
FIG. 7 CAVITATION TESTSVARIATION OF
(NPSH) BY CONTROL OF LIQUID LEVEL AT
INLET (see FIG. 1 AND 2)
The drawi ng shows the principle but noIull techni-
cal details.
F I G. 8 CAVI TATI ON T E S T S V A R I A T I O N OF
( NPSH) BY M E A N S OF A T H R O T T L E V A L V E AT
I N L E T (see F I G. 1 AND 2)
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Cavitation in the Ilow through a throttle
valve can sometimes be prevented by using two
or more throttle devices connected in series or
by arranging Ior the throttle valve to discharge
directly into a closed vessel or a large diameter
pipe interposed between the throttle and the
pump inlet. BaIIles and a means Ior extracting
air Irom such a vessel may be needed, espe-
cially when the ( NPSH ) is low.
When the throttle valve is to be partially
closed and it is situated at a distance less than
12 inlet diameters Irom the pump inlet Ilange,
it is necessary to make sure that the pipe is
Iull oI liquid at the position oI the inlet
pressure tappings.
7.2 Determination of ( NPSH) Required by
the Pump Tests described in 7.1.1.2 can
be conducted by any oI the methods indicated
in Fig. 6 to 8. However, test as per Fig. 8 is
more practicable and is recommended Ior
normal commercial testing oI industrial
pumps. By this method the measured value oI
NPSH required by the pump is generally
higher than what would be expected under
simulated conditions ( see also Fig. 9 ).
7.3 Li mi ts of Error in Determination of
Specified (NPSH) The maximum limits oI
error concerning speciIied ( NPSH ) measure-
ments shall be:
a) 5.3 oI the measured ( NPSH ), or
b) 0.2 m,
whichever is the greater, provided that the
measurements are made with a liquid column
manometer.
The case oI tests with liquids at high tem-
perature or near their critical points should be
studied with special care in the contract.
7.4 Measurement of Pump Head, Outlet
Flow Rate, Speed of Rotation, Power Input
( i f necessary ) and Vapour Pressure
The requirements oI 6 regarding the
measurement oI head, outlet rate oI Ilow,
speed oI rotation and power input shall also
apply during cavitation tests. II the test con-
ditions are so unsteady as to require repeated
readings, variations oI speciIied ( NPSH ) arc
permitted up to a maximum oI:
a) 1.5 times the values given Ior head in
Table 5, or
b) 0.2 m,
whichever is the greater.
Particular care is needed to ensure that in
the Ilow measurement cavitation does not
aIIect the accuracy oI the Ilowmeter. It is also
necessary to take care to avoid the ingress oI
air through joints and glands.
The vapour pressure oI the tes.t liquid en-
tering the pump shall be determined with suIIi-
cient accuracy to comply with 7.3. When the
vapour pressure is derived Irom standard data
and the measurement oI the temperature oI
the liquid entering the pump, the necessary
accuracy oI temperature measurement may
have to be demonstrated.
The active element oI a temperature-
measuring probe shall be not less than 1/8 oI
the inlet pipe diameter Irom the well oI the inlet
pipe. II the immersion oI the temperature-
measuring element in the inlet Ilow is less than
that required by the instrument manuIacturer,
then a calibration at that immersion depth,
may be required.
Care shall be taken to ensure the tempera-
ture measuring probes inserted into the pump
inlet pipe do not inIluence the measurements
oI inlet pressure.
8. TESTS ON PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS
OTHER THAN CLEAN COLD WATER
The perIormance oI a pump may vary subs-
tantially with the nature oI the liquid being
pumped. Although it is not possible to give
general rules whereby perIormance with clean
cold water can be used to predict perIormance
with another liquid, it is oIten desirable Ior
the parties to agree on empirical rules to suit
the particular circumstances and test the pump-
with clean cold water.
8.1 Characteristics of 'Clean Cold Water'-
The characteristics oI the water corresponding
to what is called in this standard ' clean cold
water ' shall be within the limits indicated in-
Table 8.
