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transfer and work. With certain limitations the mechanical energy equation can be compared to
the Bernoulli Equation.
where
p = static pressure
= density
v = flow velocity
g = acceleration of gravity
h = elevation height
wshaft = net shaft energy per unit mass for a pump, fan or similar
The energy equation is often used for incompressible flow problems and is called the
Mechanical Energy Equation or the Extended Bernoulli Equation.
where
wshaft = net shaft energy out per unit mass for a turbine or similar
Efficiency
According to (1) a larger amount of loss - wloss - result in more shaft work required for the same
rise of output energy. The efficiency of a pump or fan process can be expressed as:
where
= g = specific weight
where
= g = specific weight
hshaft = wshaft / g = net shaft energy head per unit mass for a pump, fan or similar
where
Since vin = vout = 0, pin = pout = 0 and hin = 0 - equation (6) can be modified to:
or
hshaft = Wshaft / Q
= 17.6 ft
specific weight of water - 62.4 lb/ft3
1 hp (English horse power) = 550 ft. lb/s
= 7.6 ft
The pump efficiency can be calculated from (3) modified for head:
= 0.58