Abstract

This paper introduces the current research situation of pump efficiency, especially in pumping low viscosity fluids. Then we propose a simple and widely used efficiency model for the pump which just depends on the suction, discharge and leakage resistance coefficient. An experimental test rig is setup. After evaluating the efficiency of the pump in different conditions, it is found that the performance is quite different when pumping different medium. A phenomenon has been observed which results of the appearance of the BEP (best efficiency point), and our efficiency model can explain these testing phenomena very well.

Details

Title
Efficiency model of pumping low viscosity fluids
Author
Liu, Y J 1 ; Wang, Z Y 1 ; Wang, W 1 ; Tang, D 1 ; Lumkes, J, Jr 2 

 South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China 
 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA 
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Dec 2013
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2564193433
Copyright
© 2013. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.