The total dissolved and Iree gas content
oI the water shall not exceed the saturation
volume corresponding,
a) Ior an open circuit, to the pressure and
temperature in the pump sump; and
b) Ior a closed loop, to those existing in the
tank.
TABLE 8 SPECIFICATION OF ' CLEAN
COLD WATER'
CHARACTERI STI C UNI T
Temperat ure
Viscosity
Mass density
Non-absorbent Iree solid
content
Dissolved solid content
C
m
2
/s
kg/ m
3
kg/ m
3
kg/m
3
Max
40
1.75 10
6
1 100
2.5
50
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6
I
-
i

I
6
'
S
I

Type oI
Installation
Independent Vari-
able
Constant
Q u a n t i t i e s t h e
Variation oI which
is Dependent on
Control
Head Characteristic
Curve
( NPSH) Charact e-
ristic Curve
Open Sump
Inlet t hrot t l e valve
Out l et throttle valve
Head, Ilow r at e,
( NI SH ), water
level
Open Sump
Outlet throttle valve
Inlet throttle valve
Hend, Ilow rate,
( NPSH ), water
level
Open Sump
Water level
Inlet and outlet
throttle valves
Head, Ilow rat e,
( NPSH)
Open Sump
Inlet throttle valve
Flow rate
Outlet throttle valve
( Ior constant Ilow
r at e) , head ( NPSH)
Closed Loop
Pressure in the tank
Flow rate
Head, ( NPSH ) out-
let throttle valve
( Ior constant Ilow
rat e, when head
begins to drop )
Closed Loop
ReIerence
pressure
Closed Sump
or Loop
Temperat ure
( vapour
pressure )
Inlet and outlet throttle valves
Head, Ilow rale aIter onset oI cavi-
( NPSH) tation
FI G. 9 METHODS OF DETERMI NI NG REQUI RED (NPSH) FOR ^H/H ( N3 x )
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8- 2 Charact eri s t i cs of Li qui ds f or whi c h
Cl ean, Col d Wat er Te s t s are Accept abl e
Pumps Ior liquids other t han cl ean cold wat er
may be tested Ior head, Ilow rat e and eIIiciency
with cl ean cold wat er iI t he liquid is within
t he speciIication in Tabl e 9.
TABLE 9 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUIDS
ACCEPTED AS ' CLEAN COLD WATER '
CHARACTERI STI CS
OF LI QUI DS
Viscosity
Mass density
Non-absorbent Iree
solids content
UNI T
m
2
/s
kg/m
3
kg/m
3
Min
No limit
450
-
Max
10 1 0
- 6
2 000
5.0
The t ot al dissolved and Iree gas cont ent oI
t he liquid shall not exceed the saturation
volume corresponding:
a) Ior an open circuit, to t he pressure and
t emperat ure i n the pump sump, and
b) Ior a closed loop, to those existing in t he
t ank.
Tests on pumps Ior liquids ot her t han those
speciIied above shall be subject to special
agreement .
In t he absence oI a special agreement , cav-
itation tests shall be carri ed out wi t h clean
cold water. At t ent i on is dr awn to t he Iact t hat
t he results may be aIIected by this procedure
when t he liquid to be pumped is not clean cold
wat er.
9. ANALYSIS OF TESTS
9.1 Tes t Dat a Requi red f or t he Anal ys i s
The quantities requi red t o veriIy t he char ac-
teristics guarant eed by t he manuIact urer are
given i n 4. 1.
Met hods Ior measuri ng these quantities ar e
given in 6.
9.2 Trans l at i on of t he Tes t Res ul t t o t he
Guarant ee Bas i s Such t ransl at i on serves
t o det ermi ne whet her t he guar ant ee would
have been IulIilled iI the tests had been con-
duct ed under the same conditions as those on
whi ch t he guarant ee is based.
9.2.1 Translatiin of the Test Results into Data
Based on the Specified Speed of Rotation or Frequ-
encv All test dat a obt ai ned at t he speed oI
rot at i on n, in deviation Irom t he speciIied
speed oI rotstions n
sp
, shall be t ransl at ed to t he
basis oI the speciIied speed oI rot at i on n
gy
.
