15BME0921

Aditya Shivarkar

OBSERVATIONS AND TABULATION

Table 1 Results of Gear pump

S. Pressure Vacuum Total Time Dischar Time for Input Output Efficie
No gauge gauge Head for ge (Q) Nr ncy
reading reading (H) h power power
rise m3/sec sec
kg/cm2 mm-Hg m kW kW
Sec
12.91 0.00069 0.52447 0.08745 16.674
0.5 410 9.05 42.9
1 2561 06 552 406 575
18.67 0.00077 0.59055 0.14169 23.993
1 390 8.08 38.1
2 8415 35 118 184 1518
24.61 0.00078 0.65597 0.18855 28.744
1.5 380 8 34.3
3 0122 13 668 583 2892
30.54 0.00080 0.69444 0.24000 34.560
2 370 7.8 32.4
4 1829 13 444 298 4292
36.47 0.00081 0.77054 0.29109 37.777
2.5 360 7.68 29.2
5 3537 38 795 373 4972

Dimensions of the collecting tank = 0.25 m x 0.25 m

Distance between the gauges = 0.015 m

Energy meter constant = 1600 rev/kWh or Impulse per kWh

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CHARACTERISTIC TEST ON GEAR PUMP

AIM

To determine the characteristics of a gear pump and to draw the characteristic

curves.

BASIC CONCEPT

The Gear pump is positive displacement pump consisting of a pair of helical or spur
gears, housed closely in a casing. Both the gears are in mesh. One of the gear is lifted with
external shaft, which ids driven by ac motor. Gear pump consists of pump casing shield,
stuffing box gland, driving and driven shafts and double helical gear wheels in mesh are
mounted on shafts, which lock during rotation in the suction chamber. The liquid between
the pump casing and the space between the teeth is transformed to the delivery chamber.
The driving shaft may be rotated in both directions. A relief valve is provided in the pump to
control the maximum pressure. The gear pump is used to create a pressure head in oil,
required for lifting transmitting and displacing oil from one place to another place.

The pump is coupled to Induction A.C motor and switch and starter are provided.
The pump sucks oil from a reservoir and delivers to collecting tank, which has an over flow
arrangement. The collected oil can be directly flown in the reservoir. Thus the oil is re-
circulated.

The following formulae are employed.

I) Actual discharge (Qact) = (Ah/t) (m3/s)

A= cross sectional area of collecting tank (m2)

h = Rise of oil level in the collecting tank. (m)
t= Time taken for rise of oil level H in the collecting tank. (Sec)

ii) Total head (H) = Hs + HD + (Vd2 -Vs2) / 2g + X

Hs = Suction head in meters of oil = (Vacuum gauge reading) x 13.6 / (1000 x 0.82) (m)

HD =Delivery head in meters of oil = (Pressure gauge reading in Kg/ cm2) x 10 / 0.82(m)
X = Distance between pressure gauge and vacuum gauge (m)

VD = Velocity of oil in delivery pipe (m/s)

Vs = Velocity of oil in suction pipe (m/s)

iii) Input to the motor = (3600 x Nr) / (Ne x T)

Ne = Energy meter constant in revolutions per kWh or Impulse per kWh

Nr = Number of revolution of the Energy meter disc

T = Time in revolutions

iv) Output of the pump (P0) = Q H/1000 (kW)

= Specific weight of oil (N /m3)

Q = Actual discharge of the pump (m3 / s)

H = Total head (m)

v) Percentage efficiency of the pump ( ) = (P0/Pi) x 100

APPARATUS

Gear pump

Stop watch

Meter scale

GRAPH

The following graphs are drawn taking H on X-axis

1. Input power vs Head

2. Efficiency vs Head
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30

Effeciency
20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40
H

1
0.8
Input power

0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 10 20 30 40
H

RESULT

The characteristics of the given Gear pump are determined and the Characteristics
curves are drawn.