53. 4.4 RECIPROCATING PUMPS 53
• Curve of rate of delivery against angle of rotation of crank is therefore the resultant of
the two sine-curves drawn at a phase difference of 180o, only the delivery being
considered.
66. 4.4 RECIPROCATING PUMPS 66
OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
OF A RESPROCATING PUMP:-
• The operating characteristics
curves indicate the
performance of a
reciprocating pump.
• These curves are obtained by
plotting discharge; power
input ; and overall efficiency
against the head developed
by the pump when it is
operating at a constant
speed.
67. 4.4 RECIPROCATING PUMPS 67
(ref: fig. on slide No. 66 above).
• Under ideal conditions discharge of a reciprocating pump
operating at constant speed is independent of the head
developed by the pump.
• However, in actual practice, it is observed that the discharge of a
reciprocating pump decreases as the head developed by the
pump increases.
• Further, the input power for a reciprocating pump increases
almost linearly beyond a certain minimum value with the
increase in the head developed by the pump.
• The overall efficiency of a reciprocating pump also increases with
the increase in the head developed by the pump.
71. 4.5 CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS 71
• The rotation (speed) of the
impeller must be so high to
produce sufficient forced vortex
to impart centrifugal head in the
water, so as to initiate discharge
against the delivery head.
• Thus, mechanical action of the
pump is to impart velocity to the
water.
• If the outlet velocity of water in a
pump is v , the pump can
theoretically deliver against a head
H = v²/2g.
88. 4.5 CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS 88
4.5.4 COMPARISON OF CENTRIFUGAL AND
RECIPROCATING PUMPS
4.5.5 HEAD AND LOSSES
(1.) HEAD OF A PUMP
• Static head;
• Manometric head; and
• Total, or Gross (or Effective) Head.