II t he deviations in speed oI rot at i on Irom
t he speciIied speed oI rot at i on n
sp
do not ex-
ceed t he permissible vari at i ons stated in 5. 8, t he
measured dat a on the di scharged Ilow r at e Q,
t he total head H, the power i nput P, t he net
positive suction head NPSH and t he
eIIiciency H, can be t ransl at ed as Iollows :
II the deviations in speed oI rot at i on Irom
the speciIied speed oI rot at i on n
gp
exceed t he
permissible variations stated in 5.8, it will be
necessary to stipulate the Iormula Ior translat-
ing the test results to the basis oI the speciIied
speed oI rot at i on.
In the case oI combi ned mot or-pump uni t s
or where the guarant ees are wi t h respect to an
agreed Irequency and voltage instead oI an
agreed speed ( see 4.1.3.4 ) the Ilow rat e, pump
t ot al head, power i nput , and eIIiciency dat a
ar e subject to the abovement i oned t ransl at i on
laws, provided t hat n
gp
is replaced by t he
Irequency f
sg
and n by the Irequency f. Such
translation, however, shall be restricted to t he
cases where t he Irequency duri ng t he accept-
ance test varies by no mor e t han 1 Irom t he
Irequency prescribed Ior t he characteristics
under guarant ee. II t he voltage used i n t he
accept ance test is no more t han 5 above or
below the voltage on which t he guarant eed
characteristics are based, the other operat i onal
dat a requi re no change.
II the abovement i oned tolerances, i. e., 1
Ior Irequency and 5 Ior voltage, are exceeded,
it will be necessary Ior the purchaser and t he
manuIact urer to arrive at an agreement .
9.2.2 Tests made with (NPSH) different from
that Guaranteed Pump perIormance at a hi gh
( NPSH ) cannot be accepted ( aIter correction
Ior speed oI rotation within the permi t t ed
limits oI 5.8. 3 ) to indicat e the perIormance at
a lower NPSH.
Pump perIormance at a low NPSH can be
accepted aIter correction Ior speed oI rotation
within the permi t t ed limits oI 5.8.3, to indicate
t he perIormance at a higher NPSH provided
t hat the absence oI cavitation has been
checked in accordance with 7. 1. 1. 1.
9.3 Meas uri ng Inaccuraci es All measure-
ments are inevitably subject to inaccuracies,
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even iI t he measuri ng procedure and t he
i nst rument s used, as well as t he analysis
directives, Iully compl y wi t h prevailing acce-
pt ance rules. When compari ng t he test results
wi t h t he guar ant eed characteristics, these
inaccuracies shall be given adequat e considera-
tion. The Iact should be stressed t hat t he t erm
' measuri ng inaccuracies ' merel y covers t he
errors t hat are unavoi dabl e with all measure-
ment s, they reIer i n no way t o t he pump and
t he guarant eed characteristics. The maxi mum
permissible limits oI overall error Ior t he
quant i t i es concerned Ior Class C measurement s
are deIined in Tabl e 7.
9. 4 Veri f i cat i on of t he Guarant ee
9.4.1 Curves QH and Qp Guar ant ee points
Q
G
H
G
and Q
G
p
G
ar e plotted on a gr aph and
a continuous curve is t hen dr awn t hrough t he
measured points QH and anot her t hrough t he
points Q/p oI which Q, is measured and p is
cal cul at ed.
II the test is made at a value oI speed t hat
is diIIerent Irom t hat speciIied as relevent to t he
part i cul ar guarant eed values, t he test points
shall be corrected to t he speciIied speed oI
rot at i on in accor dance with 9.2. Similarly, iI
t he test is made at a val ue oI Irequency diIIe-
r ent Irom t hat rel evant t o t he part i cul ar
guarant eed values, t he test shall be corrected
t o t he speciIied Irequency.
