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Centrifugal pumps
1- A centrifugal pump has external and internal impeller diameters as

600mm and 300mm respectively. The vane angle at inlet and outlet
are and respectively. If the water enters the impeller at 2.5m/s
find (a) speed of the impeller in r.p.m., (b) work done by the pump.
[Answer 275.8 r.p.m., 5.44 m]
2- A centrifugal pump has external and internal diameters of 300mm and

150mm respectively. The vane angles of inlet and outlet are and
and the pump runs at 1450 r.p.m. If the velocity of flow through the
pump is constant, find the work done. [Answer 20.2 m]
3- A centrifugal pump having external and internal diameters as 750mm

and 400mm respectively is operating at 1000 r.p.m. The vanes are
curved back at to the tangent at outlet. If the velocity of flow is
constant at 6m/s, find vane angle at inlet and work done by the pump.
[Answer , 123m]
4- Calculate the vane angle at inlet of a centrifugal pump impeller has 300
mm diameter at inlet and 600 mm diameter at outer rim. The impeller
vane are set back ward at angel of to the outer rim and entry of the
pump is radial. The pump run at 1000 rpm and the flow velocity
through the impeller is constant (3 m/s). Also calculate head done by
the impeller, absolute fluid velocity at exit, and angle of guide vanes
after the impeller.
[Answer , 91m, 28.57m/s, ]
5- The external diameter of the impeller of centrifugal pump is 250mm
and the internal diameter is 150 mm, the corresponding width of the
impeller at this latter point being 15mm. The vane angel at the outlet
makes an angel of backwards to the tangent of the impeller circle.
If the radial velocity of the flow is constant, the discharge being 2.7
when the speed is 1100 rpm. Calculate (a) The impeller angle
at inlet (b) The angle of the guide vanes in the diffuser ring (c) The
pressure rise through the pump assuming a diffuser ring efficiency of
60% and neglecting fractional losses.
[Answer ]
6- The diameter of the impeller of centrifugal pump is 1.2m and its

peripheral speed is 9m/s. Water enters radially and is discharged from
the impeller with a velocity whose radial component is 1.5m/s. The
vanes are backwards at exit and make an angle of with the
periphery. If the pump discharges 3.4 , what will be the turning
moment on the shaft? [Answer 218 N.m]
7- A centrifugal pump delivers 0.3 water at 1400 rpm. The total

effective head is 20m. The impeller is 30 cm in diameter and 32 mm
width at exit, and is designed for constant velocity of flow; both the
suction and delivery pipes have the same bore.
Calculate the following vane angles: (a) For the impeller vanes at exit.
(b) For entry to the stationary guide vanes surrounding the impeller.
[Answer , ]
8- A centrifugal pump of 1.3m diameter delivers 3.5 of water at

tip speed of 10 m/s and flow velocity of 1.6 m/s. The outlet blade angle
is at to the tangent at impeller periphery assuming zero whirls at
inlet and zero slip. Calculate the torque delivered by the impeller?
[Answer 274.17 N.m]
9- A centrifugal pump is to discharge water at a rate of 110 lit/sec at a
speed of 1450 r.p.m. against a head of 23m. The impeller outer
diameter is 250mm and its width 50mm. If the manometric efficiency is
75%, determine the vane angle at the outer periphery. [Answer ]
10- The impeller of a centrifugal pump is 325 mm diameter and 19 mm

width at outlet. The blade angle at outlet is , wheel speed 1600 rpm,
suction lift 1.5m, and estimated loss of head on the suction side 2.1m.
The static lift from the pump center is 39m and the delivery pipe losses
9.6m. If the manometric efficiency of the pump is 76% and the overall
efficiency 68% find the discharge in and the power needed. If
both the suction and delivery pipes are 125mm diameter.
[Answer 34 , 34.4 hp]
11- A centrifugal pump impeller has an external diameter of 300 mm and
discharge area of 0.11 . The blades are bent backwards so that the
direction of the relative velocity at the discharge surface makes an
angle of with the tangent to this surface drawn in the direction of
the impeller rotation. The diameters of the suction and delivery pipes
are 300mm and 225 mm respectively. Gauges at points on the suction
and delivery pipes close to the pump and each 1.5m above the level in
the supply sump showed heads of 3.6m below and 18.6m above
atmospheric pressure when the pump was delivering 0.2 of water
at 1200 rpm. It required 71 kw to drive the pump.
Find (a) the overall efficiency (b) the manometric or hydraulic efficiency,
assuming that water enters the impeller without shock or whirl (c) the
losses of head in suction pipe. [Answer 61.3%, 71%, 1.7m]
12- A centrifugal pump impeller has diameter of 60 cm and width of 6 cm
at outlet. The pump runs at 1450 rpm and delivery 0.8 against a
head of 80m. The leakage loss after the impeller is 4% of discharge, the
external mechanical loss is 10kw and the hydraulic efficiency is 80%.
Determine the blade angle at outlet, the power required and the overall
efficiency of the pump. [Answer , 794kw, 79%]
13- A centrifugal pump has to discharge 225 of water and develop
a head of 22.5m when the impeller rotates at 1500 rpm.
Determine (a) the impeller diameter and (b) the blade angle at outlet
edge of the impeller. Assume that the manometric efficiency is 75%,
the loss of head in the pump due to fluid resistance is 0.033 m,
where C m/s is the absolute velocity with which the water is
discharged from the impeller, the area of the impeller outlet surface is
1.2 where D is the impeller diameter in m, and the water enters
the impeller without whirl. [Answer 0.253m, ]
14- The impeller of a centrifugal pump rotates at 1450 rpm and is 25 cm

diameter and 2 cm width at outlet. There are 8 blades swept
backwards and inclined at to the tangent at outlet. The volumetric
flow rates of water through the impeller is 28 lit/sec. Neglect shock
losses and whirl at inlet, determine the head developed by the pump.
Assuming: (a) One dimensional ideal flow theory.
(b)Allowing for relative eddy between the blades.
[Answer 30.77m, 23.56m]
15- An impeller of centrifugal pump with an eye diameter of 51 mm and
outside diameter of 406 mm rotates at 900 rpm, the inlet and outlet
blade angles measured from the radial flow direction are and
respectively while the blade depth at inlet is 64mm, assuming zero
inlet whirl, zero slip, constant flow velocities, hydraulic efficiency 89%.
Calculate: The flow rate, the stagnation and static pressure rise across
the impeller, the power transferred to the fluid and the input power to
the impeller? [Answer 6.59lit/sec, 27.12m, 24.14m, 1.56kw, 1.75kw]
16- A centrifugal pump discharges 7500 lit/min of water against a total

head of 25m when running at 660 r.p.m. The outer and inner diameter
of the impeller is 600 mm, 300mm respectively. The flow area through
the wheel is 0.06 . The vanes are set back at an angle of . Water
enters the wheel radially and without shock. Calculate
(a) Manometric efficiency.
(b) Vane angle at inlet. [Answer 63.7%, ]

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1- A centrifugal pump has external and internal impeller diameters as

2- A centrifugal pump has external and internal diameters of 300mm and

3- A centrifugal pump having external and internal diameters as 750mm

6- The diameter of the impeller of centrifugal pump is 1.2m and its

7- A centrifugal pump delivers 0.3 water at 1400 rpm. The total

8- A centrifugal pump of 1.3m diameter delivers 3.5 of water at

10- The impeller of a centrifugal pump is 325 mm diameter and 19 mm

14- The impeller of a centrifugal pump rotates at 1450 rpm and is 25 cm

16- A centrifugal pump discharges 7500 lit/min of water against a total

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