Tol erances X
Q
and X
H
respectively
shall be applied t o t he guar ant eed dut y point
QH. These tolerances include t he maxi mum
permissible limits oI overall error e
Q
and e
H
( see Tabl e 7 ) and t he constructional tolerance.
In t he absence oI a speciIic agreement as to
t he values to be used, t he Iollowing values may
be t aken:
X
Q
0.07
X
H
0.04
II the guarant ee poi nt lies at a vertical dis-
t ance AH and a hori zont al distance + AQ
Irom the test curve ( see Fig. 10 ), the Iollowing
shall be eval uat ed:
Thus, iI t he t ot al amount is great er t han
or equal to 1, t he guarant ee condi t i on will be
deemed t o have been met , and i I t he t ot al
amount is less t han 1, t he guar ant ee condition
has not been achieved.
9.4.2 Efficiencv The eIIiciency shall be
deri ved Irom t he measured QH curve where it
is intersected by t he straight line passing
t hrough t he speciIied duty point Q
G
H
G
and the
zero oI t he QH axes.
The eIIiciency at t he poi nt oI intersection
shall be atleast 95 oI t hat speciIied.
For combi ned mot or - pump units this val ue
is 95. 5.
These values result only Irom t he measur-
ing errors ( see Tabl e 7 ).
9.4.3 Pump Power Input The pump power
i nput within t he r ange deIined in 9.4.1 by t he
t ol erances + X
Q
and + X
H
, shall not exceed
t hat agreed bet ween t he manuIact urer and
purchaser at t he t i me oI cont ract . Thi s value
applies to t he conditions oI use oI the pump as
speciIied in t he cont ract .
Such an agreement may have t o t ake i nt o
account diIIerent transmission losses and
diIIerent gl and and seal torques bet ween
works test and site operat i on.
F I G. 10 CURVE QH FOR THE VERI FI CATI ON OF THE GUARANTEE
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9.5 Tes t Report AIter scrutiny oI the test
results, t he l at t er shall be summari zed in a
report , with as many copies as t here ar e
part i es. The test report shall be signed either
by t he chieI oI tests alone or by hi m t oget her
with t he representatives oI t he manuI act ur er
and t he purchaser.
The test report shall contain t he Iollowing
i nIormat i on ( see Appendi x G ):
a) Place and dat e oI t he accept ance test;
b) ManuI act ur er ' s name, t ype oI pump,
serial number , and possibly year oI
const ruct i on;
c) Guar ant eed characteristics, operat i onal
conditions duri ng t he acceptance test;
d) SpeciIication oI t he pump' s drive;
e) Description oI the test procedure and
t he measuring apparat us used including
cal i brat i on dat a;
I) Observed readings;
g) Eval uat i on and analysis oI test results;
h) Conclusions:
1) compari son oI t he test results wi th
t he guarant ees,
2) det ermi nat i on whet her t he guar an-
tees covering cert ai n speciIic areas
were compl et el y or only part l y
IulIilled or not IulIilled at all,
3) recommendat i on whet her the pump
can be accepted or should be rejected
and under what conditions,
4) iI t he guarant ees are not Iully satis-
Ii ed t he Ii nal decision whet her t he
pump can be accept ed or not i s up
to the purchaser,
5) statements arising out oI action t aken
in connection wi t h any special agree-
ment s t hat were made.
APPENDI X A
(Clause 4.1.2)
GUARANTEES FOR MASS- PRODUCED PUMPS
A-1. When, Ior mass-produced pumps, t he
manuI act ur er makes reIerence in his cat al ogue
to this test code, t he curves published in his
cat al ogue shall be such t hat any pump corres-
pondi ng to t he curves gives Ior any chosen
operat i on point, aIter Class C tests, results not
di vergent Irom the values oI the published
curve by more t han:
+ 6 Ior total head
+ 8 Ior r at e oI Ilow
+ 8 Ior power i nput
APPENDI X B
(Clause 5.1.4)
EFFECT OF PRE- SWIRL INDUCED BY THE PUMP
B-1. Errors in t he measur ement oI pump inlet
head can occur at part capacity due to pr e-
swirl. Thi s can be det ect ed and corrected on
the Iollowing basis.
B-2. The diIIerential head is measured bet ween
the speciIied inlet measuri ng section and
anot her position Iurther upst ream where t he
pre-swirl induced by the pump is known to be
absent ( I or exampl e t he s ump) . Thi s
diIIerential head should Iollow a quadr at i c law
with Ilow; any depart ure Irom this law will
show t he amount by whi ch an inlet head
measurement must be corrected Ior the eIIect
oI pre-swirl i nduced by t he pump ( see Fig. 11
and 12) .
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FI G. 11 EXAMPLE OF INSTALLATION WITH PRE-SWIRL
FIG. 12 CORRECTION OF MEASURED INLET HEAD
APPENDI X C
( Clauses 5.7.6 and 6.2.4.4 )
FRICTION LOSSES
C-1. The Iormula given in 5.7.6 Ior calculating
head loss due to Iriction involves a lengthy
calculation, which would lead only in many
cases to the conclusion that a correction need
not to be applied.
C-2. Figure 13 may be used as a preliminary
check as to whether a calculation need be
made. It applies to straight steel or wrought
iron pipes oI constant circular cross section,
handling cold water. Outlet and inlet pipes
are assumed oI equal diameter, and measuring
points 2 diameters upstream and downstream
oI the inlet and outlet Ilanges respectively
( 5.7.1 ).
C-3. II the pipes are oI diIIerent diameters, the
diameter oI the smaller pipe should be used.
Then iI "no correction" is indicated, the
calculation need not be made.
C-3.1 II " correction " is indicated. Fig. 14,
which applies only to steel or wrought-iron
pipes handling cold water, may be used to
determine the value oI A.
C-4. In cases where pipes are oI other material,
or the liquid is not cold water, the graph by
Moody, given in Fig. 15, may be used, or the
Iormula Ior A given in 5.7.6 may, iI preIerred,
be solved. For the pipe roughness k one may
take the values given in Table 10 according
to the "Mechanical Engineers Handbook,
Edition 1958".
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FIG 13 CHART SHOWING VELOCITIES ABOVE WHI CH LOSS CORRECTIONS ARE REQUIRED
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FI G. 14 FRI CTI ON FACTOR CHART
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FI G. 15 VALUES OF FRICTION FACTOR MOODY CHART
TABLE 10 ABSOLUTE ROUGHNESS # FOR PIPES
COMMERCIAL PI PE ( NEW )
MATERI AL
Glass, drawn brass, copper
or lead
Wrought iron, steel
Asphalted cast iron
Galvanized iron
Cast iron
Concrete
Riveted steel
ABSOLUTE ROUGHNESS k
O F T H E S U R F A C E , m m
Smooth
0.05
0.12
0.15
0.25
0.3 to 3.0
1.0 to 10.0
A P P E N D I X D
(Clauses 4.2.1 and 5.10)
COSTS AND REPETITION OF TESTS
D-0. Matters oI a purely commercial nature
such as the cost oI The tests are not included in
the scope oI this standard and should be made
the subject oI special agreements between the
parties concerned.
D-1. COSTS OF ACCEPTANCE TESTS
AND SPECIAL TESTS
D-1.1 It is recommended that the costs oI
acceptance tests and special tests be clearly
stated in the contract.
D-2, REPETITION OF TESTS
D-2.1 In case oI doubt as to the correctness or
adequate accuracy oI the measurement data
obtained, both the manuIacturer and purchaser
are entitled to demand that the test be
repeated. Should the new measurement Iail
to justiIy the doubts expressed, the party
demanding the renewed test must assume t he
cost oI repetition.
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APPENDI X E
( Clause 5.11)
CONVERSION TO SI UNITS
E-1. This Appendix gives Iactors Ior conversion to SI units oI some oI the quantities expressed in
multiples or sub-multiples oI SI units and in units other than SI units. The conversion Iactor is the
number by which the value expressed in various units should be multiplied to Iind the corresponding
value in SI units.
CONVERSION FACTORS
QUANTITY
Vo l u me r a t e oI
Ilow
Mas s r a t e oI I l ow
Pr es s ur e
De ns i t y
Powe r
Vi scosi t y
( d y n a mi c vi s-
cosi t y )
Ki n e ma t i c vi sco-
si t y
SYMBOL OF SI
U N I T
m
3
/ s
kg/ s
N/ m
2
( al so known
as pas cal : Pa )
k g / m
3
W
N. s / m
2
k g / m. s
m
2
/ s
VARI OUS U N I T S
Na me
l i t r e per s econd
cubi c me t r e per hour
l i t r e per hour
l i t r e pe r mi n u t e
i mpe r i a l gal l on per mi n u t e
cubi c Ioot pe r second
ga l l on ( US ) p e r mi n u t e
bar r el ( US ) pe r hour ( p e t r o l e um )
t on per second
t on pe r hour
ki l ogr a m per hour
p o u n d pe r s econd
ki l opond pe r s qua r e c e nt i me t r e
ki l ogr am- I or ce pe r s qua r e c e nt i me t r e
bar
hect opi eze
t or r
c onve nt i ona l mi l l i me t r e oI me r c ur y
c onve nt i ona l mi l l i me t r e oI wa t e r
pounda l per s qua r e Ioot
s t a nda r d a t mos phe r e
pound- I or c e per s qua r e i nch
ki l ogr am per cubi c de c i me t r e
g r a m per cubi c c e nt i me t r e
p o u n d p e r cubi c Ioot
ki l owat t
ki l opond me t r e per second
I . T. ki l ocal or i e per hour
cheval va pour *
hor s e powe r *
Br i t i sh t he r ma l uni t pe r hour
ki l ogr am- I or ce me t r e p e r s econd
decapoi s e
poi se
d y n e second per s quar e c e nt i me t r e
gr a m per s econd c e nt i me t r e
ki l opond second pe r s quar e me t r e
cent i poi se
p o u n d a l second per s quar e Ioot
st okes
cent i st okes
s qur e Ioot per second
Symbol
1/s
m
3
/ h
1/h
1/ mi n
g a l ( U K ) / m i n
I t
3
/ s
gal ( US) / mi n
ba r r e l ( US ) / h
t / s
t / h
kg/ h
1b/ s
k p / c m
2
kgI / cm
2
bar
hpz
t or r
m m H g
m m H
2
O
pdl / I t
2
a t m
l bI / i n
2
( psi )
kg/ dm
3
g / c m
3
l b/ I t
3
k W
kp. m/ s
kcal I T/ h
ch
h p
Bt u/ h
k g I . m/ s
daP
P
d y n . s / c m
2
g/ s . cm
kp. s / m
2
cP
pdl . s / I t
2
St c m
2
/ s
cSt
It
2
/ s
CONVERSION FACTORS
1 0
- 3
1/3 600
1.3 600 000
1/60 000
0. 000 075 77
0. 028 316 8
0. 000 063 09
0. 000 044 16
10
3
1/3.6
1/3 600
0. 453 592 37
98 066. 5
10
5
133. 322
9. 806 65
1.488 16
101 325
6 894. 76
10
3
16.018 5
10
3
9. 806 65
1.163
735. 5
745. 7
0. 293 071
9. 806 65
1
10
- 1
9. 806 65
10
- 3
1.488 16
10
-4
10
- 6
0. 092 903 0
*No international symbol exists Ior this unit; the symbol shown is the most common.
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APPENDIX F
( Clause 5.11 )
CHECK LIST
F-1. The Iollowing is a check list oI items
where agreement is r ecommended between
rnanuIacturer and purchaser beIore t he test.
It should be noted t hat it will not always be
necessary to agree upon all these items duri ng
t he el aborat i on oI t he contract:
1) extent oI guarant ee:
a) pump without mot or ( see 4.1.1 );
b) combi ned pump- mot or unit ( see
4.1.1 );
c) guarant eed values | Ior exampl e
Ilow rat e, total head, power i nput ,
eIIiciency, ( NPSH ), etc | ( see 4. 1. 1,
4.1.2, 4.1.3.3, 4.2.1 and 9.4.3 ).
2) met hod oI veriIication oI guarant eed
NPSH ( see 4.2.1 and 7.1.1 );
3) rot at i onal speed deviations outside per-
missible t ol erance ( see 5.8.3 and 9.2.1 );
4) voltage and Irequency devi at i ons outside
permissible t ol erance ( see 9.2.1 );
5) met hod oI predi ct i on oI pump perIor-
mance Irom a test using clean cold water
( see 8 );
6) liquid to be used Ior accept ance test
( see 4.2.3 );
7) inlet and transmission losses in vertical
well pumps ( see 6.2.4. 4 and 6.4.3 );
8) cable losses ( see 6.4.3 );
9) gear losses ( see 6.4.2 );
10) ar r angement Ior provi ng pri mi ng ability
oI selI-priming pumps ( see 5.7.5 );
11) t i me oI tests ( see 5.2 );
12) l ocat i on oI tests ( see 5.1 );
13) test equi pment ( see 5.6 );
14) test ar r angement ( see 5.7.1 and 5.7.2 );
15) chieI oI tests when test is not carried
out at manuIact urer' s works ( see 5.4 );
16) test costs ( see 4. 2. 1, Appendix D );
17) number oI pumps to be tested in a
bat ch oI identical pumps ( see 4.2.1 ); and
18) any ot her aspect oI pump behavi our ta
be checked duri ng the test.
APPENDIX G
( Clause 9.5 )
PUMP TEST SHEET
G-1. The pump test sheet illustrated in this Appendi x is given Ior gui dance Ior presenting pump test
results and to assist in t hei r i nt erpret at i on. It does not pur por t to include all t he inIormation
requi red Irom a pump test and modiIications may be necessary dependi ng on t he type oI pump, its
appl i cat i on, and the mode oI calculation.
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PUMP TEST SHEET ( Class C ) Sheet No. Nature of Test
Customer:
Pump
Guarant eed
values
Pumped liquid
Motor
Measuring
method
Type
Volume rat e oI Ilow ( QG )
Maker' s Order Number
Speed oI rotation ( n
sp
)
Tot al head ( H
G
) EIIiciency (
T
,G )
Temperat ure ( t )
Density ( p)
Maker
Type
Method used
Constant
Rat e oI Inlet
Ilow head
Test conditions Room t emperat ure
Results oI mea-
surement
Flow rat e
Head
Power ( torque )
Values reIerred to
speciIied speed
oI rotation
Temperature oI test liquid
Test certiIicate
Power
Out l et
head
( NPSH )
Diameter oI inlet:
Order NO. Diameter oI outlet:
Power input (P
G
)
Net positive suction head ( NPSH )
kinematic viscosity ( c )
degree oI acidity ( pH )
Number oI phases
Speed oI rotation
Torque Power
Barometric pressure Head correction to
reIerence pl ane
Speed oI rotation
Ti me interval
Readi ng
Measured Ilow
Out l et head reading
Inlet head readi ng
Out l et head
Inlet head
Au
2
/2g
DiIIerence oI measuring position
Pump total head
Js
2
l2g
( NPSH)
UseIul power (P
u
)
Voltage
Current
Wat t met er readi ng 1
Units
Wat t met er reading 2
Total oI wattmeter readings
Motor power input
Motor eIIiciency
Torque reading
Gear eIIiciency
Motor power output
Pump power i nput
Overall eIIiciency
Pump eIIiciency
Volume rate oI Ilow
Total head
Power
( NPSH)
Notes
Date
1 2 3 4
ChieI oI tests
5 6
Voltage
Current
Speed oI
rotation Gear
Inlet
Outlet
7 8

9 10 11
Representatives
oI the customer
oI the manu-
Iacturer
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